- Monday, May 05, 2025
The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the curative petitions filed by two of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. A 5-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana rejected the curative petitions filed by Vinay Sharma (26) and Mukesh Kumar (32). The proceedings were…
FORCED to import onions to check spike in prices, the Union Government now fears that the key kitchen staple may rot in godowns as states have shown little interest in buying them despite its offer to bear transportation cost. Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the Centre is offering…
BOMBAY Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia on Monday withdrew all defamation cases including the Rs 3,000 crore suit for damages against Tata group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and others. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde allowed Wadia to withdraw the petition in the apex court after the court…
THE Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which has been closed since December 15, due to ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The plea was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and…
INDIA’S automobile industry recorded its worst-ever sales decline in two decades in 2019, with an unprecedented slowdown hampering vehicle offtake across segments, according to industry body SIAM. As per data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Friday (10), all vehicle segments reported de-growth last year as low…
BRITISH AIRWAYS on Thursday (9) announced the launch of its A350 aircraft with the highly-anticipated club suite from Bengaluru to London's Heathrow. The A350 aircraft is the only plane of the British Airways in India. This is only the fourth destination across the entire network of British Airways to receive this aircraft. The other three destinations are Dubai, Toronto…
The Supreme Court's observation on Friday that access to internet is a fundamental right has come as happy news for people in the Kashmir Valley with many expressing the hope that services will be resumed soon. Internet access was snapped five months ago when Jammu and Kashmir's special status was…
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said that access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory. A five-judge bench headed by Justice…
HUNDREDS of demonstrators, including students and members of civil society organisations, hit the streets on Thursday protesting the recent violence at JNU and demanding resignation of the varsity vice-chancellor. The protesters, carrying placards and banners, started a march from Mandi House towards the HRD Ministry. Slogans of 'Halla Bol' and…
INDIA will lift restrictions on the use of coal mined domestically and ease bidding rules from March, a minister said on Wednesday (8), as the country aims to attract foreign mining companies and reduce imports of the fossil fuel. India plans to introduce global tenders for coal mining blocks in…
