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Trump's "Nice New Law" Threat To Authors, Media After New Book On Him
US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources.
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"Women Misusing Dowry Law": Man Dies By Suicide, Leaves Note, Wife Charged
The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said on Thursday.
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US Schools Ban Over 10,000 Books In A Dramatic Rise Amid New Censorship Laws
A recent report by PEN America revealed that over 10,000 books were banned in US public schools during the 2023-2024 academic year, a threefold increase from the previous year.
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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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Justice Prathiba M Singh to Launch Groundbreaking Book On Patent Law
Justice Prathiba M Singh, currently serving as a Judge at the Delhi High Court, is set to release a comprehensive two-volume book on Patent Law. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Delhi.
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Denmark Parliament Approves Bill To Stop Quran Burnings In Public Places
Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.
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Tribunal Issues Notice To Creditors, Regulator Over Go First Ticket Refunds
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday issued notices to the Committee of Creditors of Go First and insolvency regulator IBBI over a plea to refund Rs 597.54 crore to around 15.5 lakh passengers who booked tickets for travel on and after May 3.
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Go First Approaches Tribunal For Refund Of Cancelled Tickets
Go First has approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking permission to refund money to passengers who had booked their tickets for travel on and after May 3, the day when the cash-strapped airline suspended operations.
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8 People Charged For Uploading Child Pornography Over Social Media: Cops
As many as eight persons were booked in connection with allegedly uploading child pornography content over various social media platforms in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, a police official said on Wednesday.
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ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Sued for Violation of Privacy Laws in ‘AI Arms Race'
A group of anonymous individuals sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing “vast amounts” of personal information to train its artificial intelligence models in a heedless hunt for profits. OpenAI has allegedly violated privacy laws by secretly scraping 300 billion words from the internet, tapping “books, articles, websites and posts — ...
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Public Libraries Must Ensure Books Don't Violate Laws: Hong Kong Leader
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday public libraries needed to ensure books don't violate local laws, amid criticism that many books and videos related to China's Tiananmen Square crackdown have now been removed from library shelves.
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UP Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under Cow Slaughter Laws
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused booked under the cow slaughter Act, saying the evidence cited is shoddy.
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Internet Archive Violated Copyrights With Digital Book Lending, US Judge Rules
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates an online library, violated the copyrights of four major US publishers, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. While many of the books scanned and lent to readers were in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyrights, and the publishers sued the non-profit in 2020 over 127 book...
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Blog: Baba's Bulldozer Has Come Home To Roost
Belief in rule of law and due process is the only way to put the brakes on this obscenity. Belief that governance is best done by the book, not by bulldozer.
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Trump's "Nice New Law" Threat To Authors, Media After New Book On Him
US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources.
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"Women Misusing Dowry Law": Man Dies By Suicide, Leaves Note, Wife Charged
The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said on Thursday.
-
US Schools Ban Over 10,000 Books In A Dramatic Rise Amid New Censorship Laws
A recent report by PEN America revealed that over 10,000 books were banned in US public schools during the 2023-2024 academic year, a threefold increase from the previous year.
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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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Justice Prathiba M Singh to Launch Groundbreaking Book On Patent Law
Justice Prathiba M Singh, currently serving as a Judge at the Delhi High Court, is set to release a comprehensive two-volume book on Patent Law. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Delhi.
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Denmark Parliament Approves Bill To Stop Quran Burnings In Public Places
Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.
-
Tribunal Issues Notice To Creditors, Regulator Over Go First Ticket Refunds
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday issued notices to the Committee of Creditors of Go First and insolvency regulator IBBI over a plea to refund Rs 597.54 crore to around 15.5 lakh passengers who booked tickets for travel on and after May 3.
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Go First Approaches Tribunal For Refund Of Cancelled Tickets
Go First has approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking permission to refund money to passengers who had booked their tickets for travel on and after May 3, the day when the cash-strapped airline suspended operations.
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8 People Charged For Uploading Child Pornography Over Social Media: Cops
As many as eight persons were booked in connection with allegedly uploading child pornography content over various social media platforms in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, a police official said on Wednesday.
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ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Sued for Violation of Privacy Laws in ‘AI Arms Race'
A group of anonymous individuals sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing “vast amounts” of personal information to train its artificial intelligence models in a heedless hunt for profits. OpenAI has allegedly violated privacy laws by secretly scraping 300 billion words from the internet, tapping “books, articles, websites and posts — ...
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Public Libraries Must Ensure Books Don't Violate Laws: Hong Kong Leader
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday public libraries needed to ensure books don't violate local laws, amid criticism that many books and videos related to China's Tiananmen Square crackdown have now been removed from library shelves.
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UP Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under Cow Slaughter Laws
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused booked under the cow slaughter Act, saying the evidence cited is shoddy.
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Internet Archive Violated Copyrights With Digital Book Lending, US Judge Rules
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates an online library, violated the copyrights of four major US publishers, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. While many of the books scanned and lent to readers were in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyrights, and the publishers sued the non-profit in 2020 over 127 book...
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Blog: Baba's Bulldozer Has Come Home To Roost
Belief in rule of law and due process is the only way to put the brakes on this obscenity. Belief that governance is best done by the book, not by bulldozer.
