Law

Trump names Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz as AG nominee

Yashwant Raj | November 22, 2024 8:12 AM

Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump moved swiftly to name Pam Bondi, a former Attorney General of Florida, to replace his first pick, former Congressman Matt Gaetz who announced earlier on Thursday that he was withdrawing from consideration as Attorney General.

Rajasthan HC quashes FIR against Shilpa Shetty under SC/ST Act

IANS | November 21, 2024 8:00 PM

Jaipur, Nov 21 (IANS) Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.

Bengal govt can take action against ex-Kolkata police chief: Centre informs HC

IANS | November 21, 2024 2:56 PM

Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) The Centre, on Thursday, informed a division bench of the Calcutta High Court that the West Bengal government has a free hand to initiate any action against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal for taking the name of the victim in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case at a press conference after the tragedy.