India and the United States are working toward a trade relationship that is fair, reciprocal and mutually beneficial, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Wednesday, signalling continued momentum in negotiations between the two countries. Speaking at the 66th annual session of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) in New Delhi, Gor...
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has appointed retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, marking a significant change in the administrative structure of the institution. Mishra, who previously headed the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command, has been brought into the temple...
A political controversy has erupted in Punjab after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha alleged that his name was removed from the state’s draft electoral roll and marked as “shifted” during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Chadha has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of political vendetta, arguing that his voter...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to move a resolution in the state Legislative Assembly seeking the Centre’s approval to recognise Tamil as the principal language of the Madras High Court. The move is aimed at expanding the use of Tamil in judicial proceedings and making court-related documents more accessible to people...
A group of masked and helmeted men allegedly broke into and ransacked Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street in central Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, triggering a fresh political confrontation in West Bengal. According to allegations made by Abhishek Banerjee, the attackers entered the party office at around...
A rare and serious controversy has emerged within the higher judiciary after Supreme Court Justice Sandeep Mehta sought the immediate transfer of Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, alleging misuse of administrative and roster powers, favouritism, nepotism and conduct that, according to him, raised questions about judicial integrity. In three letters addressed...
The legal battle over criminal cases registered against protesters associated with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has widened, with Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar approaching the Supreme Court seeking permission to withdraw or quash cases arising from the protests held in July. The development follows the Centre’s move to seek the quashing of 13...
A 12.6-tonne liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker overturned on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Gujarat early Tuesday morning, disrupting traffic on the busy Vadodara-Bharuch stretch and prompting authorities to launch a precautionary emergency response. The incident occurred at around 1 am near Saraswani village in the Padra area of Vadodara district, when the LPG tanker collided...
An Indian citizen was among 12 people killed in a fresh wave of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, as Kyiv and surrounding areas faced another night of intense aerial bombardment. The latest assault marked the sixth consecutive day of Russian attacks targeting the Ukrainian capital and...
The Madras High Court has directed its Registry to number a plea filed by retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer G. Sampath Kumar in connection with cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s ₹100 crore defamation lawsuit. The development comes as the long-running legal dispute, which originated from allegations surrounding the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) betting and...