The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking a national digital register for advocates New Delhi: With one in every three advocates being fake at a time when the judiciary is occupying a central space in India’s governance, a concerned Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine the plea of the Bar Association of…
Omar Abdullah faces growing demands within his National Conference (NC) to expand his cabinet SRINAGAR: Nearly two years after taking office, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah faces growing demands within his National Conference (NC) to expand his cabinet amid opposition allegations he has avoided doing so as there are too many hopefuls and it could…
Macron’s message in Hindi French President Emmanuel Macron gave a farewell message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an unusual personal gesture, delivering part of his farewell message in Hindi, a rare move by a foreign leader that drew attention.In a video recorded at the conclusion of the visit, Macron addressed the Prime Minister in…
Foreign secretary brief on PM’s France visit Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday outlined the key issues discussed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to France for the G7 Summit, highlighting progress on trade negotiations, concerns over the situation in West Asia, maritime security, and India’s engagement with major global partners.Addressing a special…
CPI(ML) said Congress didn’t get all of its own votes. NEW DELHI: The CPI(ML) Liberation on Thursday firmly rejected speculation that its legislators had cross-voted in the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha election, asserting that both its MLAs voted for the Congress candidate as decided. The party instead said the election outcome showed that Congress had failed…
India’s Ishan Kishan (AP Photo) Former India captain and ex-chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes Ishan Kishan possesses all the attributes needed to succeed in Test cricket, but feels the wicketkeeper-batter is currently a victim of India’s crowded red-ball setup.Kishan has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence over the past few months. After spending nearly two years on…
Ushering in the future of aerial warfare, the US Air Force (USAF) has awarded the first-increment contract for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme.This marks the first operational step in how airpower will be acquired and deployed.Building on decades of semi‑autonomous flight research, CCAs are unmanned aircraft designed to integrate seamlessly with crewed fighters, extending…
Overall India’s in Swiss Banks fall over 8% in 10 years (Representative imag) Funds linked to Indian clients in Swiss banks declined by more than 8 per cent in 2025 to 3.25 billion Swiss francs (around Rs 36,793 crore), according to annual data released by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on Thursday.The decline was largely…
Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s dominant run in the ODI series against Afghanistan continued as Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan starred in a crushing 170-run victory in the second ODI, helping the hosts take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.After winning the first ODI by seven wickets, India…
Bill Yuen (left) and Peter Wai have been jailed for 8 and 10 years respectively A British court on Thursday jailed two dual Chinese-British nationals for spying on UK-based Hong Kong dissidents, calling their actions “deliberate, concerted, and serious.”Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grub sentenced former UK Border Force official Peter Wai, 40, to 10 years in prison…
India’s captain Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Shubman Gill‘s remarkable purple patch continued on Wednesday as the India captain produced another batting masterclass, prompting high praise from Sunil Gavaskar after India’s emphatic ODI series-clinching victory over Afghanistan in Lucknow.Gill has enjoyed a stunning run of form over the past three weeks, piling up runs across…
NEW DELHI: The district consumer commission, Thiruvananthapuram, has directed a restaurant to pay Rs 50,000 to a customer after his daughter’s first birthday party was allegedly ruined by poor service and stale food, holding the restaurant’s manager and managing director jointly liable for deficiency in service.What was the issueComplainant Prathap Wilson approached a restaurant in…
