Chinese tech giant Huawei on Thursday announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the US government, challenging a law that bans federal agencies from buying the company's products.


Huawei files lawsuit against US government


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Venezuela's National Press Workers Union (SNTP) on Wednesday said that a journalist from the US and his Venezuelan assistant had been arrested.


Venezuelan press union denounces US reporter's arrest


A US senator has told colleagues that she "was preyed upon and raped by a superior officer" while in the Air Force.


I was raped by Air Force officer: US Senator


A Canadian court on Wednesday ruled that Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's initial extradition hearing will take place on May 8 in the western city of Vancouver.


Canadian court sets Huawei CFO's extradition hearing for May 8


Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has provoked controversy by posting an obscene video of two revellers at Carnival, saying he wanted to reveal the truth about the festival.


Bolsonaro criticised over obscene video on Twitter


Former Editor of The Hindu newspaper, N. Ram, on Wednesday said that his newspaper was "totally justified" in publishing the information related to the Rafale fighter jets deal and underlined that he and the newspaper are protected by the law.


Publishing Rafale information fully justified, lawful: N. Ram


Expressing apprehensions of a potential mega-disaster in view of recurring earthquakes in Maharashtra's Palghar, a Mumbai student on Wednesday moved the Bombay High Court, demanding a safety review and shutting down of all the nuclear facilities at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Tarapur.


Shut down Maharashtra nuclear plants to avert mega-disaster: Student's PIL


The test of a good and successful judge is how many times he has brought a smile on the faces of helpless persons, Supreme Court Judge Justice A.K. Sikri said as he got emotional during his farewell ceremony.


Successful judge brings smile on faces of helpless persons: Justice Sikri


The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that documents related to Rafale deal that have appeared in the media and were cited by those seeking a recall of the December 14 ruling giving a clean chit to the government on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets were confidential papers stolen from the Defence Ministry.


Rafale documents are stolen, AG tells SC


Stepping up the attack on Narendra Modi over the "Rafale scam", the Congress called for a case of corruption against the Prime Minister for "duping" India, while the CPI-M said a FIR against him was inescapable.


FIR against Modi on Rafale inescapable: Congress, Yechury


The Delhi High Court here on Wednesday rejected plea of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and others seeking relief from nurturing trees, which they have to plant as part of the punishment for failing to file responses on investigating agencies' appeal challenging their acquittal in the 2G case.


HC rejects plea of 2G scam accused for relief from nurturing trees


A Delhi court on Wednesday recorded the statement of Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena, who wants to become an approver in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


AgustaWestland: Court records Rajiv Saxena's statement


Iraqi and Kurdish authorities have charged hundreds of children over alleged links with the Islamic State terror organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.


Iraq arbitrarily arresting, torturing child IS suspects: Report


Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn was released from a Tokyo detention facility on Wednesday after more than 100 days of incarceration in a case of financial misconduct.


Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn released on bail


The Centre on Wednesday told the court that documents related to Rafale that have appeared in the media and cited by petitioners seeking a recall of the December 14 ruling giving a clean chit to the government on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets were privileged documents stolen from the Defence Ministry.


Centre tells SC: Rafale documents are stolen


The Australian Court of Appeal will consider in June Cardinal George Pell's application to appeal his conviction on five charges of child sexual assault in 1996, officials said on Wednesday.


Australian Cardinal's child sex conviction appeal hearing in June


Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn is expected to be released from a Tokyo detention facility on Wednesday after more than 100 days of incarceration.


Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn to be released later Wednesday


A former director of the technology giant Cisco Systems, Prithviraj R. Bhikha, has been charged in a $9.3 million fraud using shell companies, according to federal prosecutor David L. Anderson.


Indian-origin Cisco ex-director arrested in $9.3mn fraud in US


The Supreme Court upheld the National Green Tribunal order to clear encroachments around Bengaluru's largest Bellandur lake, said petitioner and BJP Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday.


SC upholds green bench order on saving Bengaluru lake


The website of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) went into the "maintenance" mode after an alleged hacking attempt early on Tuesday morning, with security researchers claiming the hackers may have stolen the entire database.


BJP website in 'maintenance mode' after alleged hacking attempt


A Delhi Court on Tuesday directed Tihar Jail authorities to shift British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, from high-security ward to the normal cell meant for undertrials and provide him basic facilities as per prison rules.

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