NEW DELHI: Deliberating on the right of an accused to bail, particularly in serious offences, Supreme Court Tuesday said personal liberty would have to take back seat if it is pitted against India’s sovereignty, and pointed out a lack of uniform application of prolonged incarceration as grounds for bail has resulted in similarly situated persons…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India’s friendship and diplomacy with other countries helped it tackle the biggest energy crisis of the 21st century, triggered by the war between Iran and the United States in the Middle East.Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Balotra , the Prime Minister said the number of…
Microsoft’s former CEO Steve Ballmer is quite angry with Joseph Sanberg, the founder of once high-flying fintech startup Aspiration Partners. Ballmer invested millions in the Aspiration Partners, along with several other tech celebrities. Green fintech startup Aspiration Partners offered what it called sustainable banking services like credit cards and investment products that avoided fossil fuels….
Arvind Kejriwal (Image source: ANI) NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message thanking US President Donald Trump for his wishes and said India’s sovereignty, dignity and national interest should remain paramount in its dealings with foreign nations.Reacting to a post by Modi on X in which he…
General Motors recently announced it’s laying off hundreds of its technology team members. Now, employees affected by the automaker’s latest round of job cuts have reportedly claimed that the company ended their employment with an unexpected 15-minute virtual meeting, a pre-written message from human resources, and an abrupt disconnection. According to a CNBC report, affected…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanjay Manjrekar Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar questioned India’s decision to leave out Sanju Samson for the second T20I against England, as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was handed his international debut, saying the move made little sense Taking to X after the match, Manjrekar welcomed the 15-year-old’s debut but wondered why Samson had been left…
Courage is one of those virtues we admire from a distance but rarely think we will personally need. Amal Clooney, a human rights lawyer who has spent her career defending people in some of the world’s toughest cases, sees it very differently. Courage, she argues, is needed now more than ever. She made the point…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress of “shamelessly exploiting students as political tools” following the grand-old-party’s protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence over the NEET paper leak.In a social media post on X, Pradhan said Congress chose to stage a…
When the first vote is cast at 7 am today to decide who will be governing Bengal for the next five years, there will be an elephant in the polling booth: SIR, or the Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ roll.More than 3.6 crore voters across 152 constituencies will be exercising their franchise in the…
Image Credit: Shutterstock The Earth revolves in a cosmic system which is surrounded by billions of asteroids often referred to as ‘fossils’ of our solar system. While these rocks are rich in resources, they represent a significant threat to humanity. In response, China has developed an ambitious planetary defence strategy that aims to do more…