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NEW DELHI: The military strikes on Saturday put the spotlight on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route for India and other Asian countries, prompting officials here to activate contingency plans to safeguard energy supplies, reports Atul Mathur.While keeping a close watch on the unfolding situation, they also have an eye on crude…
Global financial markets are preparing for heightened volatility after the United States and Israel carried out strikes on Iran, triggering fears of wider conflict in the Middle East and potential disruptions to global energy supplies, Reuters reported. Tehran retaliated by launching missiles towards Israel, intensifying concerns among investors and oil producers across the region.President Donald…
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday moved the Delhi high court against a lower court’s order discharging Arvind Kejriwal and others in the alleged liquor scam case, reported news agency PTI citing officials.The central agency’s move comes hours after a Special Court in Delhi discharged…
The United States has moved a step closer to revising wage rules for foreign workers after a proposed regulation affecting the H-1B visa and employment-based green card process cleared federal review — a development that could eventually push up minimum wage requirements for sponsored workers.The proposal was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget…
The US has moved a step closer to revising wage rules for foreign workers after a proposed regulation affecting the H-1B visa and employment-based green card process cleared federal review – a development that could eventually push up minimum wage requirements for sponsored workers.The proposal was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…
NEW DELHI: Is cremation as per the dead person’s religion and accompanying rituals a fundamental right of his kin? The question came up when a mother told Supreme Court that her son, who had died at Sharjah (UAE) where he was working as a carpenter, was cremated on foreign soil by the authorities there with…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, his government has started the process to revoke the citizenship of Tahawwur Rana, Pakistan-born businessman, currently being tried in India for helping plan the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people.However, the move to cancel his citizenship is not based on terrorism…
Apart from the success of his movie ‘Dhurandhar’, Ranveer Singh has been in the news for the case against him for allegedly hurting sentiments with him imitating the daiva from ‘Kantara Chapter 1’. The actor has now knocked on the doors of the Karnataka High Court, seeking to have a criminal case against him set…
Singer Jubin Nautiyal on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, alleging unauthorised use of his name and likeness. However, the court questioned why the Uttarakhand-based singer did not move a local high court instead.As reported by Bar and Bench, during the hearing, the judge asked Jubin’s counsel why a…
Mahua Moitra with her pet dog Henry (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday moved the Delhi high court seeking custody of her pet Rottweiler, Henry.The petition challenges a November 10 last year’s order of a Saket court which had refused her request for 10-day custody of the dog every month….
