SC sets aside Speaker’s ruling against Congress MLAs who defected to BJP

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Manipur speaker’s June 2020 decision disqualifying three former Congress MLAs for defecting to BJP, a charge they denied. The three had also challenged the decision as violative of the principles of natural justice as the speaker had not sought their explanation before disqualifying them, they argued. The … Read more

India’s top military chief killed in air force helicopter crash

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Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat died along with his wife, Madhulika Rawat, the IAF said via Twitter. He had been in the post for almost two years. The helicopter, which had a crew of four, crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu state while en route from Sulur to the town of Wellington in … Read more

Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apologises after laying off 900 employees over Zoom

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The CEO who last week laid off 900 employees in a single Zoom call has apologized after he attracted sharp criticism when the video was posted on social media. Vishal Garg, head of online mortgage originator Better.com, convened employees over the video streaming platform and told them “if you are on this call, you are … Read more

Act now to curb Omicron’s spread, WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells world

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Governments need to reassess national responses to COVID-19 and speed up vaccination programmes to tackle Omicron, though it is it too early to say how well existing shots will protect against the new variant, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The variant’s global spread suggests it could have a major impact on the COVID-19 … Read more

Opinion | Is the University of Austin Just a PR Stunt?

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Produced by ‘The Argument’ A group of scholars and journalists announced last month that they were founding the University of Austin on the belief that free speech is being stifled on college campuses across America. “The reality is that many universities no longer have an incentive to create an environment where intellectual dissent is protected … Read more

France frees Saudi man after mistaking him for one of Jamal Khashoggi’s killers

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The 33-year-old was detained at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport before his flight to Riyadh at 9:30 a.m. local time, and was traveling under a real passport, French police had told CNN. French radio station RTL, citing French police and judicial sources, also reported Tuesday that the man was linked to the hit squad that … Read more