Category: Events

Akhilesh’s ‘chavanni’ jibe: Is Jayant Chaudhary the game-changer BJP needs in Jatland? Akhilesh Yadav may have intended “chavanni” as a put-down, but in Uttar Pradesh politics, old coins have a habit of changing hands and sometimes gaining value in the process. Three years after Jayant Chaudhary insisted he was no “chavanni” to be flipped, the...

Rajnath Singh-chaired DAC clears capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 1.10 lakh crore. NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Monday approved the in-principle administrative clearance, or Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), for defence acquisition proposals worth around Rs 1.10 lakh crore.The approvals cover requirements of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, with about...

India’s metro network has grown more than fourfold in just over a decade. India’s metro network has grown multifold in the last few years and may soon overtake the network in the United States of America. This would make India the country with the second largest metro network in the world after China.India could surpass...

The Delhi High Court deemed the building collapse incident most unfortunate NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday termed the Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people and injured several others “most unfortunate”, and questioned not only the responsibility of the building owners but also that of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)...

Swatantra Bharadwaj NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Swatantra Bharadwaj till September 21 in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a minor student activist during a NEET protest at Jantar Mantar.Bharadwaj was produced before the court through video conferencing from Tihar Jail.He was detained in Bulandshahr...

His remarks came after US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that Iran’s oil tanker fleet was vulnerable Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Monday warned the United States of severe economic consequences if Washington targets Iranian energy infrastructure, saying attacks on Iran’s oil and gas assets would trigger retaliation against US interests in...

Jaguar Land Rover is undertaking a major cost-cutting drive amid financial pressures Jaguar Land Rover will reduce its global workforce by around 4,000 roles over the next two years, news agency Reuters reported citing CEO PB Balaji. The planned cuts come as a part of broader plan to reduce costs and improve competitiveness.The luxury carmaker...

A Shiv Sena leader was arrested after a hospital ruckus involving injured Govindas PALGHAR: Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) Palghar city chief Rahul Gharat, the main accused in the alleged ruckus and assault at a private hospital in Palghar, was arrested on Monday after he surrendered before the police.The incident took place at Relief Hospital in...

This is a Chaklun strike drone used for deep-strike operations against Russian. (AP/PTI) Ukraine is considering legalising and taxing its adult entertainment industry as the government looks for additional revenue to support the country’s war effort against Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported.Pornography is currently illegal in Ukraine, with the production, possession or distribution of...

The loan goes back several decades. The loan was taken in 1979 and it was fully repaid in 2003. Your bank loses your original property papers that were kept with it as security for loan. What happens then? A new Bombay High Court verdict in this regard holds significance.In the case of In Vogue Creations...