The apex court ordered that a copy of NFSU’s six-page report on the audio clips be supplied to both the petitioner and the Centre’s counsel NEW DELHI: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that audio recordings allegedly linking former Manipur CM N Biren Singh to the ethnic violence in the state were manipulated.Additional…
The paper by a team of economists led by Ratna Sahay said an end to prohibition can help the state increase its tax revenue by 14-15% while reducing expenditure on enforcement NEW DELHI: A new paper by NCAER has proposed lifting prohibition in Bihar to generate resources for financing development and capital expenditure. It argued…
Air India is restoring international flights that were slashed post the West Asia crisis and will return to Jan-Feb levels next month NEW DELHI: Air India on Friday hiked pilot salaries by 8% to 15%, with commanders getting the biggest hikes and increases tapering by rank. Going ahead, first officers or co-pilots will get command…
Russia, India’s biggest supplier during the quarter, supplied crude at an average cost of $2,408 per tonne, while UAE crude cost $2,213 per tonne NEW DELHI: India’s crude import bill rose 26% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026-27, despite volumes falling 18%, as the West Asia conflict disrupted supplies and pushed up oil prices.Commerce…
Don’t throw away used tea bags: 7 smart ways to reuse them at home That used tea bag sitting in your sink after your morning cup isn’t quite done working yet. Most of us toss it without a second thought, but tea leaves are packed with tannins, antioxidants, and mild acids that make them surprisingly…
On Friday, Delhi HC issued the consequential transfer and posting orders for judges Sunena Sharma and Dheeraj Mor NEW DELHI: Barely six months after appointing a sessions judge to exclusively hear coal scam cases in Delhi, Supreme Court has replaced her, acting on an unusual request from the Delhi high court, which said she and…
Several of the named sites on the map carry the weight of India-China conflict. GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: The updated Survey of India map has assigned standard place and feature names to 27 Arunachal Pradesh sites, including four mountain passes and a high-altitude lake, as part of the Union government’s strategy to remove any ambiguity on demarcation…
The report also suggested prescribing clear inter-agency SOPs ahead of the peak tourist season to ensure a coordinated and timely response to any security-related incident NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended an integrated security and surveillance framework for all major tourist destinations in Jammu & Kashmir, incorporating comprehensive CCTV coverage, centralised monitoring facilities, regular…
Police stand outside the home of a student who shot several people Friday at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo) A teenage Thai student killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said, in the…
Accused Kulkarni chose to share questions with students who paid to attend ‘special classes’ he conducted in his apartment just before the exam NEW DELHI: A seemingly innocuous WhatsApp message from a parent asking chemistry professor PV Kulkarni for his address to gift him a watch rang the first alarm-bells for CBI sleuths probing the…