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New York: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told a federal judge here that its efforts to serve its complaint on Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani in the alleged bribery scheme are “ongoing”, including through a request for assistance to the Indian authorities....

Bhubaneswar: Five individuals arrested in connection with the death of a Nepali student at KIIT University have been granted bail by the Bhubaneswar JMFC-2 court. The bail was granted to three directors and two security personnel involved in the case. Those released include Director General...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday flagged the "vacuum" in law when it comes to sharing of content on platforms such as YouTube and said "all kinds of things were going on". A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh referred to a...

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has announced a complete ban on the production, distribution, sale, and storage of gutkha and paan masala containing nicotine and tobacco within the state. The state’s health department has issued a notification that this ban will be effective for the next...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman met former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak here Tuesday and the two discussed potential new avenues to strengthen market-based financial ties and drive economic growth. The Finance Minister stressed the importance of leveraging the...

Mumbai: Recapitalisation and reforms in the last few years have worked well for the public sector banks and balance sheets are cleaner now, State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman, C.S. Setty, said Tuesday. The saving behaviour has also changed as depositors are practising asset allocation...

Mumbai: After the Supreme Court pulled up Ranveer Allahabadia, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday warned that obscenity cannot be tolerated as freedom of speech. He hailed the apex court’s scathing observations saying that everyone has the right to free speech but if it encroaches...

Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) issued an official apology Tuesday, expressing regret over the alleged misconduct of its employees during protests following the reported suicide of a third-year BTech student from Nepal. Also Read: KIIT student death case: Student wing of Nepali...

Prayagraj: Prayagraj District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandhad Tuesday dismissed rumours regarding the extension of the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 dates, confirming that the event will conclude as scheduled February 26,  coinciding with Maha Shivratri. Speaking with IANS, DM Mandhad clarified that people should not believe...

New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday dismissed Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the appointment of the chief election commissioner and an election commissioner as "politically motivated" and accused him of undermining an elected government's constitutional mandate through "malicious" judicial activism. The BJP's reaction came after the Congress...