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Chinese Man Dies From Organ Failure After Working For 104 Days With Only 1 Day Off
He died from multiple organ failure due to a pneumococcal infection, often linked to a weakened immune system.
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Scamsters Make Lawyer Strip For 'Narcotics Test', Blackmail Her For Lakhs
In a sign that even those practising the law are not immune to scamsters, a lawyer from Bengaluru was not just duped of over 14 lakh but also made to strip on video for a "narcotics test".
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"Salutary Judgement": Congress On No Immunity To MPs, MLAs In Bribery Cases
The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in the JMM bribery case, saying that it was desirable to set right the law and should have been done earlier.
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"Law Can't Be Powerless To Stop Clandestine Unions": Court On Adultery
The absence of a law making adultery an offence cannot provide "blanket immunity" to spouses in extramarital relationship and leave the victim individuals without a remedy, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Do Husbands Have Immunity In Marital Rape Cases? Supreme Court To Decide
Does a husband enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex? A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will examine this after constitution benches conclude hearing some listed pleas.
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US Supreme Court Hears Case To Scrap 26-Year-Old Law Protecting Youtube
Section 230 currently gives internet platforms blanket immunity from any content that comes from a third party and, crucially for the day's case, even if it is pushed out as a recommendation by the website.
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US Supreme Court To Examine Quarter-Century Old Law On Immunity For Tech Giants
The US Supreme Court this week examines a quarter-century old law that has protected tech companies from lawsuits and prosecution for content posted by their users, with a chance that the rules governing the internet will no longer stand.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman On Summons Issued To MPs When House Is In Session
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday clarified that members of Parliament do not enjoy any immunity from arrest in criminal cases when the House is in session and they cannot avoid summons issued by law enforcement agencies.
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Twitter Loses Immunity Over User-Generated Content in India as It Fails to Comply With New IT Rules
Twitter no more enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India as the US microblogging giant has failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian government said in a court filing.
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'Immunity From Liability If...': Mark Zuckerberg Before Facing Congress
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms.
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Facebook, Google CEOs Suggest Ways to Reform Section 230 of Communications Decency Act
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key Internet law saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms.
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Latest News Live Updates: Delhi Moving Towards Herd Immunity From Covid, Indicates Sero-Survey
Delhi is moving towards herd immunity from coronavirus, with 50 to 60 per cent of people in one district having developed antibodies to the virus, the latest round of sero-survey has found, sources said. Herd immunity is what the authorities are trying to achieve with the vaccination programme, in which a critical mass of immune people can stop the...
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US Justice Department Proposes Changes to Internet Platforms' Immunity
US President Donald Trump met with nine Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday to discuss the fate of a legal immunity for internet companies after the Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal aimed at reforming the same law.
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JSW Steel To Pay Rs 19,700 Crore By March 15 To Acquire Bhushan Power
Although the National Company Law Tribunal last September approved its resolution plan to take over the insolvent Bhushan Power and Steel, the Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating alleged fraud committed by the debt-laden firm's previous management, had attached the assets of BPSL which, it believed, were bought from proceeds of crime, f...
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Intermediaries Can Be Sued For Cases Prior To IT Act Amendments: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held on Tuesday that intermediaries like Google India can be prosecuted for the offence of defamation instituted prior to amendments to the Information Technology Act in 2009 as the earlier law did not provide any immunity from such liability.
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Chinese Man Dies From Organ Failure After Working For 104 Days With Only 1 Day Off
He died from multiple organ failure due to a pneumococcal infection, often linked to a weakened immune system.
-
Scamsters Make Lawyer Strip For 'Narcotics Test', Blackmail Her For Lakhs
In a sign that even those practising the law are not immune to scamsters, a lawyer from Bengaluru was not just duped of over 14 lakh but also made to strip on video for a "narcotics test".
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"Salutary Judgement": Congress On No Immunity To MPs, MLAs In Bribery Cases
The Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in the JMM bribery case, saying that it was desirable to set right the law and should have been done earlier.
-
"Law Can't Be Powerless To Stop Clandestine Unions": Court On Adultery
The absence of a law making adultery an offence cannot provide "blanket immunity" to spouses in extramarital relationship and leave the victim individuals without a remedy, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Do Husbands Have Immunity In Marital Rape Cases? Supreme Court To Decide
Does a husband enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex? A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will examine this after constitution benches conclude hearing some listed pleas.
-
US Supreme Court Hears Case To Scrap 26-Year-Old Law Protecting Youtube
Section 230 currently gives internet platforms blanket immunity from any content that comes from a third party and, crucially for the day's case, even if it is pushed out as a recommendation by the website.
-
US Supreme Court To Examine Quarter-Century Old Law On Immunity For Tech Giants
The US Supreme Court this week examines a quarter-century old law that has protected tech companies from lawsuits and prosecution for content posted by their users, with a chance that the rules governing the internet will no longer stand.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman On Summons Issued To MPs When House Is In Session
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday clarified that members of Parliament do not enjoy any immunity from arrest in criminal cases when the House is in session and they cannot avoid summons issued by law enforcement agencies.
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Twitter Loses Immunity Over User-Generated Content in India as It Fails to Comply With New IT Rules
Twitter no more enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India as the US microblogging giant has failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian government said in a court filing.
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'Immunity From Liability If...': Mark Zuckerberg Before Facing Congress
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms.
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Facebook, Google CEOs Suggest Ways to Reform Section 230 of Communications Decency Act
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key Internet law saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms.
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Latest News Live Updates: Delhi Moving Towards Herd Immunity From Covid, Indicates Sero-Survey
Delhi is moving towards herd immunity from coronavirus, with 50 to 60 per cent of people in one district having developed antibodies to the virus, the latest round of sero-survey has found, sources said. Herd immunity is what the authorities are trying to achieve with the vaccination programme, in which a critical mass of immune people can stop the...
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US Justice Department Proposes Changes to Internet Platforms' Immunity
US President Donald Trump met with nine Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday to discuss the fate of a legal immunity for internet companies after the Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal aimed at reforming the same law.
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JSW Steel To Pay Rs 19,700 Crore By March 15 To Acquire Bhushan Power
Although the National Company Law Tribunal last September approved its resolution plan to take over the insolvent Bhushan Power and Steel, the Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating alleged fraud committed by the debt-laden firm's previous management, had attached the assets of BPSL which, it believed, were bought from proceeds of crime, f...
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Intermediaries Can Be Sued For Cases Prior To IT Act Amendments: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held on Tuesday that intermediaries like Google India can be prosecuted for the offence of defamation instituted prior to amendments to the Information Technology Act in 2009 as the earlier law did not provide any immunity from such liability.
