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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would confine itself to the challenge to the constitutional validity of the definition of forests under the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act of 2023 and made it clear that disputes related to individual parcels of land will be...

New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s recent framework permitting Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified high-value Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, alleging that the move is arbitrary, discriminatory and imposes a...

New Delhi: The government is likely to extend the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme to boost exports, a senior official said Wednesday. The scheme was extended in April this year for six months till September 30. The official said the...

Thimphu: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Wednesday held talks with Bhutan's Foreign Minister Lyonpo D N Dhungyel in Bumthang, reviewing the wide-ranging cooperation between both neighbouring countries. "Delighted to meet FM Bhutan Lyonpo D. N. Dhungyel and jointly review our wide-ranging cooperation. Thank him...

New Delhi: India Wednesday expressed concern over the drone attack near Mecca and expressed hope for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. In response to media queries regarding the drone attack near Mecca, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal termed...

Chennai: The Madras High Court Wednesday questioned the practice of elected legislators resigning their seats, joining another political party and contesting the consequent bypolls from the same constituency, observing that such conduct could insult voters and their original mandate. Justice S.M. Subramaniam said an MLA...

Mumbai: Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded Wednesday on value buying after falling sharply in the previous session, with bank stocks driving the rally in equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 332.63 points, or 0.45 per cent, to settle at 74,336.45. During the day,...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday said the government has declared Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Shah said the action came pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of zero tolerance against terror. "The group...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to prostrate before US President Donald Trump and give a huge amount of money to America, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged Wednesday and demanded a rollback of the government's decision to levy a fee on UPI payments....

New Delhi: Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a proposal to raise the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to Rs 25,000 per month from Rs 15,000. The wage ceiling revision is taking place after 12 years. The decision is expected...