Music mogul Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, has filed a defamation lawsuit against an anonymous woman, identified only as “Jane Doe,” who accused him of raping her when she was 13. The lawsuit, filed on Monday in federal court in the Southern District of Alabama, alleges the claims were “false” and intended for … Read more
IN FOCUS A 20-minute drive from Kalaburagi takes you to Martur, a small village with a population of approximately 4,000 in Shahabad taluk. It is the place where India’s celebrated jurist from ancient times, Vijnaneshwara, lived. His monumental treatise, Mitakshara, has influenced Indian jurisprudence for over nine centuries. As recorded in a stone inscription found … Read more
BBC The new drugs consumption room in the Calton area of Glasgow is called The Thistle Welcome to the Thistle – the UK’s first and only drug consumption room. After nearly a decade of deadlock and wrangling over drug laws the centre is finally ready to open. On Monday it will welcome its first clients … Read more
London: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical trials has transformed healthcare by enhancing data analysis, predicting outcomes, and expediting drug development. However, this innovation comes with significant legal and ethical challenges, as AI systems rely heavily on vast datasets from clinical trials, raising concerns about consent, data origin, and ethical standards, says GlobalData. … Read more
BBC Cassandra Wardle is one of hundreds of women part of the group action against Johnson & Johnson Hundreds of women in the UK are planning to take on one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies over alleged links between talc and cancer. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021, Cassandra Wardle is one of the … Read more
M.D. Pallavi at the launch of the Namma Nade Nyaayada Kade series. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Singer, actor, and filmmaker M.D. Pallavi’s rendition of ‘Shaalege Hogo Makkalu Naavu’ (We are school-going children) offers a blend of music and a message about the importance of education in children’s lives. The song’s simple, catchy tune emphasises … Read more
‘Local candidate’ is defined as anyone born in Karnataka, domiciled for at least 15 years in the State, and who can read, write and speak Kannada. File. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, which … Read more
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Working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), K.T. Rama Rao addressing a press conference held in Hyderabad on April 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President K. T. Rama Rao has slapped legal notices on Minister Konda Surekha, MLA Yennem Srinivas Reddy and another Congress leader K.K. Mahender Reddy … Read more
Rangi and other aggrieved tribespeople at Bhoothivazhi hamlet at Agali, Attappady. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Seven families of the Bhoothivazhi tribal hamlet at Agali in Attappady have embarked on a legal fight against a building contractor who allegedly swindled them out of ₹13.62 lakh given by the government for housing. Tribespeople Rangi, Reshi, Kalamani, … Read more