New Delhi, 18/4: India is planning to ease its nuclear liability laws to cap accident-related penalties on equipment suppliers, three government sources said, in a move mainly to attract US firms that have been holding back due to the risk of unlimited exposure. The proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is the latest step…
New Delhi, 17/2: Jammu and Kashmir’s only relationship with Pakistan is that of Islamabad vacating the illegally occupied part of the Union Territory, India said on Thursday, strongly trashing Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir’s remarks on the region. In his address at an event in Islamabad this week, Gen Munir described Kashmir as the…
Mumbai, 17/4: In a serious charge, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has accused Uddhav Thackeray, the now head of Shiv Sena (UBT) of hijacking the Shiv Sena by “emotionally blackmailing” late Balasaheb Thackeray during a crucial leadership transition. Shiv Sena’s Thane MP Naresh Mhaske, who is a close aide of Shinde, the now deputy chief…
New Delhi, 17/4: India on Thursday said it is working closely with Belgium for extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi. Choksi was arrested in Belgium’s Antwerp on Saturday based on a formal request from the Indian government. Choksi is wanted by Indian probe agencies in connection with a Rs 13,500-crore bank loan fraud case. …
New Delhi, 17/4: The Supreme Court on Thursday made the Union government to assure that no appointment of non Muslims to the Waqf Council and board would be made and the waqf properties declared or registered as waqf by users would not be denotified till the next date of hearing. A bench of Chief Justice…
Bijapur, 17/4: Twenty two Naxalites have been arrested and explosive materials seized from them at three places in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Thursday. Seven lower rung cadres were apprehended on Tuesday from a forest near Tekmetla village under Usoor police station area, when a joint team of the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute…
Bhubaneswar, 17/4: In a major development, former Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik filed nomination for the post of BJD President for the ninth term. Patnaik is the only leader to have filed the nomination papers before returning officer Pratap Keshari Deb at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. The election for party’s President post will be…
Washington, 16/4: China now faces tariffs up to 245 per cent on imports to the United States due to its retaliatory actions, the White House has said, as the trade war escalated between the world’s two largest economies. Separately in a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China “just reneged…
New Delhi, 16/4: The Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed to hold the properties declared by courts as waqfs not to be de-notified whether they are by waqf-by-user or waqf by deed, as it took up a batch of a matter challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment ) Act. The court also felt that all…
New Delhi, 16/4: Internet giant Google suspended 2.9 million advertisers’ accounts in India and removed 247.4 million ads in 2024 for abusing its advertisement policy, the company said in a report on Wednesday. Globally, Google suspended over 39.2 million advertiser accounts, removed 5.1 billion ads and restricted over 9.1 billion ads, the company said in…
