Lucknow: A sedition case has been filed against a Samajwadi Party MP and two others in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district over remarks that seem to compare the Taliban to India’s freedom fighters “A case was registered late last night against Shafiqur Rahman Barq and two others for provocative…
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was cleared by a Delhi court today of charges in the case involving the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014. Shashi Tharoor was charged with abetment to suicide and cruelty by…
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) reduced diesel prices by 20 paise after a month on Wednesday. On the other hand, petrol rates across the country remain steady as international crude oil prices rose marginally. In Delhi, petrol continues to retail at Rs 101.84 per litre and nearly Rs 108 per litre in…
Indian shares opened at record highs on Wednesday, boosted by heavyweight HDFC Bank after the country’s central bank relaxed restrictions on the private-sector lender for sourcing new credit cards. By 9:19 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was 0.39% higher at 16,678.95, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex…
HIGHLIGHTS Gold is retailing at Rs 47,340 per 10 grams on the MCX. Silver is trading at Rs 63,475 per kg, witnessing a jump of Rs 178. Internationally, gold prices firmed on Wednesday. Both gold and silver are finally trading on the higher side of the MCX on August 18, 2021. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold…
Washington: US President Joe Biden does not believe that the country should be “fighting and dying” in a war for the purpose of sustaining American military boots near Tajikistan or Pakistan or Iran, his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said, defending the president’s decision to…
New Zealand began a strict nationwide lockdown as it faces an outbreak of the delta variant, which on Wednesday was linked to the worsening Covid-19 crisis in neighboring Australia as cases in New South Wales rose to a record high of more than 600. A further six cases have been identified in New Zealand, all connected…
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation should be an autonomous body reporting only to parliament, the Madras High Court said on Tuesday. Batting for the autonomy and independence of the central agency, which according to the opposition has become a political tool in the hands of the BJP-led Central…
Lahore: A woman TikToker in Pakistan has alleged that her clothes were torn and she was thrown into the air by hundreds of people who also assaulted her on the occasion of Independence Day here, media reports said on Tuesday. The complainant, in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the Lorry Adda police…
New Delhi: Justice BV Nagarathna is in line to become the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027. Led by Chief Justice NV Ramana, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of nine judges for the elevation to the top court. Justice BV Nagarathna, who is presently a judge with the Karnataka High…