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NEW DELHI: A statewide bandh protesting against the High Court’s stay order on 42 per cent quota to BCs in local body polls began in Telangana on Saturday, with all political parties, including the ruling Congress supporting the agitation.Barring emergency and essential services, all sectors were urged to cooperate with the bandh.The Telangana High Court…
VILLUPURAM: PMK founder S Ramadoss has urged the Tamil Nadu govt to pass special legislation during the ongoing assembly session to protect teachers affected by the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the teacher eligibility test (TET).In a statement, Ramadoss referred to the Sept 1 Supreme Court judgment, which mandates that, apart from teachers who will…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has placed a firm order for 30 more Airbus A350 aircraft, doubling its order for this wide body aircraft from 30 to 60. The airline had announced its intention to do so at IATA AGM in Delhi this June. It has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to equip its A350 fleet with…
Court order protects thousands of federal workers from job loss amid ongoing US government shutdown A US federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Donald Trump administration from laying off federal employees amid the ongoing government shutdown.Judge Susan Illston described the planned cuts as “illegal” and “exceeding authority.” During a Wednesday hearing…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court Monday said the plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging a UAPA tribunal order that upheld the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on the outfit was maintainable and listed the matter for hearing on Jan 20, 2026.A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tushar…
NEW DELHI: Around 98 students have taken their lives in premier educational institutes since 2018, of which 39 were from IITs, 25 from NITs, 25 from central universities, four from IIMs, but educational institutions do not seem serious about the problem as 57,000 educational institutes including most of the IITs, IIMs, AIIMSs and NITs are…
NEW DELHI: A mix of anticipation and anxiety has gripped Delhi with the Supreme Court hinting that it may allow the sale of green crackers in the city just a week before Diwali. The apex court is likely to deliver its verdict on Monday. While many residents welcomed the prospect of fireworks returning to the…
US President Donald Trump has thrown another punch in Washington’s long-running economic bout with Beijing, threatening to slap fresh 100% tariffs and export bans in response to China’s tightening grip on rare earth minerals. The uneasy truce between the world’s two biggest economies came after months of uneasy calm, sending shockwaves through global markets and…
US President Donald Trump has thrown another punch in Washington’s long-running economic bout with Beijing, threatening to slap fresh 100% tariffs and export bans in response to China’s tightening grip on rare earth minerals. The uneasy truce between the world’s two biggest economies came after months of uneasy calm, sending shockwaves through global markets and…
Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal run between the wickets. (PTI Photo) VISAKHAPATNAM: India’s top-order collapses in the women’s World Cup are becoming a cause for concern. After three matches, India with two wins and a loss, are yet to click as a batting unit. India were reduced to 124/6 against Sri Lanka and 203/7 by…
