- India
Oppn parties seek debate, JPC on Adani stock rout; force adjournments in LS, RS
New Delhi: Opposition parties Thursday sought a debate in Parliament and a probe by a joint committee into the fraud-allegation-triggered rout in Adani group company stocks, forcing adjournment of proceedings in both…
- India
Ramcharitmanas row: VHP to meet CEC for derecognising SP, RJD
New Delhi: The Election Commission should derecognise the SP and the RJD as they have violated the “basic conditions” upon which they were registered as political parties by not taking action against…
- Middle East
Why the violence between Israel & Palestinians may be entering a devastating new phase
By Susan de Groot Heupner, Griffith University South East Queensland (Australia): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rushed to the Middle East this week to make yet another push for a negotiated…
- Telangana
Telangana Assembly session to begin from Feb 3 with Governor’s address
Hyderabad: The Telangana Assembly Session is all set to start from Friday with Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan’s address in the joint session (Assembly and Council) on the first day. Sources said Chief Minister…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: SC to hear plea against hate speech event to be held on Feb 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking to prohibit an alleged hate speech event scheduled to be held on February 5 in Mumbai. A bench of…
- India
Eventually Article 21 of Constitution triumphed: Chidambaram on Kappan’s release
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday expressed happiness that “eventually Article 21 of the Constitution has triumphed” as Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of jail after over two years. Article…
- Delhi
Importance of personal savings ‘jettisoned’ in ‘hullabalo’ over old, new tax regimes: Chidambaram
Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that in the “hullabaloo” over the old and the new tax regimes, the importance of personal savings in a developing country has been “jettisoned”.…
- India
Adani speaking of being ‘morally correct’ like his ‘Prime Mentor’ preaching humility: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress Thursday took a dig at Adani Enterprises over its decision to withdraw its Rs 20,000-crore share sale, saying Gautam Adani speaking of being “morally correct” is like his…
- India
Adani Enterprises calls off fully subscribed FPO; money to be returned to investors
New Delhi: Adani Enterprises on Wednesday said it has decided to withdraw its fully subscribed Rs 20,000-crore follow-on public offer (FPO) and will return the proceeds to investors. The announcement came a…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s ex-information minister Fawad Chaudhry released from jail
Islamabad: Former information minister and senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry was released from jail on Wednesday after a court granted him bail in a sedition case. Chaudhry, 52, a close…
- India
RSS neither right wing nor left wing, we are nationalist: Dattatreya Hosabale
Jaipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday said the organisation works in the interest of the nation without any political inclination. “We are neither right wing nor left wing. We…
- India
11 students of UP school hospitalised after inhaling chemical fumes
Barabanki: Eleven students were hospitalised after they inhaled chemical fumes emanating from a garbage pile, including expired medicines, set afire by ragpickers near their school here on Wednesday, police said. The incident…
- India
New tax regime now more attractive: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the government has made the new income tax regime more attractive for taxpayers and has brought about ‘substantial changes’ in its structure for…
- India
FM proposes to do away with tax exemptions on high value life insurance policies
New Delhi: Maturities of life insurance policies with an annual premium of Rs 5 lakh and above taken after April 2023 will now be taxed after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman removed the…
- India
Morbi bridge collapse: Oreva group MD Jaysukh Patel sent to 7-day police custody
Morbi: A court in Gujarat’s Morbi town on Wednesday sent managing director of Oreva Group Jaysukh Patel in seven-day police custody in a case related to the Morbi suspension bridge collapse which…
