New Delhi: Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, the second most senior Supreme Court judge after Chief Justice NV Ramana and a high profile judge involved in several landmark judgments, retired today with the legal fraternity praising his legacy. “This institution will miss his knowledge and intellect…He…
New Delhi: The opposition must apologise for “disruptive (and) threatening behaviour” that forced Parliament to close two days ahead of schedule, the government said today, countering allegations levelled by a joint force of 12 opposition parties who claimed “outsiders who were not part of…
Businessman Raj Kundra, an accused in the adult film racket case, will continue to be behind bars till August 20 after the Sessions court deferred his bail hearing till then. A chargesheet will be filed against him and 10 other accused arrested in the case depending on when he gets bail. An officer said that if he…
Twenty people, who attended a temple festival on August 2, have tested positive for Covid-19 at Varadhammal Garden Street near Kilpauk in Chennai. Reportedly, close to 300 people had participated in the annual religious event and among them a 47-year-old woman, who was diabetic and unvaccinated, has succumbed…
New Delhi: Opposition members are seen jostling security personnel in the Rajya Sabha in CCTV footage released today in the middle of an acrimonious standoff that peaked over the abrupt end to the monsoon session yesterday. A 2.5-minute video showed slogan-shouting MPs at the centre of the house and uniformed…
Ahmedabad: The Indian Air Force has sacked one of its personnel from service for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which has been made a service condition, the central government has told the Gujarat High Court. Additional Solicitor General Devang Vyas, in his submission on Wednesday in the high court…
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders held a march outside the parliament building this morning to protest the abrupt end to the monsoon session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and yesterday’s alleged assault on women MPs in the Upper House. Apart from Mr Gandhi, those who…
Islamabad: Amid large-scale fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the terror group would not talk to the Afghanistan government until Asharaf Ghani remains the country’s president. Talking to foreign journalists in Islamabad, Imran Khan said a…
Boeing Co. is in advanced discussions with a newly created Indian budget carrier to sell 737 Max jets, according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that could give the U.S. planemaker a crucial breakthrough in a major market dominated by Airbus SE. The airline, Akasa, backed by billionaire investor Rakesh…
Washington/Kabul: Taliban fighters could isolate Afghanistan’s capital in 30 days and possibly take it over in 90, a US defence official cited US intelligence as saying, as the resurgent militants made more advances across the country. The official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity on…