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Israeli Supreme Court Strikes Down Government's Controversial Legal Reform
Israel's top court ruled Monday against a key component of the government's controversial legal overhaul, which challenged the powers of the judiciary and sparked mass protests.
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Iran Orders US To Pay $50 Billion For Assassinating Its Top General Qasem Soleimani
A Tehran court has ordered the US government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top Iranian general nearly four years ago, the judiciary said on Wednesday.
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Iran Court Orders US To Pay Damages For 1980 Hostage Rescue Bid
An Iranian court ordered the US government Thursday to pay $420 million in compensation to victims of an abortive 1980 operation to free hostages held at the US embassy, the judiciary said.
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Kiren Rijiju Takes Charge Of New Ministry, Says This On Losing Law
A day after his surprise removal as the Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju said the move was the vision of the Prime Minister and not a punishment.
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OpenAI CEO to Testify Before US Senate Panel Next Week on Concerns Regarding AI Regulations
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will make his first appearance before a Senate panel next week as the US Congress grapples with how best to regulate artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more powerful and widespread. Altman will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law on Tuesday on what laws might be need...
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"Misunderstanding That Government Putting Pressure On Judiciary": Minister
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government has not done anything to undermine the judiciary's independence, and every institution should respect the 'Lakshman rekha' or boundary set by the Constitution.
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Uproar Over Israeli Judicial Changes: All You Need To Know
A drive by the hard-right coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enact sweeping changes to Israel's judiciary has sparked domestic uproar and alarm among the country's Western allies.
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"Differences Between Government And Judiciary Doesn't Mean...": Law Minister
Denying any clash between the government and judiciary as speculated in the media,, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today contended that differences were inevitable in a democracy but they should not be construed as confrontation.
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"Some Trying To Show Centre And Judiciary In Conflict": Law Minister
The government and the Judiciary are working as a team but some "actors in the society" are trying to portray that there is a misunderstanding or conflict between the two, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.
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Government To Push Bill To Remove 65 More Obsolete Laws In Parliament Session: Minister
Kiren Rijiju informed that more than 4.98 crore cases are pending in various courts in India and the pendency would be handled using technology, with a "paperless judiciary" being the ultimate aim of the government.
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Centre Returned 10 Proposals Reiterated By Judges' Appointment Body
Amid an ongoing tiff between the Executive and the Judiciary over the procedure to appoint judges, the government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 10 proposals reiterated by it, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha.
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Pak To Propose Bill That Criminalises Army, Judiciary Defamation: Report
The Pakistani government has prepared a bill that proposes to change the criminal law and states that anyone who ridicules or scandalises the country's powerful army and the judiciary through any medium will undergo a five-year prison sentence.
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India Has 21 Judges Per Million Population: Centre
India has approximately 21 judges per million population, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, citing the sanctioned strength of the judiciary and census figures of 2011.
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'Interference': MK Stalin On Government Nominee In Judicial Appointments
Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary is tantamount to interfering in Judiciary's independence and hence improper, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said.
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Israeli Supreme Court Strikes Down Government's Controversial Legal Reform
Israel's top court ruled Monday against a key component of the government's controversial legal overhaul, which challenged the powers of the judiciary and sparked mass protests.
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Iran Orders US To Pay $50 Billion For Assassinating Its Top General Qasem Soleimani
A Tehran court has ordered the US government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top Iranian general nearly four years ago, the judiciary said on Wednesday.
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Iran Court Orders US To Pay Damages For 1980 Hostage Rescue Bid
An Iranian court ordered the US government Thursday to pay $420 million in compensation to victims of an abortive 1980 operation to free hostages held at the US embassy, the judiciary said.
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Kiren Rijiju Takes Charge Of New Ministry, Says This On Losing Law
A day after his surprise removal as the Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju said the move was the vision of the Prime Minister and not a punishment.
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OpenAI CEO to Testify Before US Senate Panel Next Week on Concerns Regarding AI Regulations
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will make his first appearance before a Senate panel next week as the US Congress grapples with how best to regulate artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more powerful and widespread. Altman will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law on Tuesday on what laws might be need...
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"Misunderstanding That Government Putting Pressure On Judiciary": Minister
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government has not done anything to undermine the judiciary's independence, and every institution should respect the 'Lakshman rekha' or boundary set by the Constitution.
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Uproar Over Israeli Judicial Changes: All You Need To Know
A drive by the hard-right coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enact sweeping changes to Israel's judiciary has sparked domestic uproar and alarm among the country's Western allies.
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"Differences Between Government And Judiciary Doesn't Mean...": Law Minister
Denying any clash between the government and judiciary as speculated in the media,, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today contended that differences were inevitable in a democracy but they should not be construed as confrontation.
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"Some Trying To Show Centre And Judiciary In Conflict": Law Minister
The government and the Judiciary are working as a team but some "actors in the society" are trying to portray that there is a misunderstanding or conflict between the two, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.
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Government To Push Bill To Remove 65 More Obsolete Laws In Parliament Session: Minister
Kiren Rijiju informed that more than 4.98 crore cases are pending in various courts in India and the pendency would be handled using technology, with a "paperless judiciary" being the ultimate aim of the government.
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Centre Returned 10 Proposals Reiterated By Judges' Appointment Body
Amid an ongoing tiff between the Executive and the Judiciary over the procedure to appoint judges, the government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 10 proposals reiterated by it, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha.
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Pak To Propose Bill That Criminalises Army, Judiciary Defamation: Report
The Pakistani government has prepared a bill that proposes to change the criminal law and states that anyone who ridicules or scandalises the country's powerful army and the judiciary through any medium will undergo a five-year prison sentence.
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India Has 21 Judges Per Million Population: Centre
India has approximately 21 judges per million population, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, citing the sanctioned strength of the judiciary and census figures of 2011.
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'Interference': MK Stalin On Government Nominee In Judicial Appointments
Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary is tantamount to interfering in Judiciary's independence and hence improper, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said.
