Law & Crime

FSSAI has initiated legal action against Nestlé India after a follow-up formula sample failed the prescribed biotin standard. Separate proceedings also involve claims associated with NAN Excella Pro Stage 1 and Lactogen Pro 1.

The US Congress has approved sweeping Russia sanctions legislation that could allow tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy. India is among the countries potentially affected, although no automatic 100% tariff has taken effect.

India summoned Pakistan’s Chargé d’Affaires after PNS Hunain collided with an Indian Navy warship in international waters. New Delhi says the encounter violated the countries’ 1991 naval safety agreement.

Bangladesh’s ICT-2 has sentenced seven senior Awami League and affiliated leaders to death over crimes against humanity during the 2024 uprising. All seven remain fugitives, while former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to stay in India amid an unresolved extradition request.

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new USPS mail-ballot restrictions before the 2026 midterms, allowing states to continue existing voting procedures.

The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to activate sweeping new mail-ballot rules before the November 3 midterms, allowing states to continue using existing voting procedures.

Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI have dropped their antitrust claims against Apple with prejudice, but OpenAI remains in the case as the fight over ChatGPT, Grok and AI competition continues.

Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim has deferred jailed former PM Najib Razak's latest pardon request, keeping the 1MDB controversy and tensions inside Anwar Ibrahim's coalition alive.

Brazil's Supreme Court has canceled two consecutive sessions as a bitter internal dispute over Banco Master allegations pulls Alexandre de Moraes, Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro into an escalating election-year crisis.

The Supreme Court has given the Centre and FSSAI 10 days to provide a timeline for packaged-food warning labels as India considers tougher red alerts for excessive sugar, salt and saturated fat.