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US attorney-general William Barr to step down by Christmas as Electoral Colleges affirms Trump defeat
• 4 years agoBarr, who had angered Trump by not supporting his claims that the 3 November election result had been tainted by widespread fraud, said he would leave office on 23 December
New York governor Andrew Cuomo's ex-aide accuses him of sexual harassment; official denies claim
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe accusations were made by Lindsey Boylan, who worked for the Cuomo administration from March 2015 to October 2018
KK Venugopal gives consent to initiate contempt proceedings against creator of comic Sanitary Panels
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe Attorney General stated that two tweets posted by the creator of Sanitary Panels imply that the Supreme Court is biased to the ruling party and undermine public confidence in the institution.
BJP leader seeks KK Venugopal's consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Jagan Mohan Reddy
• 4 years agoAshwini Kumar Upadhyay told the attorney-general that the letter to the CJI by the Andhra Pradesh chief minister 'scandalises' the authority of both the Supreme Court and the high court
GST Council to discuss Attorney General's opinion on compensation, says Nirmala Sitharaman
• 5 years agoThe attorney general has said that there is no obligation on the Central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall to the states.
Ayodhya case: On 39th day of hearing, Supreme Court sees sharp exchanges between lawyers representing Hindu, Muslim sides
• 5 years agoThe SC saw sharp exchanges between the lawyers representing Hindu and Muslim parties during the proceedings in the politically sensitive Ayodhya dispute case.
Ayodhya hearing in Supreme Court: Need to correct 'historical wrong' committed by Babar, says Hindu party
• 5 years agoA 'historical wrong' was committed by the victorious emperor Babur by constructing a mosque at the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya which needed to be rectified now, a Hindu party said in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka arrests ex-police chief and former defence secretary for failing to prevent Easter terror attacks, ignoring intel shared by India
• 6 years agoSri Lanka's ex-defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando and suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundera were arrested on Tuesday, a day after the Attorney General instructed the authorities to charge them for their failure to prevent the Easter terror attacks that claimed 258 lives
US prosecutors ask judge to reject Huawei's motion for seeking information on its lead defense lawyer
• 6 years agoBrooklyn case against Huawei was cited last month in a decision to add the company to a U.S. trade blacklist.
'Don't relish doing this but have no choice': House Judiciary charges US attorney general with contempt after Trump blocks access to Mueller report
• 6 years agoDonald Trump invokes the principle of executive privilege, intensifies the dispute between Democrats and Republicans over Mueller report.