Two big law firms that have come under attack by the Trump administration filed court papers on Tuesday seeking to permanently block executive orders that threaten their businesses and ability to represent clients in matters involving the federal government. The firms, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, filed the papers in federal court in Washington a…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka cooperation minister K N Rajanna announced to Tuesday that he would meet home minister G Parameshwara to file a complaint regarding an alleged attempt to “honeytrap” him. He specified the need for strict action against those involved in or supporting such acts.The decision came hours after Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru that…
French publishers and authors said Wednesday they’re taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model. Three trade groups said they were launching legal action against Meta in a Paris court over what they said was the company’s “massive use of copyrighted works…
ITR filing: The zero-tax income threshold has been increased from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 12 lakh. Income Tax Slabs FY 2025-26 after Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s big announcement that taxpayers will no longer have to pay tax for income up to Rs 12 lakh from FY 2025-26 onwards has been met with…
Top US financial firms file nearly 12,000 H-1B visa requests for 2024 fiscal year As the debate around immigration policy and skilled foreign workers intensifies, US companies are increasingly relying on the H-1B visa program to fill specialized roles. This program, which allows US businesses to hire foreign workers in fields like science, technology, and…
Top US universities file lawsuit against Trump’s NIH order to cut research funding. (Getty Images) In a major legal development, 13 prestigious US colleges have filed a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over an executive order issued by the Trump administration. The order seeks to limit the funding allocated for indirect costs…
NEW DELHI: BJP MPs on Monday submitted a notice for breach of parliamentary privilege, citing ethics and propriety concerns over Sonia Gandhi’s alleged use of “derogatory and slanderous words” against the President of India, accusing the Rajya Sabha MP of attempting to ‘undermine the dignity’ of the nation’s highest office.“We write this with great dismay…
NEW DELHI: The Haryana government will file a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal over his remark alleging that “poison” was being mixed in the Yamuna, state minister Vipul Goel said on Wednesday. The case will be registered under the Disaster Management Act in the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Sonipat.“Kejriwal…
File photo: Yuzvendra Chahal (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised concerns about the prolonged exclusion of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal from India’s ODI squad. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra highlighted that Chahal last represented India in an ODI in January 2023, marking two years without a national call-up despite his…
Parvesh Verma (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: An election official on Wednesday asked the Delhi police to register a case against BJP candidate Parvesh Verma for distributing shoes to voters. In the complaint, the returning officer claimed Verma distributed shoes to electors of his New Delhi assembly constituency.“Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, prospective BJP candidate is distributing…