New evidence led to murder charges in Kenneth Law case: investigators

The mother of a teenage boy who died by suicide using products believed to have been sold by Kenneth Law said she could see the “light at the end of the tunnel” Tuesday after hearing that police had laid a dozen new charges of second-degree murder on the Mississauga man. “It's infuriating. It's very heavy to carry,” Isabella, of Langley, BC, told CTV News. Her son, Jaden, took his own life in February 2021 with the use of a nitrogen tank and regulator after consulting with Law over e-mail. No charges have been laid in connection with the death of…

Modi’s Latest Push for Common Law in India Sparks Concerns

An apparent push by India's government to consider implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, essentially a common set of personal laws for all Indian citizens, has raised concerns that the ruling party is trying to split society along communal lines. After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said last week that the country could not run on the dual system of “separate laws for separate communities” and several media reports suggested the government could soon move for consideration of the implementation of the UCC in Parliament, opposition leaders cried foul, calling it a plot by Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party to enforce…

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Congress announces 5 guarantees for farmers including GST exemption, legal status to MSP

A day after announcing guarantees for women across India, the Congress released five guarantees for the farmers of the country. The five guarantees include the promise of legalizing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and amending Goods and Services Tax (GST) rules in favor of farmers. The announcement comes ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. ALSO READ: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Focus on jobs, gig workers, legal guarantee for MSP in Congress' draft manifesto The 5 guarantees of the Congress for farmers are:1. GST-Mukt: The Congress said GST regime will be amended to get rid of taxation on agricultural materials.…