NEW DELHI: Taking note of non-implementation of eight hours a day and 48 hours a week “working hours” rule for drivers of trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles as per the Motor Transport Workers (MTW) Act, the Supreme Court has directed road transport ministry to come up with an “effective method”, including the possibility of…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the deportation of a Bengaluru man and his five family members to Pakistan, directing the Centre not to take any coercive action against them until a final decision is made on their citizenship status.The family claims to be Indian nationals and holds Indian passports and Aadhaar cards….
The US on Friday refused to entertain a Pakistani journalist’s question about whether President Donald Trump was still willing to play mediator between India and Pakistan over the Jammu and Kashmir issue, if both countries were interested. Asked if Trump was still willing to mediate like he had claimed during his first term in office,…
Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya (Image credit: Mumbai Indians) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma struck his second consecutive half-century and stitched a crucial 53-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav (40*), powering Mumbai Indians to a dominant seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL on Wednesday. Chasing a modest target of 144, Mumbai wrapped up the win…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asked Sangh workers to uphold and propagate principles critical for social harmony and national resurgence.During his five-day Aligarh visit, RSS chief engaged with Sangh workers, highlighted the importance of preserving traditional Indian family values, which he considered fundamental to Indian society. At his final meeting with RSS functionaries from…
The Justice Department said on Monday that the best way to address Google’s monopoly in internet search was to break up the $1.81 trillion company, kicking off a three-week hearing that could reshape the technology giant and alter the power players in Silicon Valley. Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the…
Alexander Zverev asked the chair-umpire to kick out a heckler during his Munich Open quarterfinal on Friday, April 18. When he was serving at 5-5 in the second set of the match against Tallon Griekspoor, one of the fans from the crowd trolled the German on his domestic abuse allegations and shouted “Let’s go, you……
‘If you de-notify waqf by user, it’ll be an issue’: SC to Centre during hearing on Waqf Amendment Act, 2025The Supreme Court heard several petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The court observed that reversing “waqf by user” would lead to various complications.Whilst seeking the central government’s response to more…
The United States has reportedly demanded control of a critical gas pipeline in Ukraine, escalating tensions over a proposed minerals-for-weapons agreement that Kyiv officials have described as a “colonial shakedown”. The talks, held on Friday between US and Ukrainian officials, have grown increasingly strained, with the latest version of Washington’s proposal being described as “much…
OpenAI asked a federal court on Wednesday to bar Elon Musk from unfairly attacking it through a high-profile lawsuit he filed last year, the latest move in a bitter feud between the artificial intelligence start-up and the world’s richest man. In a filing in federal court in San Francisco, OpenAI said Mr. Musk had “made…