TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States, asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block a law intended to force ByteDance, its China-based parent company, to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban. TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency request to the justices for an […]
Two charged in connection with Iran drone strike that killed 3 US troops in Middle East
Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other service members, the Justice Department said Monday. The criminal case in federal court […]
India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score, 3rd Test Day 4: Rohit, Rahul and Rain in focus in Brisbane; AUS lead by 394
IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 4, Live Cricket Score Updates: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have a massive task on their hands as they will step out to bat on Day 4 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground with India trailing Australia by a massive 394 runs. The visitors crumbled even within the little passage […]
Allahabad High Court sets aside teacher’s suspension: ‘DM has no role in schools’ supervision’
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has set aside a teacher’s suspension order issued by the District Basic Education Officer, Sambhal. The court observed that the District Magistrate (DM), primarily a Revenue Officer, has no authority to supervise schools established by the Board of Basic Education. The suspension order was issued on the basis of a joint […]
Why hasn’t action been taken against SEBI chief: Congress
TARGETING THE government over allegations of financial misconduct against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, the Congress on Monday asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman why action has not been taken against her, and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe. Participating in the debate on Supplementary Demands for Grants in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP K C […]
Loan write-offs help banks to show lower NPAs
A massive loan write-off of Rs 9.9 lakh crore in the last five financial years has helped banks to show a big decline in non-performing assets (NPAs). Aided by this write-off, banks reported a 12-year low NPA ratio of 2.8 per cent of advances by March 2024. Total recoveries from write-offs were only 18.70 per […]
Mallikarjun Kharge: Modi twisted facts to defame Nehru, should apologise
Demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology for “twisting facts”, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the BJP as he countered the ruling party’s allegations against the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family, particularly former PMs Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. Speaking after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the […]
In ‘confession’, aide says Lawrence Bishnoi showed 2 phones during video call from jail
FOR THE first time, a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi has claimed in a “judicial confession” that the arrested gangster has access to cellphones inside Gujarat’s Sabarmati Central Jail where he is currently lodged. Hashim Baba, who was arrested in connection with the murder of a gym owner in Delhi in September, has said in […]
As Priyanka Gandhi wears Palestine to House, BJP asks: Where is bag of patriotism?
A VOCAL supporter of Palestine, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday carried a bag to Parliament that had an image expressing her solidarity with the cause. While the BJP immediately accused her of “appeasement” politics, Vadra followed that up by leading a protest on Parliament premises demanding “justice for Hindus facing atrocities in Bangladesh”. Vadra […]
India, China set to hold special representatives’ meeting tomorrow
LESS THAN a fortnight after India and China held official-level talks in New Delhi, following troop disengagement at two friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, their Special Representatives are set to meet in Beijing on Wednesday. India’s Special Representative for the dialogue is National Security Advisor Ajit Doval while the […]