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इस मामले के केंद्र में यह प्रश्न था कि ज़िलों का पुनर्निर्धारण करते समय कानून निर्माताओं को जाति पर विचार करने की कितनी अनुमति है Sign up for the Breaking News US email के लिए ताकि आप अपने इनबॉक्स में न्यूज़लेटर अलर्ट प्राप्त कर सकें US Supreme Court ने voting rights के एक ऐतिहासिक मामले में फैसला सुनाया है कि Louisiana को अपना congressional map फिर से तैयार करना होगा। Louisiana v Callais मामले के केंद्र में एक जटिल प्रश्न था कि जब कानून निर्माता यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए ज़िलों का पुनर्निर्धारण करते हैं कि अश्वेत मतदाताओं का पर्याप्त प्रतिनिधित्व हो, तो उन्हें जाति पर विचार करने की कितनी अनुमति है। Supreme Court ने शुरू में पिछले मार्च में इस मामले में मौखिक दलीलें (oral arguments) सुनी थीं, लेकिन पिछले साल के उत्तरार्ध (fall) में वकीलों से मामले पर फिर से बहस करने के लिए कहकर एक असामान्य कदम उठाया। मामले को दोबारा बहस के लिए तय करते हुए, जजों ने मामले की गंभीरता बढ़ा दी और वकीलों से यह स्पष्ट करने को कहा कि क्या Voting Rights Act की section 2 संवैधानिक थी। Continue reading...

प्रधानमंत्री का कहना है कि वैश्विक ईंधन संकट के बीच का समय Asian व्यापारिक भागीदारों के साथ Australia की साझेदारी को ‘खतरे में डालने का सबसे बुरा समय’ है। प्रधानमंत्री, Anthony Albanese, ने पुष्टि की है कि अगले महीने के संघीय बजट में मौजूदा गैस निर्यात अनुबंधों पर कोई नया कर शामिल नहीं होगा, साथ ही उन्होंने उत्पादकों पर लेवी लगाने की मांग करने वाले "लोकलुभावन" अभियान की आलोचना भी की। जैसा कि पिछले सप्ताह रिपोर्ट किया गया था, Albanese गैस निर्यात पर 25% कर लगाने के दबाव को खारिज करने के लिए तैयार थे, क्योंकि उन्हें चिंता थी कि यह हस्तक्षेप उन्हीं Asian व्यापारिक भागीदारों को अलग-थलग कर सकता है जिन पर Australia डीजल और पेट्रोल की आपूर्ति के लिए निर्भर है। Continue reading...

Lord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvreBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves should aim to run a “significantly larger” buffer against her fiscal rules, according to a report from a House of Lords committee that says the UK’s public debt is on an unsustainable trajectory.The chancellor raised taxes at last year’s budget in order to more than double the “headroom”, or buffer, against her fiscal rules to £22bn – some of which is expected to be eroded by the impact of the Iran war. Continue reading...

Home secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groupsShabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled country.The home secretary said she is “monitoring very closely” talks between Kabul and EU countries about a returns programme for refused claimants. She also indicated that “additional conversations” about Afghan returns were happening inside Whitehall. Continue reading...

Senior manager at supermarket giant gives evidence on day two of case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer CommissionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior Woolworths executive has defended relaxing rules designed to protect shoppers from misleading discounts by preventing the supermarket or suppliers from “gaming” the “Prices Dropped” promotional program.Woolworths’ chief commercial officer, Paul Harker, gave evidence on the second day of a landmark trial between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Woolworths in the federal court on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East warAirlines are lobbying the UK government to relax environmental and noise rules, modify passenger rights and cut taxes on flying, as they prepare for higher costs and a possible shortage of jet fuel because of the war in the Middle East.A list of policy requests submitted to ministers and the aviation regulator includes suspending the emissions trading scheme and relaxing limits on night flights, it has emerged. Continue reading...

PM says in Commons statement he has ordered inquiry into any security concerns relating to Mandelson’s tenure in USUK politics live – latest updatesThe Foreign Office has been stripped of its powers to overrule vetting decisions after the Peter Mandelson scandal, Keir Starmer has told MPs, as he sought to set out his side of events in a politically crucial statement in parliament.Saying to jeers that he accepted it appeared “incredible” he and other ministers were not told Mandelson was initially refused security vetting, Starmer also said he had ordered an investigation into any security concerns related to Mandelson’s tenure as ambassador to Washington. Continue reading...