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Afghan women’s group hails court’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women

Afghan women’s group hails court’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women

January 24, 2025 (AP) — An Afghan women’s group on Friday hailed a decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Since they took back control of the country in 2021, the Taliban have barred women from jobs, most public spaces and education beyond sixth grade. In a statement, the Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Awareness celebrated the ICC decision and called it a “great historical achievement.”

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking scrapping of TDS system under IT law

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking scrapping of TDS system under IT law

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking scrapping of TDS (tax deducted at source) framework under the Income Tax Act, saying this is levied “everywhere”. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, however, permitted lawyer petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay to move the Delhi HC with his plea. The bench observed that the plea was “very badly drafted” and should be moved in the Delhi High Court. “Sorry we will not entertain it… It is very badly drafted. However, you can move the Delhi High Court,” the CJI said,

Adani Green appoints independent law firms to review US indictment

Adani Green appoints independent law firms to review US indictment

Jan 24 (Reuters) – India’s Adani Green said it has appointed independent law firms to review the U.S. indictment of founder Gautam Adani and top Adani Green executives for paying $265 million in bribes for power contracts. The appointment of the law firms was announced in a 33-page earnings regulatory filing made by Adani Green late on Thursday, where it did not disclose the names of the firms, but said it continued to assert the company’s compliance of applicable laws and regulations. In November, U.S. authorities indicted Adani, his nephew and Executive Director Sagar Adani and Managing Director Vneet S.

India’s Jan business growth at 14-month low due to weaker services demand, PMI shows

India’s Jan business growth at 14-month low due to weaker services demand, PMI shows

BENGALURU, Jan 24 (Reuters) – India’s business activity grew at the slowest pace in over a year in January, a survey showed, highlighting emerging cracks in its world-beating economic growth at start of 2025 although firms hired new staff at a record pace. The services industry is the major engine of Asia’s third-largest economy and the latest data raises concerns about the sustainability of a strong economic performance with government estimates pointing to slower overall growth of 6.4% this fiscal year. HSBC’s flash India Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index tab, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 57.9 in January, the lowest

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