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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: US court

‘Soldier sui-generis’ Nikhil Gupta walked into an ambush in Prague. DoJ was always one step ahead

Gupta was arrested in Prague late last year & is now facing trial in a US court on charges of murder-for-hire relating to the assassination attempt on Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Setback for Trump as US court blocks Liberation Day tariffs, says US president ‘overstepped authority’

Trump administration had warned that invalidating tariffs could jeopardise fragile trade truce with China & destabilise diplomatic efforts elsewhere, but court dismissed these arguments.

What’s the Dakota Access Pipeline case that has left Greenpeace facing $660 mn in damages

The lawsuit accuses Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA, and its funding arm, Greenpeace Fund Inc, of trespass, nuisance, civil conspiracy and other offenses.

US Judges order Trump 2.0 to reinstate thousands of probationary workers fired during mass layoffs

A judge in Baltimore ruled 18 agencies violated regulations, while another San Francisco court ordered reinstatement of those fired from departments of defense & agriculture, among others.

‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: US federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Trump’s executive order had directed agencies to refuse to recognise the citizenship of children born in the US, if neither parent is a US citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Privacy advocates hail US court findings against Pegasus amid push to end cyber-espionage proliferation

US is concerned that spread of cyber-espionage tools can undermine decisive edge its intel services currently enjoy, an expert says. Threat extends from personal data to govt secrets.

US justice dept pushes to break up Google in search monopoly case. Chrome, Android in line of fire

Google was found to have monopoly over general search services in August. Judge has allowed DOJ & Google to file suggestions before end of year, with final decision likely in August 2025.

Gautam Adani, nephew Sagar charged in US with bribery; Adani Group shares tumble

Court records show that a judge has issued arrest warrants for Adani and Sagar and prosecutors plan to hand those warrants to foreign law enforcement.

3 yrs after a Gujarati family froze to death at US-Canada border, 2 stand trial for human trafficking

Nearly 3 yrs ago, in January 2022, Jagdish Patel, his wife & 2 kids were found dead at the border, exposing an international trafficking racket. 2 accused are Harshkumar Patel, Steve Shand.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed by US Court after pleading guilty in espionage case

During a three-hour hearing, Assange pled guilty to conspiring to disclose classified US defence documents but said he believed the Constitution's First Amendment protected his actions.

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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.