Yasin Malik convicted for terrorism, secessionism
New Delhi: A court here on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik for terrorism and secessionist activities and said the sentence will be pronounced on May 25. In March, the court ordered the framing of…
GST Council’s recommendations ‘not binding’: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday in its verdict upheld the decision of the Gujarat High Court, quashing the levy of GST on ocean freight under reverse charge in the case of Mohit Minerals Private Limited. A bench of the Supreme…
Senior Congress leader Sunil Jakhar joins BJP
New Delhi: In a major setback to Congress on Thursday, senior leader from Punjab Sunil Jakhar joined BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi. The former Punjab Congress chief joined the party in the presence of BJP national president JP…
Navjyot Sidhu gets one year RI for 1988 road scuffle and death
New Delhi: In a major setback to former Punjab Congress President and former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced him to one-year rigorous imprisonment in a 1988 road rage case. "We allow the…
Modi-Biden meeting next week at Quad Summit in Japan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Japan from May 23-25 to participate in the third Quad Leaders' Summit in Tokyo on May 24, which will be the second in-person meeting of the leaders of India, Japan, US and…
UKRAINE: Game on For National Interests
Jaipur/Chandigarh: It gives me great pride as an Indian to say that India is the only country in the world that liberated Bangladesh with surrender of fully armed one Lakh Pakistani troops in just 14 days. Even superpowers have failed to do…
Nikhat Zareen to punch for gold today in World Boxing C’ship
Istanbul: India's Nikhat Zareen entered the 12th IBA Women's World Boxing Championships final after registering a convincing 5-0 win over Brazil's Caroline De Almeida in the 52kg semi-final here on Wednesday. However, Manisha and…
Lucknow Giants beat Kolkata Riders by 2 runs, qualify for IPL playoff
Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a last-ball thriller to qualify for the IPL playoffs here on Wednesday. De Kock was sensational who steamrolled the KKR attack. It was absolute carnage. 61…
IndiGo appoints Pieter Elbers as CEO
New Delhi: The country's largest airline IndiGo on Wednesday said it has appointed Pieter Elbers as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective October 1, 2022 Elbers will succeed Ronojoy Dutta who has remained at the helm of the airline…
Sikkim Strength-lifters bag 4 Gold, 5 Silver, 7 Bronzes at National Champs, Jabalpur
Gangtok, May 18: Strength-lifters of Sikkim have returned home Tuesday night with 16 Medals from Madhya Pradesh. The Strength-lifting Association of Sikkim has made the state proud by winning 4 Gold medals. "Altogether 12 of us had…
Suresh Bhai Kotak appointed chairman of new Cotton Council of India
New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has announced formation of Cotton Council of India under chairmanship of Suresh Bhai Kotak, a renowned veteran cotton man. The council will have representation from…
12 killed in Guj factory wall collapse, PM, CM express grief
Morbi (Gujarat): Twelve laborers, including five women, were killed on Wednesday in a wall collapse of a salt factory in Morbi district of Gujarat. The laborers lost their lives after the wall of Sagar Salt Factory inside the Halvad…
Giriraj Singh calls for increase of food production
Umïam (Meghalaya): Noting that India has challenges on food security due to population pressure, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh on Wednesday called for the needs more food grain with better…
SC removes Praful Patel from AIFF, appoints CoA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday removed former Union Minister Praful Patel and his committee from the All India Football Federation administration and appointed a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) headed by a…
James Anderson declares himself fit for England selection
LONDON: England's bowling stalwart James Anderson has declared himself fit for selection as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) looks set to announce the squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand, beginning at Lord's on June…
Elon Musk’s China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchase
BEIJING: Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter.
Other companies that want access to China give in to pressure to follow Beijing’s…
Tilak Varma could be an all-format India batter: Sunil Gavaskar
MUMBAI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has seconded Mumbai Indians' skipper Rohit Sharma's opinion that young Tilak Varma could be an all-format batter for India.
Verma, who has been one of the finds of IPL and with 368 runs from 12…
Lankan Parliament defeats no-trust motion against Gotabaya
COLOMBO: A no-confidence motion tabled by the Opposition against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was defeated in Parliament on Tuesday, in a comfortable win for the embattled President amidst nationwide protests demanding his…
US hopes India would ‘reconsider’ its decision to restrict wheat export
NEW YORK: The US hopes India will "reconsider" its decision to ban wheat exports, with Washington "encouraging" countries not to restrict exports as that will exacerbate food shortages, amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
India, the…
WPI inflation at record high of 15.08 per cent in April on price rise across all items
NEW DELHI: Wholesale price-based inflation soared to a record high of 15.08 per cent in April mainly on account of spiralling prices of food, fuel and other commodities, which may prompt the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates in upcoming…
