NEW DELHI: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi led the opposition in slamming the fuel price hike by saying that people are paying for the mistakes of Modi govt, as he warned about more such shocks in the coming future. Also, Congress accused Modi govt of pushing the country’s jewellery sector towards “lockdown” through PM’s appeal that people…
NEW DELHI: Monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 26, IMD said Friday, forecasting an early start to the rainy season in India. Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, give or take seven days.“This year, the southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on May 26 with…
NEW DELHI: With govt moving to NEET-UG online from next year, a decision triggered by the medical entrance exam’s cancellation following allegations of a paper leak, health and education officials cautioned that this transition of India’s biggest entrance test in terms of candidates may be far more complicated than it appears, but accepted that it…
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Madhya Pradesh HC order declaring the disputed Bhojshala complex a temple only validated the fears and concerns they had raised since the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) on Friday released a report arguing that Supreme Court’s interpretation of Places of Worship Act revealed how “deeply majoritarian politics has…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Friday asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to not pass any final order till July 15 in its proceedings against tech giant Apple over allegations of abusing its dominant position on its app store.The bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, however, clarified that the anti-trust regulator…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday pushed back at criticism over rise in fuel prices, saying India had effected the smallest increase among major economies and managed to shield consumers from global volatility since the West Asia conflict broke out before rolling out a calibrated hike.“This matters because fuel prices do not remain confined to petrol…
NEW DELHI: The Enforecement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested two alleged masterminds for fraudulently selling properties associated with trusts linked to late spiritual guru Mahesh Yogi in a multi-crore land grab case.The accused, G Ram Chandra Mohan and Akash Malviya, had forged land deeds of Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation (SRMF) and sold them fraudulently. The…
NEW DELHI: Consumer protection regulator CCPA has imposed penalties of Rs 10 lakh and Rs 5 lakh on Motion Education Pvt Ltd and Career Line Coaching (CLC), Sikar, respectively, for publishing misleading advertisements about JEE and NEET results, and unfair trade practices.In a statement, Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said the advertisements published by the…
In an unusual move, PM Modi took to social media to trash speculation about govt planning curbs on foreign travel, dismissing it as “totally false” and emphasising that there is “not an iota of truth in this”. Responding to a media report that said govt was considering a tax, cess or surcharge on foreign travel,…
NEW DELHI: Seeking a unified, global approach in the fight against narcotics and narco-terror, Home minister Amit Shah Friday said India has chalked out a roadmap to eradicate drug cartels and make itself drug-free by 2047, such that not a single gram of drugs can enter the country or transit through its land or sea…