Swedish prosecutors on Monday will announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is currently lodged at a high-security jail in the UK.


Sweden to announce decision on Assange rape case


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The Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed ICICI Bank's plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Era Infrastructure.


NCLT dismisses insolvency plea against Era Infrastructure


A former journalist and cultural adviser to the lower house of Parliament has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kabul, just days after she shared on social media that her life was in danger.


Ex-journalist, cultural adviser shot dead in Afghanistan


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the call for breaking up his company, saying the size of Facebook is actually a benefit to its users and the security of the democratic process.


Mark Zuckerberg rejects call to break up Facebook


The Harvard University has announced that a law professor who is representing disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will not continue as faculty dean of an undergraduate house after his term ends on June 30, bowing to months of pressure from students.


Harvard drops Harvey Weinstein lawyer as faculty dean


Just hours after pop star Britney Spears appeared in court for her conservatorship hearing, her sister Jamie Lynn slammed a critic and posted a supportive photograph of the singer online.


Britney Spears' sister slams critic


American rock band Guns N' Roses has filed a lawsuit against a Colorado brewery for trademark infringement over a beer called 'Guns 'N' Rose', the media reported.


Guns N' Roses sues brewery for trademark infringement


The Noida and Greater Noida authorities on Friday told the Supreme Court that they don't have the requisite resources and expertise to complete construction of the stalled projects of the Amrapali Group.


No resources to complete Amrapali's stalled projects, Noida to SC


The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to respond on a plea seeking guidelines on the regulation of uncertified and sexually explicit content being streamed on global online platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.


SC notice to Centre on content streamed by online platforms


The controversy over PepsiCo's legal action against Gujarat's potato farmers was set to rest on Friday with the American food and beverages giant withdrawing all its suits alleging infringement of intellectual property rights involving nine farmers from two courts in the state in the wake of public anger and global embarrassment.


PepsiCo finally withdraws all lawsuits against Gujarat potato farmers


The Supreme Court on Friday refused to regularise nearly four lakh contractual teachers in Bihar while setting aside the Patna High Court order that had ruled that contractual teachers in government schools were entitled to salary at par with regular permanent teachers working in various government schools in Bihar.


SC says no to regularise contractual teachers in Bihar


The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is "no corruption" in the Rafale deal and it is bound to maintain secrecy on pricing as per the Inter-Government Agreement (IGA) signed with France, while stressing defence deals are not examined in a court of law.


'No corruption' in Rafale, says Centre; SC reserves verdict


The UN on Friday criticized the Myanmar government for detaining dozens of people in restive Rakhine over their suspected links with rebels in the western state.


UN slams detention of minority citizens in Myanmar


Tech giant Google on Friday said the company is looking forward to working with India's anti-trust regulator the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on issues related to the Android mobile operating system.


Ready to work with India's anti-trust watchdog: Google


Actor-singer Karan Oberoi on Friday moved a bail application at a Sessions Court here, a day after he was sent to judicial custody on charges of raping and blackmailing a woman.


Karan Oberoi moves bail application


Absconding NRI tele-evangelist Zakir Naik on Friday slammed the Enforcement Director (ED) for alleging that though he had no earnings, he had transferred Rs 46 crore to his Indian bank accounts in a six-year period.


Absconding tele-evangelist Zakir Naik accuses ED of 'lying'


The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Delhi government on a plea challenging a plan to install CCTV cameras in schools in the national capital citing an adverse impact on the privacy of students, especially girls.


SC seeks Delhi government response on plea challenging CCTVs in classrooms


The Indian government made information requests for 422 Twitter accounts in the July-December 2018 period while law enforcement agencies in the country asked the micro-blogging platform to remove 667 accounts for violating the law of the land -- a massive jump from 237 accounts in the previous reporting period.


Account information requests jump from India: Twitter


US Senators and a group of 19 consumer and public health advocates have accused Amazon for recording and saving conversations that take place around its smart speakers, urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate into the case.


Amazon accused of violating kids' privacy with Alexa


A large number of women activists and lawyers were on Friday detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station while they protested against the clean chit given to Supreme Court Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment probe.


Women activists detained while protesting against CJI


Young transgender people in China are risking their lives and health by  attempting surgery on themselves and taking unsafe hormones, Amnesty International said in a report on Friday.

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