New Delhi, 7/3: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari in a case registered under the state’s Gangsters Act. Ansari is an MLA from Mau constituency representing Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh directed Ansari, son of later gangster Mukhtar…
Mumbai, 7/3: Capital markets regulator Sebi’s new chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Friday promised to come out with a framework where Sebi board members will have to reveal conflict of interest to the public. Addressing his maiden public event, Pandey, who took charge as the Sebi chairman on March 1, said this is essential from…
Brussels, 7/3: European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and pledged to continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump’s reversal of US policies. Europe must take up this challenge, this arms race. And it must win it,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a special…
Shahjahanpur (UP), 7/3: A 25-year-old man allegedly killed his mother with a spear when she intervened in a fight between him and his wife here, police said on Friday. He has been arrested. Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh S told PTI that the incident took place in Ganpatpur village under Nigohi police station limits on…
Paris, 6/3: Football’s governing body FIFA is to consider expanding the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport’s marquee event, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The 2030 World Cup will be held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, where the inaugural edition was…
Chennai, 6/4: Passing an interim order, the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Union Government to unblock the website of Vikatan, a legacy media group in Tamil Nadu which publishes a bouquet of magazines, provided the company removed a cartoon depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his hands and legs while sitting opposite to…
New Delhi, 6/3: India on Thursday condemned a security breach during its foreign minister’s visit to London when a protester broke through a police cordon, stood in front of the minister’s car and tore the Indian flag before being taken away. India’s foreign ministry said it expects Britain to live up to “diplomatic obligations” and…
Bengaluru, 6/3: Bengaluru South MP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha national president Tejasvi Surya on Thursday tied the knot with Carnatic classical singer Sivasri Skandaprasad in the city. The wedding was held traditionally amid the chanting of Vedic hymns. Several top BJP leaders including party’s state president B Y Vijayendra, Union ministers V Somanna and…
London,6/3: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, responding to an audience question on “solving” issues in Kashmir, stated: “Removing Article 370 was step number one, restoring growth and economic activity and social justice in Kashmir was step number three. “I think the part we are waiting for is the return of the stolen part of Kashmir…
New Delhi, 6/3: The CBI has filed an FIR against Mumbai-based firm Jai Corporation and its director and promoter Anand Jaikumar Jain for alleged misappropriation in the Rs 2,434 crore mobilised through the public during 2006-08, officials said Wednesday. The move comes on the orders of the Bombay High Court after a complaint was filed…
