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Pegasus row: Tamil Nadu MP seeks Attorney Gen consent to initiate contempt
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Tamil Nadu MP Dr T Thirumavalavan on Saturday wrote to Attorney General of India KK Venugopal seeking his consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, former Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, and directors of NSO
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Guatemala hit with massive anti-government protests amid corruption scanda
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], July 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Guatemala to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Maria Porras over the firing of a well-known anti-corruption prosecutor, Juan Francisco Sandoval.
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Sedition law archaic, has outlived its purpose, says Mukul Rohatgi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The archaic sedition law has outlived its purpose and there is no use for it anymore, said former Attorney General of India and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Friday, expressing his agreement with the Supreme Court's observation on the law's Constitutio
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Trump lashes out at former ally McConnell after book reveals he pushed bac
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): After former US attorney general William Barr, ex-President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, after a book reported that McConnell had urged Barr to push back against Trump's allegations of voter fraud in November 202
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Attorney General K K Venugopal term extended by one year
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Central Government has extended the tenure of Attorney General K K Venugopal by one more year till June 30, 2022, said sources on Monday.
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Trump calls former Attorney General Barr 'disappointment' after remarks on
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) called his former Attorney General William Barr a 'disappointment in every sense of the word' following the latter describing Trump's repeated unsubstantiated claims about the 2020 election as "bullshi
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US Justice Dept sues Georgia over voting rights restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is suing the state of Georgia over an act passed and signed into law in March that allegedly violates the 1965 Voting Act because it limits the voting rights of African-Americans, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Fri
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Pakistan not trustworthy, trial in neutral country only way Jadhav could g
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 11 (ANI): After Pakistan's National Assembly approved a bill allowing Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal against his conviction in the country's high courts, India's former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Friday said the only way Jadhav could g
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Sri Lankan plaque scripted in Chinese evokes fury, concern over omission o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Concerns over the elevation of Chinese languages over official languages of Sri Lanka have emerged after a plaque made to declare the opening of a Chinese-gifted Smart Library of Attorney General's (AG) Department was scripted in Sinhalese, English and Chin
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Trump vows to overcome latest 'unfair attack' by New York criminal probe
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to overcome a criminal probe being launched into his business empire by the New York State Attorney General.
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Trump Organization under criminal investigation: NY Attorney General
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): New York Attorney General Letitia James' office on Tuesday (local time) said that it was working alongside the Manhattan District Attorney in an ongoing criminal fraud investigation placing former US President Donald Trump and his family under more pressure.
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End of era in legal and judicial history of India: RS Prasad on Soli Sorab
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday expressed condolence over the demise of former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, saying "it's the end of an era in the legal and judicial history of India."
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