Delhi High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s plea to recuse Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from the excise policy case, deeming it based on conjecture. NEW DELHI: A political flashpoint erupted on Tuesday after Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the Delhi excise policy case was dismissed by the Delhi High…
Hockey India secretary Bhola Nath Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held Hockey India and its secretary general Bhola Nath Singh guilty of contempt of court for wilfully disobeying its earlier order, in a significant ruling that raises serious questions over governance within national sports bodies.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an…
As the US and Iran edged towards what appeared to be a breakthrough after weeks of conflict in early April, a sudden burst of public messaging from Donald Trump may have thrown fragile diplomacy off course.According to CNN, optimism around a potential deal to end the seven-week war began to unravel after Trump publicly claimed…
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from his role after nearly 15 years, the company said. After the announcement, Apple shares declined less than 1% in late trading on April 20. Cook, 65, will hand over the role to John Ternus who has been leading the company’s hardware division. The decision comes as Apple…
NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar MUMBAI: Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) and a Rajya Sabha MP, has been admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai for a routine health check-up, sources said on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI.. The 85-year-old leader was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital two days ago,…
Pakistan has suspended a proposed $1.5 billion agreement to supply weapons and fighter jets to Sudan after Saudi Arabia asked Islamabad to terminate the arrangement and said it would no longer finance the purchase, according to two Pakistani security sources and a diplomatic source.The development comes as Sudan remains gripped by a conflict between the…
File photo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung The United States has partially restricted the sharing of satellite intelligence on North Korea with South Korea following remarks by Seoul’s unification minister about a suspected nuclear facility, according to media reports.Unification minister Chung Dong-young told parliament last month that North Korea was believed to be operating…
NEW DELHI: A new satellite-based analysis by an environmental think-tank, tracking 247 municipal wards of Delhi during the summer from 2015 to 2026, found that the city had been recording a rise in the heat level.According to Envirocatalyst, which processes Landsat imagery at 30-metre resolution, Delhi’s mean land surface temperature (LST) rose from 29.1 degrees…
BETTIAH: Shortage of medical staff came to the fore at the Bagaha sub-divisional hospital in West Champaran district after a security guard was asked to assist doctors in stitching the injuries of road accident victims amid an unexpected rush of patients on Monday.The injured were identified as Wasim Akhtar, a pickup van driver, and Surendra…
Sports presenter Shefali Bagga, who is also known for her participation in Bigg Boss 13, has reacted strongly to ongoing speculation linking her to cricketers, making it clear that she’s “fed up” with the assumptions drawn from brief public appearances.In a recent chat with Filmygyan, Shefali addressed rumours with Yuzvendra Chahal sparked by a viral…