If this is not extortion, then what is it, says SC on allowing retailers to overprice drugs NEW DELHI: Expressing shock over patients and their families being fleeced by pharma companies and retail medicine sellers, Supreme Court on Tuesday said the exorbitant prices charged was nothing but “dacoity” in broad daylight and questioned the govt’s…
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress netas Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have said it is “abuse of the process of law” that ED has challenged in Delhi high court a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of its chargesheet against them in the National Herald-linked money laundering case.In a response filed in…
SC disagreed with the suggestion that the recognition of all six stanzas was not in concord with a ‘secular’ Constitution. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the legality of penal consequences if a person does not sing the national song due to religious beliefs or conscientious objection, but declined to adjudicate whether…
Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have been negotiating with MHA over Ladakh’s autonomy since 2023. Srinagar: Two days ahead of the first anniversary of four deaths in alleged police firing on protesters in Leh demanding Sixth Schedule status and statehood on Sept 24 last year, Ladakh authorities promised Tuesday a new framework under…
The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday in protest against the remarks by ruling National Conference (NC) MLAs over the holiday declared on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh. SRINAGAR: The birth anniversaries of J&K’s last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh and National…
The Elsewhere Pod sits on the couple’s Sunshine Coast hinterland property and measures about 6 metres by 2.4 metres, states the online report. Its compact footprint is offset by floor-to-ceiling glass, contemporary interiors and a design aimed at making the most of its rural surroundings. When mortgage repayments suddenly become the biggest expense on a…
Representative Image of ancient silver coins and Viking Age artifacts displayed for archaeological examination (AI Generated Image) A woman digging for fishing bait near her summer house in the Stockholm area uncovered what has since been identified as Sweden’s largest coin hoard. The discovery was made in 2025 on the Mörkö peninsula near Södertälje and…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks in the assembly during the autumn session, in Srinagar on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) SRINAGAR: J&K govt has pulled 4,249 books from public, school and college libraries, and sent another 1,752 titles for “expert examination” after screening more than 21.8 lakh books for “objectionable content” over the past…
A $2.52 billion federal loan has been approved to build the Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, clearing the way for the largest infrastructure project in Alabama’s history. US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the approval of the low-interest loan, which provides key funding for the $4.15 billion project aimed at fixing…
Photo credit: Trip Advisor Wisconsin officials were set to demolish an 1897 jail museum for about $259,000, but a last-minute preservation push changed the timeline. After a lengthy public session in Neillsville, the Clark County Board voted 26 to 1 to delay the demolition decision for three months, giving preservation advocates more time to present…