PM Modi with Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed their commitment to cooperating towards an early convening of the next Quad Leaders’ Summit and underlined the importance of ensuring unimpeded freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in a joint statement that showcased…
NEW DELHI: In the first case of its kind, Supreme Court on Thursday quashed orders passed by NCLT and NCLAT on the ground that they decided a case on the basis of AI-generated non-existent case laws and verdicts, cautioning that unchecked use of AI could distort the justice delivery system.A bench of Justices P S…
NEW DELHI: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India for the India-Japan summit heralded what her counterpart Narendra Modi described as a new chapter in their special strategic and global partnership, with both sides signing several agreements to boost cooperation in AI, energy security, mineral exploration and defence. The leaders also adopted a roadmap for…
NEW DELHI Congress Thursday wrote to PM Narendra Modi demanding a high-level investigation monitored by Supreme Court into what it called Ram Temple “chanda chori mega scandal”.Congress MP and general secretary KC Venugopal pointed out that Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust was created by the Centre after it was entrusted with public land by SC…
NEW DELHI: Should classrooms pay the price for election duty, ask educators. The entire regular teaching staff of two Delhi govt schools – one at Bhalswa and another near GTB Nagar – has been deployed for booth-level officer (BLO) duties during the peak period of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing manpower…
NEW DELHI: In the biggest overhaul of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO), 2013 in years, Centre has significantly narrowed drugmakers’ liability in overcharging cases, while introducing a host of long-pending changes sought by the pharma industry. The amendments, notified on June 30 and effective immediately, ease compliance for pharma companies, simplify pricing approvals for…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay public fears over ethanol-blended fuel, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said a “make-believe” narrative had been unleashed on social media over the past few days.Addressing a press conference, the minister said the reduction in mileage of an E20-fuelled vehicle is “minor”. “It is well established that when you have…
NEW DELHI: Faced with a pile of cases under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) and eager to avoid prolonged legal battles, the Enforcement Directorate is settling for large-scale compounding of offences and termination of adjudication proceedings after obtaining the Reserve Bank of India‘s approval.In the last 15 months, more than 150 Fema cases have…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah Thursday backed the calls for reopening of dialogue between India and Pakistan, saying that was the only way to ease tensions between the two neighbours. He also questioned why appeals from J&K politicians for engaging with Pakistan led to a backlash when…
A viral video showed two large potholes on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. NEW DELHI: NHAI has issued show-cause notices to its project director, a contractor and authority engineer after a video of a section of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway caving in went viral. It said the incident was caused due to “water accumulation”, as the permanent cross-drainage…
