New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening the justice delivery system, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has constituted a Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee to evaluate the infrastructural requirements of courts nationwide.The committee, headed by Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, has been tasked with preparing an assessment of judicial infrastructure needs nationwide and is expected to make a case for a government allocation of around Rs 40,000-50,000 cro…
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Washington, May 1 (IANS) A Pakistani national has pleaded guilty to leading an international human smuggling network that brought migrants into the United States using sham film production companies, the Justice Department said.Abbas Ali Haider, 49, of Sialkot, admitted to running a years-long conspiracy that moved Pakistani nationals through Latin America to the US-Mexico border, according to court documents.Prosecutors said Haider operated two fake companies — Diamond TV World Productions an…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that authorities will soon disclose “great detail” about the armed suspect who targeted members of the administration, as investigators race to piece together the motive and movements behind the incident. In a Fox News interview, Patel said the bureau had moved with unusual speed following the attack, dispatching teams nationwide and consolidating evidence at its laboratories in Quantico. “We immediately, for the FBI, dispa…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) The White House on Monday blamed political rhetoric and what it called “systemic demonisation” of Donald Trump for the latest attempted assassination against him, warning that such language is fuelling violence. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner reflected a broader pattern of hostility directed at the president and his supporters.“This political violence stems from a systemic demonisati…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, on Tuesday recommended the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Karnataka High Court.In a statement, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on April 14, it approved the proposal for the appointment of judicial officers Rajeshwari Narayana Hegde, Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi, and Mahadevappa Brungesh as judges of the Karnataka High Court. “The Supreme Court Col…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget outlines sweeping cuts to domestic programmes and a broad restructuring of federal agencies, while maintaining funding for core priorities such as security, law enforcement and veterans, according to the official document.The budget proposes “a 10-per cent cut compared to 2026 non-defence levels” as part of an effort to constrain spending and overhaul the Federal Government.It frames the plan as a shift…
New York, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi, announcing it on a delicately worded post on Truth Social on Thursday. She is the second Cabinet official dismissed by Trump, following the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on March 5.President Trump said that he was appointing Bondi’s Deputy, Todd Blanche, as the Acting Attorney General.”We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the …
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will lead discussions on strengthening access to justice through technology-enabled legal services at a National Consultation on Sunday.The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, is organising the consultation to provide a platform for deliberations, policy dialogue and stakeholder engagement, an official said.The National Consultation 2026 under the Tele-Law initiative of the Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Ac…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will lead discussions on strengthening access to justice through technology-enabled legal services at a National Consultation here on Sunday, an official said. The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, is organising the consultation to provide a platform for deliberations, policy dialogue and stakeholder engagement, an official said on Saturday.The National Consultation 2026 under the Tele-Law initiative of the Designing …
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday stressed on pro bono initiatives by lawyers and optimal use of Tele-Law to improve public access to justice, especially in rural areas. He was speaking at the Regional Event-cum-Workshop 2026, at Kurukshetra University, organised under the Tele-Law initiative of Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA), a Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Dep…