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Sonam Wangchuk (File photo) NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday opposed Sonam Wangchuk‘s release on medical grounds, saying the climate activist was “hale and hearty and just suffering from a minor infection.”The government said it was not desirable to review Wangchuk’s detention as suggested by the court. The Ladakh-based climate activist is detained by…
China on Monday criticised the Grammy Award conferred on the Dalai Lama, stating that it “firmly opposes” the Tibetan spiritual leader using the international recognition to carry out what it described as “anti-China activities.”The reaction came after the Dalai Lama (also known as Tenzin Gyatso) won his first Grammy Award in the Best Audio Book,…
China on Friday strongly opposed the recently signed trade agreement between Washington and Taipei, aimed at cutting tariffs on Taiwanese products and boosting the island’s investment in the United States. “China consistently and resolutely opposes any agreement… signed between countries with which it has diplomatic relations and the Taiwan region of China,” ministry spokesman Guo…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she ruled out a US military intervention to combat drug cartels, following a “good conversation” on Monday with President Trump on security and drug trafficking. In her daily presser, Sheinbaum said she would seek another call if the US made statements to the contrary, she added. “We continue to collaborate…
NEW DELHI: The income tax department on Wednesday flagged major risks associated with virtual digital assets (VDA), such as cryptocurrency, joining the Reserve Bank of India in opposing the entry of these instruments.In a presentation to the parliamentary standing committee of finance, the tax authorities flagged as to how anonymous, borderless and near-instant value transfer…
As India and New Zealand finalised a historic free trade agreement (FTA), not everyone was onboard. New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister Winston Peters voiced his opposition claiming the deal was “neither free nor fair”.“New Zealand First is regrettably opposed to the India Free Trade Agreement announced today. We consider the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement…
Tata Motors has opposed proposals to exempt small petrol vehicles from the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms, arguing that such relaxations could dilute the focus on sustainable technologies and undermine the country’s push towards electric mobility, PTI reported.In a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Mumbai-based automaker said granting exemptions to petrol vehicles…
Sunjay Kapur passed away in June this year, but soon after his demise, there’s been a family feud regarding his will and Rs 30,000 crore estate which has taken a legal turn. Sunjay’s children with ex-wife Karisma Kapoor have filed a plea in the Delhi High Court alleging that his widowed wife Priya Kapur has…
Former Bihar chief minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi (PTI) NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday opposed former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s request to transfer criminal cases from the court of Special Judge Vishal Gogne, arguing before a Delhi court that the plea amounted to “forum-shopping” and was meant to “demean…
The legal drama over the Rs 30,000 crore estate of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, intensified on Friday, with his 6-year-old son of his wife, Priya Kapur, opposing a plea filed by actor Karisma Kapoor’s children challenging the will’s authenticity. Appearing before Justice Jyoti Singh, senior advocate Akhil Sibal, representing the minor boy, argued that the…
