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Punjab to give legal assistance to 700 students facing deportation in Canada: Dhaliwal

04/11/2025despair

HANDIGARH: Punjab NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday said that the state government will provide free legal assistance to 700 students facing deportation in Canada.

Punjab NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said he met the state's advocate general to figure how Indian students could be helped (Twitter/KuldeepSinghAAP) — Punjab NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said he met the state’s advocate general to figure how Indian students could be helped (Twitter/KuldeepSinghAAP)

Most of these students belong to Punjab and they will be assisted by lawyers who are experts in immigration laws in Canada, he said.

Dhaliwal said he has also written to all MPs of Punjab origin in Canada to step in so that the future of these children can

Inside the movement to ban caste discrimination across the US

11/10/2025despair

Some South Asians, many miles away from their homes, say they are suffering from experiences with discrimination that date back thousands of years.

From job rejections to unsupported marriages, they claim that severe harassment from the caste system crossed over into America and has gone unchecked.

“When we talk about our personal experience, people don’t believe me,” Prem Paariyar, a Nepalese immigrant who said he was discriminated against because of his caste both back home and in the US, told ABC News Live. “Not just my experience, our experience.”

PHOTO: Prem Paariyar, an anti-caste activist, speaks with ABC News. — Prem Paariyar, an anti-caste activist, speaks with ABC News.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons

09/09/2025despair

Jackson, the court’s first Black female justice, is coming to the end of her first term on the court. The justices are done hearing arguments for the term and are expected to issue all their remaining opinions by the end of June before going on summer break. Major decisions on affirmative action and President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan have yet to be announced.

In her address, Jackson described “Survivor,” in which contestants are deposited in a remote tropical location and undertake challenges in the hopes of ultimately winning $1 million, as “great fun to watch.” But she also

Kenneth Law: New details on sodium nitrite sales as family speaks out

22/07/2025despair

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As new details surface in the investigation into Kenneth Law, representatives for the family of a 17-year-old boy who died after ingesting a chemical allegedly sold by the Ontario man who is speaking out after his death, calling on online retailers to pull the compound from digital shelves.

Lawyers for the family of 17-year-old Anthony Jones, from Detroit, US, told

Will a ‘quick trigger’ law keep Chile safe? | Police News

17/07/2025despair

Chile is one of Latin America’s safest countries, but its residents are becoming more worried after an uptick in violent crime and a spate of police killings. This month, the government passed a series of laws and allotted an additional $1.5bn to its police force. One of those laws, called the “quick trigger” law, allows police to use force when they feel their lives are under threat. Many Chileans are still haunted by riot police actions during the 2019 protests, and human rights advocates say the new law could lead to impunity for police abuse.

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Air Canada says it will adhere to Quebec’s Bill 96

10/03/2025despair

Air Canada has announced it will voluntarily register with the Office québécois de la langue francaise in accordance with the Charter of the French Language. The air carrier said the decision comes after months of talks with the OQLF.

Last Thursday, Canadian National Railway said it, too, would register with the OQLF in accordance with Bill 96.

In a three-sentence statement made public by Air Canada on Monday, the air carrier said it was proud of its commitment to the French language in Quebec and throughout its global network. The Montreal-based company said its

Court: Chaco Canyon area drilling permits violated federal law

07/01/2025despair

OIL & GAS: A federal appeals court finds the federal Bureau of Land Management violated environmental law by failing to account for the cumulative impacts of approving nearly 200 drilling permits near Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. (Associated Press)

ALSO:
• Climate advocates urge the Biden administration to base federal methane emissions rules for oil and gas facilities on New Mexico’s regulations, which in essence are routine tire flaring and venting. (Albuquerque Journal)
• Permian Basin oil production reached a record 5.6 million barrels per day in January. (Axios)
• Oregon regulators say Amazon’s plan to power

Assistant Attorney General Discusses Antitrust Law Enforcement at Harvard Law School Event | News

19/09/2024despair

Assistant Attorney General Jonathan S. Kanter spoke about his work to modernize antitrust law at a Harvard Law School event on Monday.

The discussion, titled “Changing Antitrust Strategy,” was hosted by the HLS Antitrust Association and moderated by HLS professor Einer R. Elhauge ’83. During the conversation, Kanter discussed his work at the Department of Justice to change the way the antitrust law was enforced, citing a system that was “out of touch” with current markets.

Kanter, who was confirmed to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division in 2021 after previously working at the Federal Trade Commission and in the private

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