The Supreme Court on Friday moved closer to live streaming of its proceedings as it said that it was an expansion of the concept of open court hearing of matters without crowding the court rooms. Reserving the order on a batch of petitions by senior counsel Indira Jaising, the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, […]
In a partial relief to Cyrus Mistry, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday stated that Tata Sons cannot force him to sell his shares. However, the two-judge bench headed by Justice S.J. Mukhopadhyaya, declined Mistry’s appeal to stay the conversion of Tata Sons into a private company. The court said it will […]
Senior journalist and author Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital here. He was 95, his family confirmed on Thursday. Nayar breathed his last at the Escorts Hospital at 12.30 a.m., and his cremation will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Nayar, who was also a human rights activist, served as High Commissioner to […]
By Ritesh(R) Chugh and Ripan(R) Sethi It is common knowledge that exercise is an important part of being fit and healthy, but many people still overlook the role exercise should play in their day-to-day lives. Whether it’s a quick morning walk or an evening hour at the gym, everyone should be incorporating exercise into their […]
Shooter Deepak Kumar handed India it’s third medal at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games after he clinched silver in the Mens 10m Air Rifle category here on Monday. Deepak finished second with a score of 247.7 while compatriot Ravi Kumar finished fourth scoring 205.2. It was also the 30-year-old’s first medal at the Asiad. China’s […]
The US declared it is ready to support, facilitate and participate in direct negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban, on the occasion of the Afghan government’s announcement on Sunday of a conditional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban. “This plan responds to the clear and continued call of the Afghan people for peace,” the […]
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday said his government has abandoned plans to set an emissions reduction target in legislation. Turnbull said he would not proceed with the emissions target — part of his National Energy Guarantee (NEG) — because it has no prospect of passing through the House of Representatives, where he has […]
Positive global cues along with a recovery in the rupee value pushed the key indices of the Indian equity market higher during the morning trade session on Monday. According to market observers, healthy buying was witnessed in capital goods, automobile and oil and gas stocks. Around 9.50 a.m., the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock […]
Congress President Rahul Gandhi along with his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid homage to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 74th birth anniversary on Monday. They were accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, her husband Robert Vadra to the Veer Bhumi here, where many Congress veterans and leaders, including former […]
The White House rejected Turkey’s offer to release an American pastor in exchange for forgiveness of billions of dollars in US fines on a Turkish bank, a senior administration official told The Wall Street Journal. The rejection could lead to the US imposing additional sanctions against Turkey sometime this week, the Journal reported on Sunday. […]