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Washington — A wave of allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell has upended his political trajectory. After a former staffer accused him of sexually assaulting her, Swalwell announced he would suspend his bid to become California’s governor and step back from national campaigning. The move came amid ... Read full article.

In a high-stakes development in the excise policy case, a plea has been filed to move Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma out of hearing the CBI’s appeal, citing a real and grave apprehension of bias. The argument centers on the judge’s reported attendance at four events organized by a lawyers’ body linked ... Read full article.

A federal judge in New York dismissed Trump's defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's media empire, ruling that the Wall Street Journal piece about an Epstein birthday card did not defame him. The court said Trump had not plausibly alleged that the Journal published the article with actual ... Read full article.

In a new twist to Assam’s already heated political climate, a prominent opposition claim has put the spotlight on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family. Pawan Khera has alleged that Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, holds three passports — a UAE Golden Card, an Antigua and Barbuda ... Read full article.

The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Democrat Eric Swalwell amid new sexual misconduct allegations, drawing renewed calls from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for accountability and potential expulsion. The committee stressed that the existence of an inquiry and its ... Read full article.

Britain is moving to empower ministers to adopt evolving EU single-market rules without a full parliamentary vote, a proposal that has sparked a wave of debate about scrutiny and sovereignty. The measure would let government ministers align with new EU rules through secondary legislation, rather ... Read full article.

A federal judge in Florida dismissed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, and the journalists and publishers who reported on an alleged birthday letter sent to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has repeatedly claimed the letter ... Read full article.

Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije has leveled a sweeping charge against Channel 5 News, alleging a toxic culture that she describes as racist, sexist, misogynistic and bullying. She says she was the victim of a sham redundancy after whistleblowing about these issues, a move she claims was blocked by editors ... Read full article.

Allegations of sexual misconduct against California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell have surfaced, prompting a volatile turn in the race. Swalwell has publicly denied the claims, which center on a former staffer and extend to other women. The controversy has upended the race, injecting ... Read full article.

The BJP has issued a three-line whip calling for full attendance from April 16 to 18 as Parliament reconvenes for a special sitting aimed at fast-tracking the implementation of the 33% women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged political ... Read full article.

Dan Walker is set to appear at an employment tribunal after his former Channel 5 News co-host Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije brought a case alleging she faced bullying. ITN, which makes Channel 5 News, and Channel 5's owner Paramount are also named as respondents to Vanderpuije's claim, her lawyer said. ... Read full article.

A federal appellate court has allowed the Trump White House ballroom renovation to proceed, reversing an order from a lower court that had demanded work stop on the $400 million project. The ruling means construction can continue for now, even as related legal challenges unfold. Supporters say ... Read full article.

The House could move within days to consider expelling Representative Eric Swalwell amid sexual misconduct allegations from several women, including a former staffer. Swalwell has denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated as he pursues a bid to become California governor. The ... Read full article.

A defamation lawsuit has been filed against Prince Harry by Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in 2006 to support children and young people in southern Africa. Court filings also name former trustee Mark Dyer as a defendant in a libel action that centers on statements reportedly issued by the ... Read full article.

The Supreme Court is examining serious allegations of human trafficking after relatives claimed Indians were lured abroad with promises of jobs or studies, only to be pressed into military roles in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. They say passports were taken, threats used to compel compliance, and ... Read full article.

Prince Harry is facing a defamation claim filed in the High Court by Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in memory of his mother, Princess Diana. Court records show the claim was originally filed on March 24, but no documents are currently available online. Details of the allegation and any ... Read full article.

Israel's corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to resume after a pause, as the country lifts the state of emergency tied to its latest regional clash with Iran. The judiciary said hearings would return to a Sunday-to-Wednesday schedule, and the wider security situation ... Read full article.

WASHINGTON — A Democratic congressman pressed First Lady Melania Trump to testify under oath about alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that such testimony could help clear her name and bolster public trust in her denials. Democratic Representative Suhas Subramanyam said Melania should appear ... Read full article.

A federal judge has again found the Defense Department in violation of a court order, this time for attempting to circumvent a ruling that restored press access to the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman sided with The New York Times, asserting that the Pentagon’s new policy, which mandates ... Read full article.

A 69-year-old woman stands accused of murdering her film-maker sister and snatching a diamond-encrusted Rolex, a case heard at the Old Bailey. Nancy Pexton is charged with killing Jennifer Abbott Dauward at her Mornington Place Camden flat on 10 June. The court heard the victim was found with a ... Read full article.

The Telangana High Court reserved its order on Friday in the transit anticipatory bail petition of Congress leader Pawan Khera. He appeared in Hyderabad as he sought protection from arrest in a case lodged by Assam police over his remarks about the passport status of the Assam Chief Minister ... Read full article.

In a move that reshapes professional darts, the Darts Regulation Authority announced that transgender women cannot compete in women’s events, with immediate effect. The decision applies to all official women’s divisions and has immediate implications for players already competing in the circuit. ... Read full article.

HYDERABAD: Pawan Khera, AICC media and publicity department chairperson, has moved Telangana HC seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered by Guwahati police over his allegations against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. The plea will be heard on Thursday. Khera was booked under various IPC ... Read full article.

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of "unleashing" the State police on him, instead of responding to questions raised by the Opposition over alleged foreign investments and multiple passports linked to Sarma’s wife.\n\nThe charge came after a ... Read full article.

The Department of Justice says Pam Bondi will not appear at the Epstein hearing because she is no longer in office after being fired by the president. Bondi still has about a month left at the DOJ, but her deputy has already updated his job title and is taking point on efforts to punish Trump’s ... Read full article.

The Supreme Court in New Delhi heard review petitions challenging the 2018 verdict on Sabarimala, as Justice Nagarathna indicated that treating women as untouchable for three days every month clashes with constitutional rights. The government counsel objected to the reasoning that excluding women ... Read full article.

Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal arc has shifted dramatically. Once the poster boy of Australia’s wartime ethos, he now faces a criminal courtroom as a defendant in a case that could carry life in prison if verdicts go against him. After years as the plaintiff in a high-profile defamation fight, the ... Read full article.

A court in Tamil Nadu handed down the death penalty to nine police officers for the custodial deaths of a father and his son during the Covid-19 lockdown in Sattankulam. Jayaraj, 58, a trader, and his son Benicks, 31, died within days of being detained on an initially alleged violation of lockdown ... Read full article.

In a shakeup at the Department of Justice, Pam Bondi was fired by President Trump last Thursday, ending just over a year at the helm. Her replacement, Todd Blanche, was introduced as the acting attorney general — nearly a month before Bondi was due to leave the post. Bondi said she would stay on ... Read full article.

Ben Roberts-Smith, widely regarded as Australia's most decorated living soldier, has been arrested and charged with five war crime murders linked to operations in Afghanistan. The charges, announced after investigations by the Australian Federal Police, mark one of the most significant ... Read full article.

In a case that has become a focal point in the immigration debate, Kilmar Ábrego García, a 30-year-old Salvadoran national living in Maryland, remains at the center of a contentious push to relocate him abroad. Government attorneys told a federal judge that the Department of Homeland Security ... Read full article.

A court in Tamil Nadu has handed down the death penalty to nine police officers in the custodial deaths of P Jayaraj, 58, a trader, and his son J Bennix, 31, during the Covid-19 lockdown. The ruling places the case in the rarest of the rare category, with the judge describing the act as deliberate ... Read full article.

The Supreme Court is hearing review petitions against the 2018 Sabarimala verdict, with a nine-judge bench set to weigh the scope of religious freedom under Article 25 and how it interacts with gender rights. The federal government counsel challenged the reasoning that excluding women aged 10 to 50 ... Read full article.

A nine-judge Supreme Court bench will hear pleas challenging religious discrimination against women at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple and will examine the scope and extent of judicial review under Article 25 of the Constitution. The proceedings signal a pivotal moment as the court weighs how far the ... Read full article.

Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP national convenor, is set to appear in the Delhi High Court to argue his own recusal application in the ongoing Delhi excise policy matter. The case centers on Kejriwal’s challenge to a judge's recusal, with the court currently weighing whether Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma ... Read full article.

A Supreme Court order this week is opening a path for a lower court to consider dismissing Steve Bannon's contempt-of-Congress conviction in the wake of his testimony refusal. The order, which affects Bannon's case and a parallel matter, allows a lower court to weigh the indictment's fate in the ... Read full article.

In Raipur, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Wednesday convicted former MLA Amit Jogi and sentenced him to life imprisonment for his role in the 2003 murder of Ramavatar Jaggi, overturning his earlier acquittal. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma set ... Read full article.

A political row over foreign passports and overseas assets intensified as opposition leaders raised serious claims about Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, the wife of Assam's chief minister, and her alleged international ties. They accused Riniki Sharma of holding multiple foreign passports—UAE, Egypt, and ... Read full article.

A sharp rise in legal confrontations between states and the Union government risks undermining India’s constitutional design, Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna warned while delivering the First Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture at Chanakya National Law University in Patna. She cautioned ... Read full article.

The Central government proposed to introduce the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 during the Budget Session of Parliament, which concluded on April 2. The Bill seeks to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, under which registration is mandatory for ... Read full article.

The United States has moved to detain Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, the niece of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, and her daughter after officials revoked their lawful permanent resident statuses. In a statement released on Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the two were in the custody of ... Read full article.

The Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a bank's senior manager, underscoring that authority comes with accountability and that a higher post entails a greater duty to uphold integrity. The case concerns allegations that the manager conspired with an officer and a gunman to misappropriate ... Read full article.

In a significant development in the civil case between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, a federal judge dismissed 10 of the 13 claims Lively had filed against Baldoni ahead of the scheduled trial. The ruling narrows the dispute to three remaining claims that continue to center on alleged workplace ... Read full article.

Justice Samuel Alito, 76, was rushed to a Philadelphia hospital weeks ago after reportedly falling ill during a dinner held in his honor. He was reportedly administered fluids for dehydration at the hospital. Details about the health of Supreme Court justices are typically not released publicly, ... Read full article.

Authorities detained Salah Sarsour, the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, in a move that has drawn swift pushback from local leaders and faith communities. According to his attorneys, Sarsour, a Palestinian-born US green-card holder with no criminal record, was taken into custody by federal ... Read full article.

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted Amit Jogi in the 2003 murder of businessman-politician Ramavatar Jaggi, a case that has stretched over more than two decades. The court ordered Jogi to surrender within three weeks, marking a dramatic reversal of his earlier acquittal and coming ... Read full article.

Marks & Spencer's retail director Thinus Keeve has called for a crackdown on retail crime, saying the problem is getting worse and that staff face abuse and violence in their workplace every day. He urged police to receive more resources to tackle the issue and called for a coordinated response ... Read full article.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on a politically charged case challenging birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. The case centers on an executive order aimed at denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are not citizens or permanent residents. The justices signaled ... Read full article.

In Malda, a tense standoff unfolded during the ongoing electoral roll revision as seven judicial officers were held hostage for about nine hours by protesters angry over the deletion of SIR records. The demonstrations escalated to security risks, with protestors targeting vehicles as officers were ... Read full article.

A tense, combative hearing centered on the Epstein files became the catalyst for a sweeping political shift surrounding Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general. Witnesses traded sharp barbs as questions hovered over the handling of the confidential materials, and Bondi's defense pressed back ... Read full article.