Punjab and Haryana high court CHANDIGARH: Tension ran high at the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday morning after Chandigarh Police received a bomb threat linked to the court premises.In response, the Quick Reaction Team (QRT), bomb disposal squad, and local police swiftly arrived at the scene and began evacuating the building as a…
US lawmakers investigate Harvard’s hiring over potential Title VII violations A new congressional investigation into Harvard University’s faculty hiring practices is drawing national attention—and raising questions about the future of diversity efforts in US higher education. With President Donald Trump leading a broader political campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, the Harvard case…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday criticised a strategy of GST defaulters, who undertake before high courts to deposit a substantial sum as security to get bail and then attempt to escape the commitment by moving the apex court on the ground that the onerous bail conditions were contrary to SC’s consistent rulings.“We cannot allow…
‘They’re 31% foreign and won’t tell us who they are’: Donald Trump on Harvard University row US President Donald Trumpon Sunday defended his administration’s controversial move to block foreign students from enrolling at Harvard University, doubling down after a federal judge suspended the action that the university called “unlawful and unconstitutional.“Speaking to reporters, Trump criticised…
ITR filing FY 2024-25: Even if you don’t have taxable income, you may still be required to file a return under certain conditions. (AI image) By Kuldip KumarThe Government recently notified the income tax return (ITR) forms for the financial year 2024–25. While there aren’t many changes, most of them are aimed to facilitate the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Udit Raj has strongly criticised party colleague and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor for his recent statements in Panama, accusing him of acting as a “spokesperson for the BJP’s publicity stunts.”During his address as part of a multi-party delegation in Panama, Tharoor discussed India’s evolving approach to counter-terrorism, specifically mentioning the…
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and its foreign partners have moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court‘s February ruling quashing an arbitral award in their favour in the dispute with the Centre’s $1.7 billion claim over alleged siphoning of gas from a Krishan=Godavari field off the Andhra coast.RIL filed the lead petition…
IndiGo Srinagar turbulence NEW DELHI: The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has ordered “corrective training” for the pilots operating IndiGo Delhi-Srinagar flight (6E 2142) of May 21, 2025, which had suffered severe turbulence. The Airbus A321 had encountered a hailstorm enroute and then it had landed safely at Srinagar after declaring an emergency with…
NEW DELHI: Tensions erupted on Delhi University‘s North Campus on Friday evening after a pro-Palestine march by students’ groups, including Fraternity Movement, Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch and AISA, clashed with members of ABVP near Arts Faculty. Protesters, stopped at the gate by police, forced their way in and burnt effigies of US president Donald…
Iran’s regime is under siege – externally by Israeli airstrikes, internally by distrust and disillusion. The question gripping foreign capitals and Iranian streets alike: is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Islamic Republic on the brink of implosion?Israel’s military campaign has wiped out much of Iran’s top brass, exposed its intelligence vulnerabilities, and thrown its nuclear…
