Rahul Gandhi gets relief as SC quashes summons NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Lucknow trial court’s order summoning Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case over his remarks about VD Savarkar.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held that the required sanction had not been…
Representative image of the linear cluster of earthquakes tracing the edge of the Yakutat microplate in south-central Alaska (AI generated). Beneath the towering peaks of the Alaska Range, home to Denali, North America’s tallest mountain, scientists have uncovered a hidden geological feature that had gone completely unnoticed until now. Using a machine learning system to…
Union Health Minister Nadda interacts with MPs from Jharkhand and Odisha to strengthen efforts towards TB Mukt Bharat NEW DELHI: Union health minister JP Nadda was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on Thursday evening after experiencing uneasiness, the hospital said.Nadda was evaluated and underwent tests, including a coronary angiography. He is currently stable and has been…
In September 1999, Joan Murray, a 47-year-old Bank of America executive from Charlotte, North Carolina, survived a skydiving accident that left her with devastating injuries. She had jumped from about 14,500 feet when her main parachute failed to open. Her reserve parachute deployed at roughly 700 feet but soon lost its effectiveness. Murray then struck…
Rahul Gandhi alleges China stopped army in Arunachal NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that China had stopped Indian Army patrols at several locations in Arunachal Pradesh and called the development a matter of concern.“China has stopped our army from patrolling in several places in Arunachal Pradesh –…
CJI Surya Kant (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed “strong disapproval” of the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) now-revoked order barring the enrolment of 2026 graduates of Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law as advocates after a section of students objected to the university inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as…
Supreme Court’s order provided interim relief to the Tamil Nadu government NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Madras High Court order that had struck down the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to provide government jobs to eligible relatives of those who died in the Karur stampede last year.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala…
BCI chief clarifies ‘no inquiry’ into judicial internships NEW DELHI: Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Friday clarified the Council has withdrawn its order concerning judicial internships following an emergency meeting, saying that no inquiry will be initiated.Mishra said the BCI’s primary objective was to ensure that law students face no…
Bill Ackman’s investment career can be traced back to a surprisingly modest beginning: a college sales job that earned him $14,000. While studying at Harvard, Ackman sold advertising for the student-produced Let’s Go travel guides on commission, discovering that he had a knack for turning sales into serious money. The experience offered an early glimpse…
1,057 personnel awarded Gallantry, Service Medals ahead of Independence Day NEW DELHI: A total of 1,057 personnel from the Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, the ministry of home affairs said.The awards include 301 Medals for Gallantry (GM),…