SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against steep rise in domestic airfares ahead of Diwali NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday refused to urgently list a plea against steep rise in domestic air fares during Diwali season and seeking a direction to Centre to frame a mechanism to cap air fares on domestic routes during festival…
SC clears trial of eight accused of siphoning Rs 2.7 crore in Ayodhya Ram temple donations NEW DELHI: Five months after news broke of pilferage of donations at Ayodhya Ram temple, Supreme Court cleared trial of eight people, who figure in the chargesheet filed by the SIT for allegedly siphoning Rs 2.7 crore. It also…
Govt to resolve bulk Scotch import tax ambiguity after industry flags concerns over impact on India-UK FTA benefits. NEW DELHI: Amid problems faced by importers of Scotch in bulk form, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Monday assured industry representatives that India will stand by its commitment under the trade agreement with the UK and ensure…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A handwritten will can offer a simple way to distribute property after death, but who actually writes its contents can determine whether it is legally valid. In Nebraska, a dispute over a two-page handwritten document has ended with the state Supreme Court ruling that a man’s signature was not enough to make…
File photo: This screenshot made on a smartphone shows a series of false alerts received late Sunday. Residents of Ukraine and Russia received fake emergency warnings through government-run mobile apps after the systems were hacked, authorities in both countries said. In Ukraine, some messages falsely warned of an imminent nuclear threat, while others claimed there…
Sitharaman declined to comment on possible government intervention. NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharama on Monday called the differences between Tata Sons and its largest shareholder, Tata Trusts, a “very delicate matter” and said both sides should resolve the dispute amicably rather than discuss it publicly.Sitharaman said resolving the matter would require business acumen and…
File photo: US midterm elections 2026 As Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, state and local officials are bracing for possible disruptions ranging from federal intervention at polling places to challenges over voter eligibility and the handling of ballots.The concerns follow a series of unprecedented moves by Trump’s administration to increase…
Sitharaman said the government was aware of concerns raised by foreign investors over India’s tax structure. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government would consider concerns raised by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) over India’s capital gains tax structure, amid growing demands for a reduction in long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax…
Rep. Haley Stevens (AP Photo) TOI Correspondent From Washington: Just when Democrats in America were beginning to entertain thoughts of a blue wave, possibly even a blue tsunami, along came Haley Stevens to remind them that nobody is quite as capable of complicating Democratic fortunes as a Democrat.In an extraordinary convulsion barely 48 hours before…
File photo: View of empty refrigerators at the frozen food aisle inside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris after a cyberattack A suspected cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems has affected stores in Belgium, Estonia, Sweden and Ireland, forcing retailers to discard large quantities of spoiled food after the temperatures of fridges and freezers were remotely raised.The…
