Law

Flash Electronics Files Suit Against Royal Enfield For Patent Infringement; RE Refutes Claims

CarAndBike Team | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Domestic electronic and electric component maker Flash Electronics India Ltd has filed a law suit against motorcycle maker Royal Enfield in the US. The suit has been filed for patent infringement of the regulator rectifier device that Flash claims was its invention and has been blatantly used by RE on its vehicles. Royal Enfield though has refuted ...

Top Court Stays High Court Order Stopping Retrospective Black Money Law

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court order which had held that the 2016 black money law cannot be allowed to operate with retrospective effect from July 2015 to book and probe offenders.

General Election 2019: HD Kumaraswamy Hits Out At News Satire Shows, Warns Of "Bringing In Law"

India News | Agencies | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has taken offense to what he calls news channels "belittling" politicians on their satirical shows and says he believes a law is needed to regulate the media.

Scientists Adopt New Definitions For Units Of Weight, Temperature

Science | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2019

How we measure the world underwent a quantum leap on Monday as scientists adopted new hyper-accurate definitions for units of weight, electricity and temperature derived from the universal laws of Nature.

Top Court To Hear Tomorrow Centre's Plea On Black Money Law Applicability

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear on Tuesday the centre's plea challenging the Delhi High Court order staying its notification to allow the 2016 black money law to operate with retrospective effect from July, 2015 to book and probe offenders.

AP LAWCET Result 2019 Declared; Here's How To Check

Education | NDTV Education Team | Monday May 20, 2019

AP LAWCET Results 2019 declared today, May 20, 2019. The exam was conducted on May 6, 2019 for 8804 seats across the state.

On Abortion Law, Trump Says "Strongly Pro-Life" But With Three Exceptions

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2019

President Donald Trump has declared himself "strongly Pro-Life", days after two US states passed tough new restrictions on abortions, but said exceptions should be made for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.

US Teen Stripped, Killed Inside Tunnel By Gang She Was About To Report

World News | Lynh Bui, Peter Hermann, The Washington Post | Saturday May 18, 2019

Ariana Funes-Diaz was killed in a tunnel, naked, beaten with a baseball bat and slashed with a machete, according to police. She had been lured there on April 18, police said, by MS-13 gang members who worried she was about to hand them over to law enforcement.

Sikhs Can Now Carry Kirpans In UK, A New Weapons Act Ensures

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2019

A new Offensive Weapons Bill aimed at tackling rising knife crime in the UK completed its journey through Parliament to become an act of law after receiving the Royal Assent of Queen Elizabeth II this week.

Election 2019 Phase 7 Voting: A Look At Top 10 Candidates

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019

The last round of the seven-phase national election is being held today in 59 Lok Sabha seats. At least 912 candidates are contesting in seven states and one Union Territory. The results will be announced on May 23. Apart from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is contesting from Varanasi, some of the key contestants who are fighting in this round a...

How Trump's Immigration Plan Would Have Affected His In-Laws' Prospects

World News | Colby Itkowitz, The Washington Post | Friday May 17, 2019

President Donald Trump's proposed plan to overhaul the U.S. immigration system would have made it more difficult for his in-laws to migrate to the United States.

Two-Wheeler Riders Without Helmet Will Not Be Able To Buy Petrol In Noida

CarAndBike Team | Friday May 17, 2019

Two-wheeler riders without a helmet will not be able to buy petrol in Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, after the Noida District Administration has taken an initiative by announcing the move. The District Magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar has instructed all fuel filling stations in Noida and Greater Noida to spread awareness and tell people ...

Taiwan Legislature Approves Asia's First Same-Sex Marriage Law

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2019

Taiwan's parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass watered-down legislation.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Gets 7 Days To Seek Protection From Arrest By CBI

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday May 17, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar has been given seven days to seek protection from arrest by the CBI for his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal when he was heading the probe.

WhatsApp Hack: Israeli Spyware Maker Says It Will Prevent Abuse of Its Hacking Tools

Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2019

Israel’s NSO Group said it would investigate any "credible allegations of misuse" of its technology which "is solely operated by intelligence and law enforcement agencies".