NEW DELHI: Senior advocate K V Vishwanathan, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in adjudicating pleas against extension given to the ED director, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that amendments made in law by the Centre to extend the tenure and the three extensions given to its present director are illegal and …
NEW DELHI: The government is examining the Supreme Court‘s verdict on the appointment of chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners and it will take “appropriate action” on it, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Supreme Court in its judgment of March 2 held that …
NEW DELHI: IT services major Infosys on Thursday announced the retirement of Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as independent director of the board, effective March 22, 2023, upon completion of her tenure.Infosys board has appointed D Sundaram as the lead independent director of the company, effective March 23, 2023 based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration …
NEW DELHI: With the logjam in Parliament showing no signs of ending , Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is set to order a guillotine on Thursday, a procedure that allows the budget to be put to vote without discussion, following which the lower house is likely to take up the finance bill.Lok Sabha will take …
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NEW YORK: A grand jury was set to reconvene in New York on Wednesday as it weighs whether to charge ex-president Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn star. With barricades outside Trump Tower and police on high alert, the city has been holding its breath over the expected indictment for days but …
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NEW DELHI: The barricades from outside British High Commission in New Delhi were removed on Wednesday.The barricades were put up after widespread protests were launched against the vandalisation of the Indian High Commission in the UK by extremist and separatist elements on Sunday. However, they are now nowhere to be seen outside the British High …
NEW DELHI: Strong tremors jolted parts of north India sending shock waves across Delhi-NCR at 10.17pm on Tuesday as an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan.The tremors lasting about 30 seconds forced panic-stricken people to rush out of buildings and take refuge in open areas as fears of a “big …
Chaitra Navaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Hindu month of Chaitra, which usually falls in March or April. It is also known as Vasant Navaratri or Spring Navaratri. This festival lasts for nine days and is dedicated to the worship of the nine forms of the Hindu goddess Durga. During Chaitra Navaratri, devotees …
Vande Bharat Express from Delhi to Jaipur is expected to be launched in the coming weeks. The new semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express train has been modified for the Delhi-Jaipur route of Indian Railways. According to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Vande Bharat Express for the Delhi-Jaipur route had to be modified since double-decker trains …
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NEW DELHI: Isro will launch the second batch of 36 satellites belonging to OneWeb with its rocket LVM3 from Sriharikota on Sunday. If the launch is successful, the Bharti Enterprise-backed UK-based company will complete its constellation of over 600 low-earth-orbit satellites in space, paving the way to offer space-based broadband internet services to every corner …
