Category: Events

If this is not extortion, then what is it, says SC on allowing retailers to overprice drugs NEW DELHI: Expressing shock over patients and their families being fleeced by pharma companies and retail medicine sellers, Supreme Court on Tuesday said the exorbitant prices charged was nothing but “dacoity” in broad daylight and questioned the govt’s...

SC disagreed with the suggestion that the recognition of all six stanzas was not in concord with a ‘secular’ Constitution. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the legality of penal consequences if a person does not sing the national song due to religious beliefs or conscientious objection, but declined to adjudicate whether...

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress netas Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have said it is “abuse of the process of law” that ED has challenged in Delhi high court a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of its chargesheet against them in the National Herald-linked money laundering case.In a response filed in...

US F-35 fighters to take part in IAF exercise NEW DELHI: The United States’ fifth-generation stealth fighter jet F-35 will for the first time take part in India’s multinational combat exercise as six of such jets will join the IAF-led exercise ‘Tarang Shakti 2026’, which is set to be hosted in Jodhpur from Sept 26...

Indian Navy plans to procure six LCU Mk V vessels to boost amphibious, logistics and HADR capabilities. NEW DELHI: To strengthen its amphibious operations, logistics and HADR capabilities, the Indian Navy is planning to procure six landing craft utility (LCU) MK V from Indian shipyards as it has issued a request for information (RFI) for...

Arvind and his eight-year-old son, Shaurya alias Lakha, were critically injured during the exchange of fire and rushed to the District Hospital. LUCKNOW: A nearly seven-hour standoff in Shambhuganj village in Azamgarh ended in a police encounter early Wednesday, with Arvind Singh (40), accused of killing his wife and two priests, being shot dead after...

Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have been negotiating with MHA over Ladakh’s autonomy since 2023. Srinagar: Two days ahead of the first anniversary of four deaths in alleged police firing on protesters in Leh demanding Sixth Schedule status and statehood on Sept 24 last year, Ladakh authorities promised Tuesday a new framework under...

The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday in protest against the remarks by ruling National Conference (NC) MLAs over the holiday declared on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh. SRINAGAR: The birth anniversaries of J&K’s last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh and National...

A Florida fishing charter unexpectedly reeled in a suspected US military drone believed to be a Shahed-136 clone. (Photo: Hot Spot Charters) A routine fishing trip off Florida’s Panhandle took an unexpected turn when a group aboard a fishing charter reportedly hauled in a US military drone believed to be a clone of the Iranian-designed...

The Elsewhere Pod sits on the couple’s Sunshine Coast hinterland property and measures about 6 metres by 2.4 metres, states the online report. Its compact footprint is offset by floor-to-ceiling glass, contemporary interiors and a design aimed at making the most of its rural surroundings. When mortgage repayments suddenly become the biggest expense on a...