May 21, 2022

Easing restrictions on sale of iron ore mined in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the “already excavated stock” to be sold directly without resorting to e-auction as ordered by it in 2011, and also permitted their export.…

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Friday said Justice L Nageswara Rao’s retirement is a huge loss for the Bench and his keen analytical skills and passion for the cause of justice will be thoroughly missed by all. Justice Rao is the…

The Election Commission has decided to let go of certain perks and privileges available to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). The decision was taken after CEC Rajiv Kumar held his first meeting on…

India’s Covid-19 genome sequencing network INSACOG has confirmed at least two cases of BA.4 sub-variant of Omicron — one from Hyderabad and the other from Chennai — according to officials. These would be the first two cases of the variant…

The Uttarakhand government school where a number of upper-caste students had boycotted mid-day meals prepared by a Dalit cook is seeing a rerun of the same controversy just a few months later. The principal of the school in Champawat…

Two-time Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC have retained the services of Indian midfielder Anirudh Thapa on a two-year deal. With this deal, the 24-year-old will continue to feature for the club he had joined in 2016 until the…

Promoting Ravichandran Ashwin up the order turned out to be a tactical masterstroke for Rajasthan Royals. When the game became tight, his 40 not out off 23 balls became the decisive factor. Not often does Ashwin score his runs at a 173-plus…

The women’s and men’s professional tennis tours will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All England Club’s ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, an unprecedented move that stands…

CONFIRMING REPORTS of a second bridge being built by China across the Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that “both these bridges are in areas that have continued to be under the illegal…