New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday granted four-week protection from arrest to journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma but did not accept his plea for quashing the FIR registered by Assam police over his video accusing state govt of ‘communal politics’ and questioning its allotment of 3,000 acre of tribal land to a private entity. A…
CHANDIGARH: In a major respite to suspended special CBI judge Sudhir Parmar, arrested by ED in connection with an alleged Rs 400-crore money-laundering scam involving real estate developers, a departmental committee has given him a clean chit. However, the inquiry officer’s report is yet to be accepted by HC administration. Parmar faced charges of misconduct…
India’s business community has warmly welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to overhaul the Goods and Services Tax (GST), describing it as a crucial step towards boosting demand, cutting compliance burdens and supporting growth.In his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, PM Modi said the government will simplify the GST framework by reducing the…
Softening his stance on Russia after talks with President Putin over the Ukraine war, Donald Trump said he was not immediately considering stiffer economic sanctions on Moscow. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said the meeting with Putin in Alaska “went well”, rating it a “10/10”. “I may have to think about it (sanctions)…
Trump and Putin met in Alaska US President Donald Trump said he may consider imposing tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil “in two or three weeks,” though not immediately, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.“When you talked before coming here about the consequences for Vladimir Putin being severe, I found that…
UTTARKASHI: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday continued to monitor relief and rescue work in the flash flood-affected Dharali-Harsil valley for the second day, after a cloudburst struck Uttarkashi earlier this week.The Chief Minister directed officials to restore roads, communication, electricity, and food supply at the earliest.He said the government was working to…
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) The Sports Ministry has amended the RTI-related provision in the National Sports Governance Bill, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 23. The amendment specifies that only sports organisations receiving government grants and assistance will fall under RTI’s purview, providing relief to…
Trump limits student load relief except for ICE agents In Donald Trump’s America, student loan forgiveness isn’t about public service — it’s about political service. As reported by The Intercept, while the administration moves to strip debt relief from teachers, legal advocates, and nonprofit workers, it’s dangling a $50,000 sign-on bonus and student loan forgiveness…
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has dismissed an appeal by Congress, upholding a Rs 199.15 crore tax demand. In a detailed order issued on Monday, a two-member bench ruled that Congress failed to meet key conditions required for availing the exemption, Bar and Bench reported.“The assessee’s return filed on 02.02.2019 is not…
China’s economy slowed slightly in the last quarter as US President Donald Trump’s trade war intensified, but still managed to expand at a solid 5.2% pace, the government said on Tuesday.On a quarterly basis, the world’s second-largest economy grew by 1.1%, slightly above the 0.9% rise forecast, according to National Bureau of Statistics data cited…