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November 15, 2018

The Indian man in prison for cracking “offensive” jokes

In September, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, a Delhi-based defence specialist with some 20,000 Twitter followers posted what he himself described as a “disparaging” video from a visit to […]
November 15, 2018

Trump Backs Criminal Justice Reform Plan

WASHINGTON — President Trump threw his support behind a substantial revision of the nation’s prison and sentencing laws on Wednesday, opening a potential path to enacting […]
November 15, 2018

Brexit: Draft agreement a ‘decisive’ step forward, says Barnier

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says “decisive” progress has been made in reaching a final agreement on the UK’s departure from the bloc. Mr […]
October 25, 2018

Single-use plastics ban approved by European Parliament

The European Parliament has voted for a complete ban on a range of single-use plastics across the union in a bid to stop pollution of the […]
October 25, 2018

Harry Potter to ‘inspire’ budding India lawyers

A top Indian law university in the eastern state of West Bengal has introduced a course based on the fictional world of Harry Potter. The course […]
October 25, 2018

US watchdog: Agencies ‘unaware’ of child separation policy

US government agencies were blindsided by the White House’s policy to separate families caught illegally crossing the border, reports a government watchdog. The Government Accountability Office […]
October 25, 2018

US white supremacist leader Robert Rundo arrested in California

The leader of a white supremacist group based in California has been arrested and charged with inciting riots. Robert Rundo, co-founder of the Rise Above Movement, […]
October 25, 2018

BBC has ‘failed’ on equal pay, MPs on culture select committee say

The BBC has “failed” in its duty to give staff equal pay and opportunities, and needs “a more transparent” pay structure, a group of MPs has […]