No parity between Agniveers, regular soldiers on pensionary benefits: Centre to HCThe Union government has told the Bombay High Court that Agniveers are different from regular soldiers. This means families of deceased Agn...
11 May, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
'Never trust banks...lost ₹15L': Businessman loses Rs 15 lakh after bank employee’s '100% tax-free' promise turns out to be a costly tax trapA young businessman running a company with ₹1 crore annual revenue was convinced by bank officials to buy three non-market linked insurance...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
Quote of the day by founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud: ‘The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was…’Human civilization's progress hinges on managing aggression. Sigmund Freud's insight highlights that replacing physical conflict with verba...
21 Mar, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Kremlin says talk of shooting down Russian planes is a serious escalation of tensionsThe Kremlin condemned as reckless and aggressive any talk of shooting down Russian military planes over Europe, viewing it as a serious esc...
26 Sep, 2025, 08.56 PM IST
Can your US student visa be denied? All your questions on F-1 visa denial and reapplication, answeredThe student visa season is upon us, and if you have been one of the lucky ones with a succesful application, now is the time to prepare you...
31 Jul, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh lashes out at EAM Jaishankar for '1962' remarkCongress leader Jairam Ramesh slammed External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday for his 'land occupated by China in 1962' remark, an...
30 Jan, 2023, 07.08 PM IST
Russia shifts stance on hospital bombing condemned around the worldUkrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy said three people including a child had been killed in the bombing on Wednesday, and rejected Russia...
10 Mar, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
Ukraine websites knocked offline in cyberattacksMany of the same sites were similarly hit in Feb.13-14 attacks that the U.S. and U.K. governments quickly blamed on Russia's GRU military i...
24 Feb, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Continued denial of representation of African states in permanent UNSC membership is blot on collective credibility of UN body: JaishankarJaishankar said India has always supported the Ezulwini consensus and called for permanent African representation in an expanded Council, a...
28 Oct, 2021, 08.08 PM IST
A dispute on definition of "intermediary" puts $147 bn IT sector in a tax quandaryThe country's $147 billion IT and ITeS industry, including the back offices of several multinationals such as Genpact and WNS Global, has s...
08 Sep, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
Companies need to keep a strong compliance profile for H-1B visas: Austin T FragomenFragomen spoke about the challenges faced by Indian companies and professionals due to the Donald Trump Administration’s “Buy American and ...
08 Jun, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
USCIS sought additional information for 60% H-1B applications last quarterIn numerical terms, nearly 60,000-odd RFEs were sent during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 as opposed to 1.50 lakh during fiscal 2018 and...
26 Feb, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
Denial of rights to women against sharia: MJ Akbar"You cannot deny gender equality to any being. Denial of gender rights is against the sharia. Anyone who has a deep understanding of the Ko...
08 Dec, 2016, 02.33 PM IST
Army had done it during UPA regime too: AICC deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Anand SharmaIn the past these decisions were taken by the Army and they have had had the complete endorsement and support of then Government.
03 Oct, 2016, 07.13 PM IST
Denial of fundamental rights to Kashmiris an 'injustice': PakistanPakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi said at a General Assembly debate on peace and security that it is the "duty" o...
12 May, 2016, 11.24 AM IST
Delhi court frames issues in 1997 civil suit against Kailash SatyarthiThe court framed 13 questions, including which of the parties are in possession of the records of the Mukti Pratishthan Trust and for which...
03 Oct, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
- Kanimozhi bail denial in 2G scam: DMK to choose legal war over political battle
Despite the deep frustration of its leader M Karunanidhi over denial of bail to his daughter Kanimozhi in the 2G telecom scam, DMK might st...
04 Nov, 2011, 09.27 AM IST