Karnataka recorded highest number of challans followed by Rajasthan, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand NEW DELHI: More than 5.7 lakh people were fined for smoking in public across India in 2025-26, with authorities collecting over Rs 5.1 crore in penalties under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), according to data tabled in the…
The mediator informed that the parties have agreed to hold further discussions among themselves under his supervision NEW DELHI: After a bitter courtroom battle over the division of the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s assets, his family members are now cooperating in a Supreme Court-directed mediation process to arrive at an amicable settlement. The Supreme Court…
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday in Washington. (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he believes the conflict involving Iran is likely to end soon and claimed that Tehran cannot sustain the war for much longer.Speaking from the Oval Office in Washington, Trump also…
As per figures shared by home ministry last month, 2024-25 witnessed 16,200 NGOs receiving foreign contributions worth Rs 22,963 crore NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the progressive tightening of laws governing foreign contributions under Modi govt, their inflow has grown even though the total number of NGOs registered under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2020, has declined.As per…
The SC said that compulsory retirement is open to judicial scrutiny if the order is mala fide, arbitrary or perverse NEW DELHI: It is not punitive to hand out compulsory retirement to someone, particularly in the armed forces, whose performance is slackening over the years, the Supreme Court said Thursday while rejecting the plea of…
Avellanosa de Muñó (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Most places are known for their landscapes, history or architecture, but one tiny Spanish village is about to become famous for something that happens in the sky. According to BBC Travel, Avellanosa de Muñó, a quiet village in Spain’s Burgos province, will witness a rare celestial event on 12…
The affirmation of friendship comes at a time of Israel losing supporters over Netanyahu’s military offensive in retaliation for Hamas’s terror attack NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, with the two reviewing progress on various facets of both countries’ special strategic partnership and…
The Centre maintained that altering reservation policies requires empirical research and legislative action. NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination…
Gupta and his brothers are accused of political corruption and Zuma faced allegations of extending undue favour to them NEW DELHI: The South African high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, is understood to have been recalled for attending a meeting between former president Jacob Zuma and an Indian-origin businessman facing charges of corruption in that…
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