Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has struck down a cess levied on pan masala products by the Union govt based on the installed capacity of a manufacturer rather than the actual quantity of the output.The cess was levied under the Health Security se National Security Cess Act, 2025 and the related rules.The power of the…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday refused an urgent hearing sought by Trinamool Congress over the freeze on its three bank accounts. The HC directed that notice be served on all parties and called for filing of the plea in regular course.Senior advocate Kishore Datta mentioned the matter before the single bench of Justice Saugata…
A 10-year-old boy fell into an open manhole near Yatharth Hospital while walking with his mother Noida/Ghaziabad: The first widespread monsoon showers of the season were enough to expose familiar cracks in the civic fabric of Noida and Ghaziabad on Tuesday. Within hours, roads turned into pools, traffic ground to a crawl, commuters remained stranded…
Kannada actor Doddanna moves cyber crime police over death hoax; Investigation launched under IT Act Veteran Kannada actor Doddanna has approached cyber crime authorities after a false social media post wrongly claimed that he had passed away. According to the complaint, the misleading content surfaced online and was shared widely within a short span of…
Image credit: Major League Cricket NEW DELHI: Veteran spinner Sunil Narine produced a brilliant spell with the ball after half-centuries from Andre Fletcher and Matthew Tromp helped Los Angeles Knight Riders beat Washington Freedom by 18 runs in the Major League Cricket (MLC) clash at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Friday.The victory earned…
JAIPUR/BHILWARA/BANSWARA: A fresh series of maternal deaths in government hospitals has gripped Rajasthan, with nine women losing their lives in Bhilwara and Banswara over just six days between July 5 and July 10. Medical teams from Jaipur were dispatched Saturday to probe the causes of deaths in the two districts.The nine deaths are the latest…
Police have charged the accused with mischief by fire and animal cruelty after his wife, who works as a domestic help, lodged a complaint Pune: The Parvati police have booked a 38-year-old daily wage worker for allegedly setting his shanty on fire in Savitribai Phule Vasahat on Sinhagad Road following a domestic dispute. The arson,…
A businessman is suing British Airways for over £50,000 after a mid-flight injury left him with lasting physical damage and alleged trauma, including nightmares and flashbacks.While the airline admits the accident, it is contesting compensation for psychological harm, setting up a key legal battle over liability. A businessman is suing British Airways for more than…
AHMEDABAD: Homegrown pharma major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Monday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Organon & Co in an all-cash transaction at $11.75 billion. The US-listed firm’s acquisition marks one of the largest outbound deals by an Indian drugmaker.Under the agreement, Sun Pharma will buy all outstanding shares of…
Hyderabad: In Telangana’s evolving education landscape, language has quietly become one of the sharpest lines of inequality. The SEEEPC Survey-2024 and Independent Experts Working Group report shows that access to English medium education — now closely tied to jobs and upward mobility — rises with caste advantage and drops steeply among the most marginalised communities.At…
