New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the constitution of Appellate Tribunals, comprising former High Court Chief Justices and judges, to hear appeals against exclusions from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound West Bengal. A Bench headed by...
New Delhi: Pieter Elbers has resigned as the CEO of IndiGo, the country’s largest airline operated by InterGlobe Aviation Limited, following the low-cost carrier’s worst-ever flight crisis in December last year, it was informed Tuesday. In a filing to exchanges, the airline said that Rahul...
Rajouri/Jammu: Army troops foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district Tuesday, killing one terrorist during an encounter, officials said. Acting on intelligence inputs, security forces detected the movement of two terrorists in the general area of...
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Tuesday approved the extension of Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028 with an enhanced outlay of Rs 8.7 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019 to provide safe...
United Nations: India has condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan as a flagrant violation of international law, saying it is hypocritical to invoke Islamic solidarity while carrying out attacks that have killed civilians during Ramzan. Addressing a Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan Monday,...
New Delhi: The government Tuesday eased norms for foreign direct investment from all countries, including China, that share land borders with India, sources said. They said press note 3 of 2020 has been amended in this regard. The decision was taken in a meeting of...
Dubai: Iran launched new attacks Tuesday at Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war that has sent oil prices surging and stunned global economies. Five pro-Iranian militiamen were killed in an airstrike in northern Iraq. Incoming missile...
New Delhi: A QR code printed on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 mathematics question paper led to the music video of "Never Gonna Give You Up" by British singer Rick Astley. It became a classic internet prank known as "rickrolling", even...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government. The top court,...
Dubai: Iranian fired drones towards Saudi Arabia and Kuwait early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East shows no sign of abating. The Saudi Defence Ministry said it has destroyed two drones over the kingdom's oil-rich eastern region, while in Kuwait, the National Guard...
By Dilip Cherian A 10-officer reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level may look like routine housekeeping, but if you look...
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Lately, the Supreme Court’s intervention in high-profile cases does not necessarily arouse confidence and reassurance that wrongs may be righted....
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The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a rather tame...
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After remaining deafeningly silent on a media report casting serious doubts about the fairness and functioning of the Election Commission...
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