NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi‘s criticism of the apex court’s order in the stray dog case. Though the court said that the remarks qualified as “contempt”, it had decided not to go ahead with the charges “due to its magnanimity.““You said the court should be...
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Mic switched off, ‘misleading’ statement: How TN assembly drama unfolded
NEW DELHI: Events unfolded rapidly inside the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday as Governor R N Ravi walked out of the House without delivering his customary address, alleging, among other things, “inaccuracies” in the DMK government-prepared text, which triggered a sharp response from chief minister M K Stalin.This was the fourth such walkout by Ravi...
Kerala: Row over governor’s address in assembly — what happened
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, governor Rajendra Arlekar (File photos) The Kerala assembly on Tuesday saw a rare and tense moment, soon after governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar finished his address to the house.Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan stood up and told the assembly that the governor had not read the cabinet-approved policy address in full. He said...
Budget 2026: Why standard deduction should be hiked under the new income tax regime – explained
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126777554,imgsize-41648,width-400,resizemode-4/budget-2026-income-tax.jpg" alt="Budget 2026: Why standard deduction should be hiked under the new income tax regime – explained" title=" The standard deduction limit varies depending on the tax regime that salaried taxpayers opt for. (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The standard deduction limit varies depending on the tax regime that salaried taxpayers opt for. (AI...
‘Great stupidity’: After Greenland, Trump eyes Diego Garcia; why it matters to India
US President Donald Trump TOI Correspondent from Washington: Flames from US President Donald Trump’s inflammatory approach to Europe over Greenland is now spreading to the Indian Ocean. In a sudden pivot on Monday, the MAGA boss questioned the United Kingdom returning to Mauritius the island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a US military base. India...
Sulaiman Khan Ghori exit: Engineer leaves xAI after podcast; sparks firing speculation
Sulaiman Khan Ghori, former engineer at Elon Musk’s AI company xAI recently shared that he has left the firm. “I have left xAI. Nothing but love to my former team and coworkers!,” Ghouri wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The exit was announced days after Ghori appeared on the Relentless podcast hosted by...
‘Expose them to public’: PM Modi targets parties ‘protecting’ illegal immigrants
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday doubled down on his government’s ambition to detect and deport illegal immigrants in the country, while strongly criticising the political parties “protecting or covering up for illegal immigrants for the sake of vote bank politics”.Addressing the party workers after the new BJP chief Nitin Nabin took charge,...
Maggi packets, 20kg rice, cylinders: JeM’s winter bunker unearthed; terrorists stocked up for months
JAMMU: In the high mountains of Kishtwar, terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had planned a long-haul stay.A rugged bunker — carefully shielded with stones lined up outside for cover — had been stocked with enough supplies to sustain the occupants for months, indicating preparations for a prolonged hideout.The bunker was busted by the army...
56% of firms see no AI gains, says PwC Global chairman; advises to focus on basics
PwC global chairman Mohamed Kande has said that a majority of companies are not seeing results from their artificial intelligence (AI) investments because they are missing basic groundwork. Speaking to Fortune on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Kande highlighted a PwC survey which says that 56% companies are getting...
‘Nitin Nabin is my boss’: PM Modi congratulates new BJP chief; calls himself a ‘party worker’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: “When it is about the party, Nitin Nabin is my boss,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, calling himself a “party worker” of the BJP, while addressing the gathering after the inauguration of young leader Nitin Nabin as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youngest-ever national president.45-year-old Nitin Nabin, who hails from...
