New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hear on April 8 a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs as well as admissions to educational institutions to economically weaker sections across all classes. A bench comprising Justices S […]
New Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday gave an undertaking in the Delhi High Court that an advance notice will be given to Arvind Kejriwal before taking any action, including derecognition of his Aam Aadmi Party, for his alleged bribery remarks during Goa Assembly election campaign in […]
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to finalise within two months the standards for using lead in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes which are commonly used in most buildings. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Ministry of Environment and […]
Jaipur : Online retailer Amazon is investing in technology, logistics and infrastructure to provide better services to its customers, and has also set up a fulfillment centre in Jaipur for timely delivery, a company official said here Thursday. Over 20,000 sellers from Rajasthan are selling their products globally through […]
Mumbai : The rupee slumped 42 paise to end at 69.30 against the US dollar Thursday, its second straight session of decline, in line with other Asian currencies amid strengthening of the greenback. Most Asian currencies struggled amid expectations of dovish monetary policy stance by central banks following a […]
London : The stage is set for a busy period of Indian extradition-related activity in the UK courts as liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s High Court appeal moves forward for a judge’s verdict on paperwork and fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi returns to Westminster Magistrates’ Court here for a second […]
Almaty (Kazakhstan) : Kazakhstan’s new president will visit ally Russia on his first foreign visit, his office said Thursday, days after predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev suddenly quit the post he held for three decades. Nazarbayev, who had ruled the energy-rich Central Asian nation since before it gained independence with the […]
Bishkek : Kyrgyzstan has charged two people with inciting inter-ethnic hatred after they protested a visit to the Central Asian country by Russian President Vladimir Putin, their lawyer said Thursday. Nurlan Karymshakov and Gulzana Imayeva, who are husband and wife, were arrested while staging a protest outside the Russian […]
Mohali : A controversy-laden first two games at their back, Kings XI Punjab will look to exploit familiar conditions in their first home match of the IPL when they take on Mumbai Indians here Saturday. It has been a roller-coaster ride for KXIP, having to endure a controversy involving […]
New Delhi : A constant presence at the coach’s chair during wife Saina Nehwal’s matches, Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap says he is eager to take up full time coaching once he retires from the game. But, he said retirement is the last thing he is thinking right now. A […]
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