HC order on ethanol allocation will hit national policy, SC told NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea by an oil marketing company (OMC) claiming that the Karnataka high court’s recent order directing the reopening of ethanol allocation for 2025-26, which has already been concluded and implemented, would destabilise…
Yasin Malik, 4 aides named in Kashmiri Pandit nurse’s kidnap-murder SRINAGAR: J&K Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) filed a 737-page chargesheet Monday for the 1990 abduction, torture and killing of 27-year-old Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, naming the proscribed JKLF’s then chief commander Mohammad Yasin Malik and four associates as the main conspirators in a…
Forecasters have warned of extreme temperatures and oppressive humidity A dangerous heatwave is set to engulf large parts of the central and eastern United States from Tuesday through the July 4 holiday weekend. Forecasters have warned of extreme temperatures and oppressive humidity during the country’s 250th Independence Day celebrations and the FIFA World Cup knockout…
The case centred on former FTC member Rebecca Slaughter, whom Trump dismissed despite a federal law requiring cause for her removal US President Donald Trump celebrated what he described as a “Historic and Unprecedented” victory after the US Supreme Court handed him a major win by upholding his authority to remove the heads of most…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Indian Army’s Shaktibaan and Divyastra during the 77th Republic Day parade, at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) The Army is undergoing a structural change as part of its modernisation drive to become a leaner, more lethal and technology-driven fighting force. The forces plans to raise…
The Dutch warning came as Russia intensified its attacks across Ukraine Russia could launch a limited military campaign against a Nato member within a year of the war in Ukraine ending, according to a warning issued by the Dutch defence ministry. The assessment, published in the Netherlands’ annual defence policy strategy on Monday, said Russian…
Ben Stokes leaves the field after his final innings after announcing his international retirement during day four of the 3rd Test Match between England and New Zealand at Trent Bridge on June 28, 2026 in Nottingham, England. (Photo/Getty Images) There is a particular cruelty in the way Ben Stokes chose to retire. On the fourth…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, has failed to impress podcaster and former adviser to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Katie Miller. She criticised Scott’s charitable giving in a post on X, claiming that billions of dollars donated by the billionaire author and philanthropist have largely gone to organisations promoting progressive causes.In her…
Axis Bank on Monday announced that its chief financial officer, Puneet Sharma, has resigned. Sharma, who has led the bank’s finance function since March 2020, stepped down on Sunday, June 28, and will remain with the lender until August 31. During his time at the private sector lender, Sharma served as the group head and…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court has ruled that a wife who earns more than her husband cannot claim maintenance simply because she is a woman. The court stressed that maintenance cannot be awarded on gender-based assumptions and that financial circumstances of both parties must be examined before passing such orders.The court set aside a…