NEW DELHI: A dramatic shift in India’s relationship with Canada over the past 10 months has culminated in a series of major announcements and deals, including a $2.6 billion deal to supply 22 million pounds of uranium to India between 2027 and 2035, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his counterpart Mark Carney … Read more
New Delhi: India suffered its first casualty in the ongoing conflict in West Asia on Monday when the oil tanker MKD Vyom was hit by a shell in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday, killing an Indian national on board.The Indian Embassy in Oman posted onAccording to Oman’s official news agency, MKD VYOM, flying the … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: Travancore Devaswom Committee will submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court to preserve existing traditions Sabarimala TempleBoard chairman K Jayakumar on Monday expressed opposition to the 2018 ruling to open the hill shrine to women of all ages.The decision was taken at a board meeting when the court was considering a petition regarding entry … Read more
New Delhi: delhi high court Disciplinary proceedings have been resumed against Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede, who was punished for drugs seized in a 2021 case, invalidating relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).The 2008-batch police officer came to limelight for allegedly threatening to implicate actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Holding that welfare legislation enacted to extend benefits to a class of society should be given a “liberal and purposive interpretation” in favor of the beneficiaries, the Supreme Court said employers must pay penalty for late payment under the Employees’ Compensation Act even if the amount of compensation in case of an accident … Read more
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday set up two more empowered committees for Bengal to expedite processing of citizenship applications received under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. This brings to four the number of commissions authorized to operate in the state.The CAA grants citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging … Read more
KOLKATA/HYDERABAD: As war between Iran and the US and Israel engulfs the entire Gulf region, one-way economy class fares on European airlines bypassing the Gulf from London to Mumbai soared to about Rs 2.90 lakh, while business class fares for the same flight rose to a staggering Rs 9 lakh.Typically, one-way economy class fares between … Read more
New Delhi: Nearly 600,000 babies in India are born with congenital anomalies every year. However, the country has no national registry to track them.As infectious disease mortality rates decline and congenital conditions account for an increasing share of childhood deaths, experts say gaps in surveillance and coordinated care are becoming increasingly pressing. According to recent … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday warned that judicial orders based on AI-generated, non-existent judgments would amount to misconduct and not just decision-making errors, signaling serious concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in court proceedings.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the issue will be examined in detail and notices … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a bid to bring relief to hundreds of thousands of people stuck in West Asia since Saturday, Emirates, flydubai and Etihad Airways started operating special flights from Monday, including some to India.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also asked Indian operators to resume flights to open airspaces such as Oman … Read more