Law

Trump indicted for attempts to overturn his 2020 defeat

By Yashwant Raj | August 2, 2023 6:12 AM

Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump was indicted on a slew of charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election verdict, which put Joe Biden in the White House, stay in power by making "false" claims of election fraud and for fueling the January 6 "attack" on the US Capitol in pursuit of those goals with these "lies".

SC to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 on Aug 2

IANS | August 1, 2023 7:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is slated to hear on Wednesday (August 2) the batch of petitions challenging the 2019 Presidential Order taking away the special status accorded to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation into two Union Territories.

Lawyers’ body slams Assam CM's decision to shift Gauhati High Court

IANS | July 31, 2023 8:52 PM

Guwahati, July 31 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) on Monday took a jibe at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for single-handedly deciding to shift the High Court to Rangmahal in the Kamrup (Rural) district on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra river.

Nora Fatehi records statement in Delhi court in defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez

IANS | July 31, 2023 7:31 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Actress-dancer Nora Fatehi on Monday recorded her statement at a Delhi court on a criminal complaint she has filed against actress Jacqueline Fernandez alleging that the latter made defamatory allegations against her for "malicious reasons" and to destroy her career in Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar as the prime accused.

SC seeks details of crimes against women from Centre, Manipur govts

IANS | July 31, 2023 4:26 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stressed for the need of evolving modalities to deal with the larger issue of sexual violence against women in Manipur and sought details of FIRs registered in all such cases from the Centre and the state government.