The Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to delay the applicability of Amendment No. 12 to the Basic Law, calling it an amendment for personal motives and an abuse of the Knesset, the legislature of Israel. In the Supreme Court verdict for the case of Movement for Quality Government in Israel v Knesset, a majority [...]

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) officials on Wednesday urged the safeguarding of global supply chains and the prevention of heightened regional tensions in response to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The remarks come in the aftermath of the attacks on the MSC United and the Maersk Hangzhou in late December 2023. The [...]

Members from the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), the ruling conservative party in India, staged a protest Wednesday in India’s  Karnataka state over the arrest of a Karnataka resident for his suspected involvement in the controversial post-Babri Mosque demolition riots in 1992. The protests were called by the Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra in the aftermath of [...]

The Indian Supreme Court issued on Tuesday an order informing authorities of a petition by a transgender woman who alleged that she was dismissed from her post as a teacher because of her gender identity. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Chandrachud, Justice Pardiwala and Justice Misra of the Supreme Court in the case of Jane [...]

Indonesia’s election watchdog Tuesday summoned Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the son of President Joko Widodo and the running mate of the leading presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, for questioning on an alleged campaign violation. The General Election Supervisory Board (BAWASLU) reportedly summoned vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, alleging campaign violations related to milk distribution during Jakarta’s car-free [...]

The Indian Supreme Court refused Wednesday in its Vishal Tiwari v Union of India ruling to transfer investigations against the Adani Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate, to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The investigation into alleged stock manipulation is currently being carried out by the Securities and Exchange [...]

The Indian government is planning to abolish the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Myanmar border, which allows people from India and Myanmar to move freely between the two countries, according to Tuesday reports from local news sources. The India-Myanmar border is unfenced, and individuals on both sides have familial and ethnic connections, leading to [...]

India’s Manipur Police reported Tuesday that armed factions initiated an assault on state security forces, which resulted in the injury of six security personnel. Manipur is a state in northeastern India which has been subject to instability because of ethnic clashes over the past year. The Manipur Police reported that on Tuesday, armed factions launched [...]

Pakistan’s Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACEP) initiated legal proceedings on Tuesday against former Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid and her daughter. ACEP accused them of breaching the merit system and abusing their authority. ACEP reported that the anti-corruption agency had lodged a case against former health minister for allegedly appointing her daughter Dr. Ayesha Ali as [...]

The Peshawar High Court instructed police Monday to dismiss a sedition case that mirrors an already-filed First Information Report (FIR) by a police station against three leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the political party of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The court stated that such actions constitute double jeopardy, which is the legal principle [...]