A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran issued notice to Union govt through MeitY and law ministry NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea seeking prosecution of social media and online platforms under the stringent Pocso Act for showing child sexual abuse content and not reporting it…
The US Army on Friday (local time) announced a temporary halt to all Apache helicopter training missions, two days after a crash in Texas killed both soldiers on board.“The stand-down will remain in effect until we have a better understanding of the root cause of the accident,” the Army said in a statement.The cause of…
This is the third consecutive month when wholesale inflation has remained over 9% NEW DELHI: Driven by softer energy prices, wholesale price index (WPI) based factory gate inflation moderated to 9.8% in July from a 27-month high of 9.9% in June, official data showed. In comparison, WPI stood at -0.8% in July last year.This is…
‘On Golden Pond’ director Mark Rydell passes away at 97; Bette Midler pays tribute. Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker known for ‘On Golden Pond’, ‘The Rose’ and ‘For the Boys’, has passed away at the age of 97. His death was announced by Bette Midler on Instagram.Mark Rydell passed away on Friday, August 14, 2026….
Shubman Gill and Dhananjaya de Silva (Image credit: Sri Lanka Cricket) As India prepare to play their landmark 600th Test, the setting could hardly be more fitting. The first Test against Sri Lanka, beginning on Saturday, coincides with India’s 80th Independence Day and will be played at Galle International Stadium, itself celebrating a milestone by…
1 (Those born on the 1st, 10th, 19th and 28th of any month, are ruled by the Numerology number 1)An idea that is fresh can grab you out of the blue today or perhaps on your way to work or even while you’re half-way through your cup of tea. Do not dismiss it. Your first…
Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Zoya Hasan’s Independence Day address was cancelled NEW DELHI: Hours before Jawaharlal Nehru University professor emerita Zoya Hasan was to address students as the chief guest at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya’s annual Independence Day function, two school security personnel reportedly arrived at her doorstep to inform her that her address had been…
Mumbai: A passenger was deboarded from a Mumbai-Delhi IndiGo flight after allegedly joking that there was a bomb in his bag, delaying the flight by an hour on Sunday last. The airline also deplaned over 100 passengers, and after a thorough check, the flight took off at 9 am. The incident occurred on Aug 9…
Wooden gavel on wooden table, on background Bengaluru: A sharebroker’s decades-old quest to reclaim shares he said were purchased in Nov 1990 hit a wall last month, with the Bengaluru Urban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ruling he was not a consumer and the 26-year delay in approaching the commission was inexcusable.The dispute dates back…
Jawaharlal Nehru (L) heads Tele-MANAS Centre of Telangana, CLN Gandhi (M) retired from transport dept as addl commissioner, Nomula Bhagat (R) is one of the youngest members of the previous Telangana assembly. HYDERABAD: “Jawaharlal Nehru?” “Present, Sir.” “Subhas Chandra Bose?” “Present, Sir.”Along with Nehru, Gandhi and Bhagat, such names could once make a classroom attendance…
