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Roy had earlier approached the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court denied him anticipatory bail on August 3 (Photo: PTI). NEW DELHI: The Bengal CID on Thursday detained TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s PA, Sumit Roy. This came after the Supreme Court rejected Roy’s anticipatory bail plea in the Salboni land scam caseA bench headed…

Supreme Court Justice JB Pardiwala questioned why the FSSAI was taking a two-phased approach. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to consider stronger warning labels on packaged food, opening the door to tighter front-of-pack labelling rules that could have a significant impact on the country’s packaged food…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s three-day India visit will focus on defence, energy and economic ties, Ukraine and West Asia, with talks with PM Modi and participation in the BRICS summit on the agenda. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Three Russian transport aircraft touched down at Noida International Airport on Thursday as world leaders began arriving in…

AI is making it harder for central banks to determine an economy’s potential growth rate. Mumbai: AI is making it harder for central banks to determine an economy’s potential growth rate, as technological change increases uncertainty around productivity, potential output and the natural rate of interest, BIS general manager Pablo Hernández de Cos said.“AI is…

‘Administration cremated the body forcibly, without our consent,’  says Gulzar Singh’s son. NEW DELHI: The family of Gulzar Singh, a Dalit labourer from Punjab’s Sangrur district who died by suicide after allegedly facing harassment, has accused the “government of forcibly cremating his body without their consent.“Gulzar’s son Lakhwinder Singh alleged that the family was not…

His remarks came after Vijay launched a strong attack on the DMK in the assembly NEW DELHI: DMK president MK Stalin on Thursday hit back at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay over his recent remarks in the state assembly, accusing him of attempting to demean the party and its leaders while recalling his…