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Donald Trump May Impose Martial Law-Type Order On April 20. What We Know
One of the first executive orders that Donald Trump signed as US President on January 20 was to declare a "national emergency" along US' southern border. That order had a rider to it - that President Trump might "invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807".
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Donald Trump Asks Supreme Court To Lift Ban On Deportations Under Emergency Law
US President Donald Trump on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to lift a ban on deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which he has used to target alleged gang members.
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Parvesh Verma Emerges "Giant-Killer" After Defeating Arvind Kejriwal
The BJP's Parvesh Verma had won the national elections twice - in 2014 and 2019 - but his inflammatory remarks during the citizenship law protests in 2020 shot him back into the limelight, giving his political career a turning point.
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Indian Consulate Denies Visa To US Politician Kshama Sawant. She Says It's Because..
The Indian Consulate in Seattle was faced with a law and order situation over the emergency visa denial to Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant.
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New Study Uses Math to Decode Creativity and Idea Formation
A new study published in Nature Communications explores the mathematical foundations of creativity. Researchers introduced a model called Edge-Reinforced Random Walk with Triggering (ERRWT) to simulate how new ideas emerge by combining familiar elements. By analysing music habits, literature, and scientific papers, the study found that while discov...
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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"I'm An Incompetent Commander": South Korea Military Leader On Martial Law Chaos
Kim Hyun-Tae, the head of South Korea's elite 707th Special Missions Group, has publicly apologised for deploying troops to the National Assembly. The act sparked widespread public outrage and scrutiny following an emergency martial law declaration b
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After Martial Law Chaos, South Korea President Faces Impeachment Calls
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the country and declared martial law on Tuesday night, but backtracked hours after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
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Highlights: South Korean Opposition Move To Impeach President After Martial Law Bid
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt to impose martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
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South Korea Declares Emergency, Cites Anti-State Element, Communist Threats
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from "communist forces" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.
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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
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Book Excerpt | AFSPA, And When Army Enters The Realm Of Governance
There is a difference between rights violations in wartime and peacetime, governed by domestic law and subject to judicial review. This is where the vesting of the armed forces with AFSPA powers is unique in terms of its interface with democracy.
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University Body Raises Awareness About Good Samaritan Law
A Good Samaritan is a person who, in good faith, without expectation of payment or reward comes forward to administer emergency help to any person.
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UK Says 90 Percent Crypto Firms Applying for Licence Lacks Money Laundering, Fraud Precautions
A recent report by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that they have rejected 90 percent of the registration applications of crypto firms in recent times. Inconsistencies with security measures against frauds and money laundering activities have emerged among top reasons for licence rejection.
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On India-Bangladesh Border, A Strip Of Land Where Laws Of Both Apply
On the border between India and Bangladesh, a country which is slowly emerging from a period of violence and turmoil, lies a narrow, unique strip of land where the laws of both countries apply/
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Donald Trump May Impose Martial Law-Type Order On April 20. What We Know
One of the first executive orders that Donald Trump signed as US President on January 20 was to declare a "national emergency" along US' southern border. That order had a rider to it - that President Trump might "invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807".
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Donald Trump Asks Supreme Court To Lift Ban On Deportations Under Emergency Law
US President Donald Trump on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to lift a ban on deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which he has used to target alleged gang members.
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Parvesh Verma Emerges "Giant-Killer" After Defeating Arvind Kejriwal
The BJP's Parvesh Verma had won the national elections twice - in 2014 and 2019 - but his inflammatory remarks during the citizenship law protests in 2020 shot him back into the limelight, giving his political career a turning point.
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Indian Consulate Denies Visa To US Politician Kshama Sawant. She Says It's Because..
The Indian Consulate in Seattle was faced with a law and order situation over the emergency visa denial to Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant.
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New Study Uses Math to Decode Creativity and Idea Formation
A new study published in Nature Communications explores the mathematical foundations of creativity. Researchers introduced a model called Edge-Reinforced Random Walk with Triggering (ERRWT) to simulate how new ideas emerge by combining familiar elements. By analysing music habits, literature, and scientific papers, the study found that while discov...
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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"I'm An Incompetent Commander": South Korea Military Leader On Martial Law Chaos
Kim Hyun-Tae, the head of South Korea's elite 707th Special Missions Group, has publicly apologised for deploying troops to the National Assembly. The act sparked widespread public outrage and scrutiny following an emergency martial law declaration b
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After Martial Law Chaos, South Korea President Faces Impeachment Calls
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the country and declared martial law on Tuesday night, but backtracked hours after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
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Highlights: South Korean Opposition Move To Impeach President After Martial Law Bid
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt to impose martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
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South Korea Declares Emergency, Cites Anti-State Element, Communist Threats
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from "communist forces" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.
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What Is 'Swatting'? Donald Trump's Cabinet Nominees Targeted With Dangerous Hoaxes
People who carry out a swatting prank call aim to fool emergency services into sending a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to respond to the supposed emergency.
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Book Excerpt | AFSPA, And When Army Enters The Realm Of Governance
There is a difference between rights violations in wartime and peacetime, governed by domestic law and subject to judicial review. This is where the vesting of the armed forces with AFSPA powers is unique in terms of its interface with democracy.
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University Body Raises Awareness About Good Samaritan Law
A Good Samaritan is a person who, in good faith, without expectation of payment or reward comes forward to administer emergency help to any person.
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UK Says 90 Percent Crypto Firms Applying for Licence Lacks Money Laundering, Fraud Precautions
A recent report by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that they have rejected 90 percent of the registration applications of crypto firms in recent times. Inconsistencies with security measures against frauds and money laundering activities have emerged among top reasons for licence rejection.
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On India-Bangladesh Border, A Strip Of Land Where Laws Of Both Apply
On the border between India and Bangladesh, a country which is slowly emerging from a period of violence and turmoil, lies a narrow, unique strip of land where the laws of both countries apply/
