Recent Views 22 NEW DELHI: Aware of the flagrant violation of its past Diwali cracker ban order which had specified time windows for bursting green crackers, Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider strict control over bursting of crackers and said the court must not pass orders which are difficult to implement on the ground.“We…
Recent Views 20 MUMBAI: The rupee rose 96 paise to 95.77 per dollar on Monday after fresh measures to curb dollar demand and speculative positions, even as banks sought relaxation of the new foreign exchange restrictions, more time for compliance and clarity on operational issues. The currency has weakened around 6.5% this year.The recovery may…
Recent Views 20 A view of Ramlila Maidan, designated as a protest site along with two new venues,. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Ramlila Maidan, newly designated as one of the capital’s three protest sites, is already booked for most of the next two-and-a-half months, leaving just three days available for reservations this year.Additionally, while a…
Recent Views 22 CHENNAI: Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan have said the economic settlement within the Venu Srinivasan (VS) family remains unresolved, disputing suggestions that a division of assets has been completed.In a joint statement issued amid recent media reports, Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan, daughter and wife of Venu Srinivasan, respectively, said no agreement…
Recent Views 24 A 67-year-old school bus driver in Maryland has lost her route after allowing a 10-year-old student to rescue an injured kitten from the side of a rural road, prompting parents and community members to campaign for her reinstatement. According to CBS News Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun and The Independent, the incident has…
Recent Views 20 BENGALURU: IT firms had shrugged off concerns over their dependence on the US green-card route well before the US administration announced the suspension of PERM processing, with certified applications already declining sharply.Thirteen major IT services companies recorded 607 certified permanent labour certification (PERM) applications in the first nine months of FY26, compared…
Recent Views 31 MUMBAI: Dalal Street witnessed heightened volatility on Monday with the sensex swinging over 1,200 points from a sharp rally in the first few minutes to a sudden dive below the previous close and finally settling in the red.In early trade, the indices rallied on the back of RBI’s weekend measures to support…
Recent Views 22 Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, state finance ministers and other dignitaries during the 57th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting NEW DELHI: With GST rate rationalisation and…
Recent Views 24 MUMBAI: Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) has been granted time until Oct 19 to file its response to complaints lodged by vice-chairmen Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh, who have alleged that the trust exceeded its charitable mandate by intervening in the commercial and strategic affairs of Tata Sons.The duo filed complaints with…
Recent Views 22 NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) rose to a nine-month high of 5.5% in Sept (y-o-y) from 4.8% in Aug, on account of a surge in food prices, which strained household costs, National Statistics Office data released Monday showed. This was the first time that retail inflation…
