Supreme Court of India (file image) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to examine at this stage whether the National Song should be limited to two stanzas or extended to six, but agreed to examine whether not singing it can be made a punishable offence.A bench led by CJI Surya Kant referred to…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Punjab has directed MakeMyTrip to refund Rs 18,775 to a consumer after two hotel properties booked through its platform were found to be non-existent. The commission also awarded Rs 25,000 compensation and Rs 5,000 litigation costs in an order passed on…
South Korea’s Lee urges Trump to seek nuclear freeze deal with North Korea (file photo) South Korean president Lee Jae Myung has urged US president Donald Trump to seek a nuclear freeze deal with North Korea instead of insisting on immediate denuclearisation, arguing that sanctions have failed to stop North Korea from expanding its weapons…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has backed the recently announced Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), saying that the mechanism will be imposed on operators and will not be passed on to customers. Addressing ongoing speculations around the charges, FM blamed the opposition for creating confusion and urged people to remain alert.Speaking to…
The disruption was linked to two equipment failures. (Reuters photo) US airports across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after a telecommunications failure disrupted air traffic operations at several major airports, causing more than 1,000 flight delays and cancellations.US transportation secretary Sean Duffy said the communications lines had been repaired and operations were…
US to reopen Cold War-era base, set up new military presence in Greenland. (Reuters image) The United States plans to reopen a former Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and establish a military presence at an eastern Greenland outpost currently used by Denmark’s Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, according to report by Reuters.The move is…
Maj Gen Mohit Seth took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) relieving Maj Gen SS Slaria who has moved to Headquarter Northern Command. JAMMU: Lieutenant General Mohit Seth will take over as the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army’s Nagrota-based White Knight Corps (16 Corps) on Oct 1. He will replace Lt…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said investigation of a crime was the police’s exclusive domain and should be left to the investigating agency’s discretion, and courts should not interfere to decide when a probe should stop.Quashing a Bombay High Court order which had refused to grant an extension of time to file a chargesheet…
‘Third Rate Clowns’: Trump attacks CNN, Politico, MS NOW after White House access suit US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked CNN, MS NOW and Politico as “Fake News” outlets after the three news organisations sued his administration over their exclusion from the White House, accusing them of publishing negative and defamatory reports.The three organisations…
India-New Zealand trade deal to come into force on Dussehra (representative image) NEW DELHI: The India-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA) will come into force on Oct 20 (Dusshera), providing duty-free access to 100% of India’s exports, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal announced Monday. And, talks with Canada for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement…