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TopicHush money case

Topic: Hush money case

Donald Trump, 1st felon in the White House. What’s ‘unconditional discharge’ & sentence’s significance

Trump was convicted last May in a hush money case, which revolves around charge he falsified business records to cover up payments to a former adult performer before 2016 election.

US President-elect Donald Trump sentenced to ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money case

Sentencing comes days before his inauguration. Trump will be a felon as he takes office, but will face no jail time, fines or probation in connection with his conviction.

Trump loses bid in hush money conviction, judge rules he does not have presidential immunity

Justice Juan Merchan denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the case that stemmed from a $130,000 payment that Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels.

A wary US watches Trump in criminal court, hoping for justice

Trump's surrender on criminal charges Tuesday was marked by clashes between his fans and foes, and a now-familiar cycle of name-calling and outrage from lawmakers and Trump himself.

Trump pleads not guilty after being indicted on 34 felony counts in hush money case

Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Trump, first US president to face criminal charges, of trying to conceal a violation of election laws during his successful 2016 campaign.

Trump arrives in New York for surrender in hush money case, opposes TV court coverage

Trump, a 76-year-old Republican seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, is the first former US president to face criminal charges.

Metal barriers, blocked roads: Police brace for potential protests as Trump prepares to surrender

The former US president is due to be arraigned at the courthouse Tuesday, after his indictment in a grand jury probe over hush money paid to a porn star.

Trump’s indictment in hush money case brings New York ‘zombie case’ back to life

Manhattan has started and stopped its investigation into Trump's hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels so many times that it has come to be known as a 'zombie case'.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.