Mehul Choksi Drops UK Claim, Ordered to Pay ₹8.59 Crore in Legal Costs Fugitive diamond businessman Mehul Choksi has withdrawn his damages claim before the London High Court over allegations that he was unlawfully abducted from Antigua in 2021. Following the withdrawal, ...
Supreme Court Questions High Medicine Mark-Ups at Corporate Hospitals The Supreme Court has raised questions over the large difference between the purchase price of medicines and the maximum retail price (MRP) charged to patients, particularly in corporate hospitals. Du...
YouTube Creator Economy Adds ₹18,000 Crore to India’s GDP YouTube's growing creator ecosystem has emerged as a significant part of India's digital economy, with creators and the businesses supporting them contributing to employment, revenue and wider economi...
ED Searches 14 Locations in ₹650 Crore Bank Fraud Probe The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out searches at 14 locations across Chandigarh, Mohali and nearby areas as part of its investigation into an alleged ₹650 crore bank fraud involving the su...
Pune Techie Loses ₹67.94 Lakh in Fake Trading Platform Scam A 55-year-old IT professional in Pune has allegedly lost ₹67.94 lakh after being drawn into a fake online trading operation that initially appeared credible through a WhatsApp investment group. Accord...
Bank Unions Defer Three-Day Nationwide Strike After Understanding With IBA Banking sector unions have deferred their proposed three-day nationwide strike scheduled for September 28–30 after reaching an understanding with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) on several pending...
Supreme Court Urges West Bengal Speaker to Decide Rebel MLA Disqualification Pleas by October 8 The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly to take a decision by October 8 on disqualification petitions filed against 10 legislators belonging to a rival Tr...
Congress to Hold Dalit-Adivasi Self-Respect Meeting Over Haldwani Ritual The Congress has announced a Dalit-Adivasi Self-Respect Meeting in New Delhi on September 29 to discuss an alleged “purification” ritual conducted at Haldwani’s Ramlila Maidan after a public meeting a...
Vikram Misri Raises Russia Sanctions Law With US Congressional Delegation Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday met a bipartisan five-member U.S. Congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, with the recently enacted U.S. legislati...
Congress Calls EC’s SIR Response ‘Damage Control’ as Concerns Over Voter Rolls Continue The Congress has criticised the Election Commission’s latest measures concerning the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, describing the steps as “damage control” and arguing t...
China to Cut Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods, but Soybeans Remain Excluded China is set to reduce tariffs on a broad range of U.S. agricultural products, including corn, wheat, meat and dairy, but soybeans have been left out of the tariff-reduction list released after last w...
Russia Strikes Kyivstar Headquarters as Ukraine’s Data Centres Come Under Attack Russia struck the headquarters of Kyivstar , Ukraine’s largest mobile service provider, in Kyiv on September 27 as attacks continued to target communications and data infrastructure across the country...