Mumbai, 30/6: The HDFC Bank board has appointed Rajiv Kumar, former Finance Secretary and 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India, as its new chairman.The board approved the appointment of Kumar as an independent director of the bank for a period of four years, with effect from June 30, 2026, HDFC Bank said in a filing….
Washington DC, 26/6: US President Donald Trump on Monday took to Truth Social saying Iran had requested for a meeting and that it was scheduled on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. However, Tehran denied that such a meeting has been scheduled. Additionally, the White House said that Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and…
New Delhi, 29/6: Courts in the country are groaning under an unprecedented backlog of over 5.8 crore pending cases, even as a severe shortage of judges continues to undermine the justice delivery system, raising serious concerns about access to timely justice for ordinary citizens.With just about 22 judges per million population — far below the…
New Delhi, 29/6: The Centre has lifted restrictions on the sale of petrol and diesel imposed this month amid disruptions to global supply chains due to the war in the Middle East, the government said in an order on Monday. The restrictions will be lifted on July 1, it said. The Centre had barred commercial…
Kolkatta, 29/6: The BJP on Monday backed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), describing it as part of the party’s commitment to women’s empowerment, and accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress of putting vote-bank politics above women’s right. The remarks came as the BJP government in West Bengal decided to introduce…
Faizavad, 29/7:The Faizabad Bar Association in Ayodhya settled that none of its members would represent the eight accused arrested in the alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations, also warning that any lawyer violating the decision would face a penalty of Rs 5, 00,000 At the Bar Association meeting on Monday, lawyers demanded that Champat Rai,…
Hatadihi: Three out of four people arrested in connection with the seizure of brown sugar in Kendujhar district have been remanded to judicial custody, while a woman accused in the case was not sent to jail, triggering speculations over the reasons behind the decision.Authorities have not clarified why the woman was exempted from judicial custody….
Bengaluru, 29/6: Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a 2.2-km tunnel road between Mehkri Circle and Hebbal to ease congestion at one of Bengaluru’s busiest traffic junctions. Shivakumar described the project as an “interim measure” and “different” from the proposed 17-km Hebbal-Silk Board tunnel road, which is expected to…
Pune, 29/6: Investigations in the Pune realtor murder case revealed that the accused Siya Goyal staged to remain out of the victim’s reach during the fall. The police mentioned that the 20-year-old fiancée of Ketan Agarwal (25) sat down to signal her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary to push him off Lohagad Fort and also to…
London, 27/6: England captain Ben Stokes on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket with the ongoing Test against New Zealand set to be his last assignment. England and Wales Cricket Board made the announcement, sharing a clip of the all-rounder talking in the dressing room before the start of the day’s play. He said…
