A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration on Friday from limiting funding from the National Institutes of Health that supports research at universities and academic medical centers, restoring billions of dollars in grant money but setting up an almost certain appeal. The ruling by Judge Angel Kelley, of the Federal District Court in Massachusetts,…
New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday barred 14 toll collection agencies for irregular activities in user fee collection at toll plazas.Officials said earlier raids at the Atraila Shiv Ghulam toll plaza in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh were conducted by the UP Special Task Force. Based on the FIR, NHAI…
Calin Georgescu, an ultranationalist candidate who won the first round of Romania’s abruptly aborted presidential election last year, has been barred from competing in a do-over vote scheduled for May, sparking a small but violent protest by his supporters in Bucharest, the Romanian capital. The Central Electoral Bureau issued a statement late Sunday saying that…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday exempted Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin from personal appearance in any court relating to criminal cases filed on his controversial ‘eradicate Sanatan’ remarks and barred lodging of new FIRs for the comments made at the TN Progressive Writers Artists Association in Chennai on Sept 2, 2023.An intense…
When the letter arrived at Westil Gonzalez’s prison cell saying that he had been granted parole, he couldn’t read it. Over the 33 years he had been locked up for murder, multiple sclerosis had taken much of his vision and left him reliant on a wheelchair. He had a clear sense of what he would…
BULANDSHAHR: Loud celebrations and firing shortly after being released on bail landed a father-son duo in Bulandshahr in fresh trouble after they were arrested on charges of illegal arms smuggling, officials said on Saturday. Police seized a large cache of illegal firearms and ammunition, along with a vehicle during their arrests, they said. “The accused,…
MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi has detected a case of front running by an equity dealer with PNB Metlife India Insurance by which the dealer and his associates had together made illegal gains of Rs 21.2 crore over more than three years. Sebi, through an interim order, has barred Sachin Dagli (the dealer), and his associates…
After the scuffle outside the Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions that no political party will hold any demonstration at the building gates of the House, sources said.“Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions that no political party, Member of Parliament or groups of members will hold any dharna…
NEW DELHI: The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has banned its players from participating in the Pakistan Super League and other franchise leagues during the domestic season, according to The Telegraph. This move comes as a significant setback for Pakistan cricket, while England players will still be allowed to participate in the Indian Premier…