NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will come up with a compensation framework for private highway operators and investors, including overseas pension funds, who have betted on the highway sector for the losses they incur after rollout of “annual pass” for private vehicles on national highways and expressways from Aug 15.This is…
The ED’s top law officer, additional solicitor general S V Raju, on Thursday suggested that the PMLA should be amended to make angadias/hawala operators as ‘reporting entity’ under the law. So far, hawala operations are deemed illegal cash transactions. The ASG’s suggestion could bring them under a regulatory framework where they may have to disclose…
BHOPAL: An illegally constructed madrassa was voluntarily demolished by its operators in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, marking the first such action after the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in Parliament, reports P Naveen.Administrative officials said they had issued notices to the operators following a complaint from BJP president VD Sharma…
It was a novel Ukrainian spy plot, inspired by what Israeli intelligence had pulled off with exploding wireless devices and Hezbollah militants: Hide tiny bombs in the goggles that Russian soldiers use to control drones. Donate those goggles to the Russian military, under the guise of humanitarian aid. Then wait for the explosions. The Russian…
NEW DELHI: Airlines should not keep passengers seated inside aircraft for more than 90 minutes in case of fog-related delayed departures and they need to cancel flights delayed by over three hours. As peak winter fog season kicks in, the union aviation ministry on Wednesday listed out a do’s and don’ts for airlines and airport…