New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed against him for alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Naveen Jha, a BJP worker, had filed the case against Gandhi in 2019 for his alleged remarks against Shah. During one…
Washington: There is a possibility of stronger alignment between India and the United States during Donald Trump’s second term, which could enhance diplomatic efforts on pressing global issues, such as the Russia-Ukraine crisis, according to the founder of a prominent advocacy group focused on the Indian diaspora. President-elect Trump will return to the White House…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the registrar general of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to ensure proper video conferencing facilities at a special court in Jammu hearing the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases involving jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others. The top court also directed…
Regularization as well as the appointment of Mr. Rajwinder Singh This case pertains to the hiring and subsequent regularization of Mr. Rajwinder Singh as the Head of the Computer Center. Initially, he was appointed for a tenure of two years at a lower pay scale, despite the advertisement specifying a five-year contract with a higher…
Doctors get the brand made; the MRP of medicine worth Rs 38 is Rs 1200. The rules state that prescription-only medicines and types of over-the-counter medicines that can only be sold in pharmacies must be sold at exactly the same price in all pharmacies. Therefore, the prices of medicines do not fluctuate between pharmacies, which…
Tirupati: A Chennai-based devotee donated Rs 6 crore to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, authorities said. Vardhaman Jain donated Rs 5 crore to Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC) and Rs 1 crore to Sri Venkateswara Gosamrakshana Trust, they added. “At Ranganayakula Mandapam in Tirumala temple, he handed over the demand drafts for Rs 5 crore to TTD…
Washington: Indiaspora, a non-profit body of the global Indian community, has congratulated Donald Trump ahead of his swearing-in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, expressing hope that US-India relations would continue to flourish under the new administration. “On behalf of Indiaspora and the Indian-American community, I would like to congratulate Donald…
Washington: On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump promised his supporters and countrymen that he will act at historic speed to fix every single crisis facing the United States. “Starting tomorrow, I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country. We have to do it,” Trump…
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan here during which they discussed bilateral issues and those pertaining to QUAD. An initiative of the Donald Trump administration in its first term, QUAD comprises Australia, India, Japan and the United States. The outgoing Joe Biden administration elevated…
Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip: Three Israeli hostages released from Gaza have been handed over to Israeli forces there in the first test of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The three hostages are Romi Gonen, 24, kidnapped from the Nova music festival, and Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar…
