MUMBAI: Within 14 hours after a garment trader and his burqa-clad girlfriend on a scooter allegedly pranked actor Salman Khan‘s producer-screenwriter father Salim Khan at Bandra promenade by invoking the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, police arrested Umar Asif Shaikh (26) and Ashma Shaikh (22) from Sewri on Wednesday, reported.“During interrogation, Umar said he had…
NEW DELHI: In a first, Jharkhand government has moved Supreme Court seeking contempt of court action against the Centre for its “deliberate and wilful” delay in implementing the SC collegium‘s July 11 resolution recommending appointment of Justice M S Ramachandra Rao as chief justice of the state, reported.In its petition, the Hemant Soren govt said…
MUMBAI: The US central bank’s aggressive move on Wednesday to cut interest rates by a half percentage point could turn out to be a tailwind for the Indian economy.It could help increase the flow of foreign funds into Indian markets, aid the rupee’s stability and fuel the current bull rally, top govt officials, economists and…
NEW DELHI: While lauding India on most counts, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog, has called for efforts to reduce pending money laundering cases and recommended “major changes” to address prosecution in terror financing cases.FATF’s Mutual Evaluation Report on India, released on Thursday, noted that the main sources…
NEW DELHI: India dismissed Khalistan secessionist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun‘s allegations in a US lawsuit against Indian govt officials, saying they were completely “unwarranted and unsubstantiate” imputations.Panun, who heads the radical Sikh for Justice outfit and has been designated a terrorist by India, has filed a civil lawsuit in a US federal district court demanding damages…
PUNE: Bombay high court has put on hold till Sept 23 Ajit Ranade‘s removal as VC of Pune’s Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE).Ranade was sacked on Sept 14 by chancellor Bibek Debroy after a panel’s report said the noted economist did not have enough “teaching experience” under University Grants Commission (UGC) norms to…
PANAJI: As applications seeking permission for beach weddings in Goa continue to rise, Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has decided to hike fees to Rs 1 lakh per day. Only in May last year, GCZMA raised rates for beach weddings, making the permission cost Rs 1 lakh – but this fee covered a five-day…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court Thursday said creative freedom and the freedom of expression could not be curtailed and the censor board could not refuse to certify a film just because there was an apprehension of a law and order problem. Expressing its displeasure with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for not taking a…
NEW DELHI: Government described as speculative and misleading an international news agency’s report that claimed Indian defence exports to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. In an official statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the report implied violations by India, where none existed and, hence, was “inaccurate and mischievous”.The report said that artillery shells…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned the UN Security Council of a serious threat of terrorism from Afghanistan and has emphasised that militant outfits with the potential to cause regional and global destabilisation were fast emerging.Pakistan ambassador to the UN Munir Akram urged the global community to seriously consider the terrorist threat emanating from the Taliban-ruled country.At…
