House Committee on Ethics was investigating allegations against Matt Gaetz & was to release a report. Donald Trump has acted swiftly to nominate former Florida Attorney General Bondi.
Juan Jose Zuniga will be held in preventive detention for 6 months. He was charged with a terrorism offence following a failed attempt to unseat the country's president in a coup.
R. Venkataramani, 72, will take over as the Modi government’s top law officer on 1 October. Junior colleagues describe him as ‘apolitical’ and a ‘true jurist’.
Venkatamanani, 72, will succeed K K Venugopal whose term ends on 30 September. Last week, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi had declined the offer to be Modi govt’s top lawyer.
Three-judge bench led by CJI Ramana is hearing batch of petitions against sedition law. Attorney General K.K. Venugopal cited arrest of Rana couple in Maharashtra as example of misuse.
The veteran lawyer will not be able to represent the government in several high profile cases as he has appeared for private parties against the government in the same cases.
APURVA VISHWANATH
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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