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HC CJ retired, escaped probe for NCLAT ‘interference’: CJI Gavai | India News
The CJI said he had sought a report from NCLAT judicial member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma who had startled everyone by disclosing in open court on Aug 13 that “one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary of this country” had approached him to secure a favourable order and recused himself from hearing…
Won’t bring Chandigarh bill in winter session: MHA | India News
NEW DELHI: Amid the political row kicked up by the proposed constitutional amendment to bring Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240, home ministry Sunday clarified that the proposal neither “seeks to alter Chandigarh’s governance or administrative structure” nor “change the traditional arrangements between Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana”. In a post…
We cancelled performance, says US aviator after Tejas crash, slams Dubai show organisers
The TOI correspondent from Washington: Tragedy struck with brutal finality at the Dubai airshow when an Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet crashed during a negative-G manoeuvre, killing Wing Commander Namansh Syal and plunging the biennial spectacle into grief. Hours later, a heartfelt Instagram post from US F-16 demonstration pilot Taylor “FEMA” Hiester cut through…
In a 1st, SC goes all-swadeshi in Presidential reference opinion | India News
NEW DELHI: For the first time, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court in a matter relating to interpretation of constitutional provisions abjured citing rulings of Supreme Courts of foreign countries to buttress their logic and referred only to the SC’s past judgments while penning its opinion on the Presidential Reference.CJI B R Gavai, who…
‘Creamy layer’ cornering big share of jobs quota: CJI Gavai | India News
NEW DELHI: On his last day in office, CJI Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, the second from Dalit community to head the judiciary, said it is worrisome that caste is being weaponised by the socially and economically uplifted among SC/ST communities to corner a major portion of reservation in jobs.CJI Gavai also expressed concern over the spiraling…
Bihar cafe automatically adds service charge to bill, fined Rs 30k | India News
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 30,000 fine on a restaurant in Patna for collecting service charge from a customer in violation of guidelines. The authority’s order – monetary penalty, direction to refund service charge collected and instructions to immediately stop the practice – may serve as a reference…
Jennifer Lopez sets the stage on FIRE as she performs hit tracks at Indian billionaire’s Udaipur wedding; makes jaws drop with stunning costumes – WATCH |
Global pop icon Jennifer Lopez showed other music performers how its done as she brought her A-game and set the stage ablaze in Udaipur on Sunday night. The singer, who made her first appearance in India, brought the extravagant wedding celebrations of Netra Mantena, daughter of US-based billionaires Padmaja and Rama Raju Mantena, to an…
Borders may change anytime, Sindh may be back in India: Rajnath Singh | India News
NEW DELHI: Borders can change anytime and, who knows, one day the Sindh region of Pakistan may return to India, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, asserting that Sindh would always remain civilisationally a part of India.Speaking at an event of the Sindhi community, he said, “He (L K Advani) wrote in one of…
Amid ‘SIR deaths’, officials say Phase-2 easier than Bihar exercise | India News
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Amid attempts to link the deaths or alleged suicides by booth-level officers (BLOs), particularly in West Bengal, to “pressure” of work related to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election-related officials pointed out that Phase-2 of the exercise was progressing at a much more relaxed pace…
Lakshmi Mittal quits UK as Labour’s wealth taxes trigger billionaire exodus
TOI correspondent from UK: Lakshmi Mittal has voted with his feet. The 75-year-old steel magnate has walked away from Britain — and straight into Switzerland — joining a rush of the ultra-rich escaping Labour govt’s tax squeeze targeting high-net-worth residents.Mittal, one of Britain’s richest men and a long-time Labour donor, has left the UK just…

