Rajya Sabha member and Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared before the Joint Committee of Parliament on ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bills, was said to have opposed the idea of simultaneous elections on the ground that it would against the basic structure of the Constitution and federalism and impinge on the rights of states. The...

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file its reply to a plea filed by businessman Deepak Kochhar, seeking the cancellation of an order passed by the Appellate Tribunal that upheld the probe agency’s attachment of their properties. A bench of Justices Bharti Dangre and Shyam Chandak will be hearing...

NEW DELHI: In a boost to Indo-US space cooperation, Isro will launch its heaviest American commercial communication low-earth orbit satellite, the 6.5-tonne BlueBird-6, from the Sriharikota spaceport on Dec 15. Isro’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket LVM3 will put the US satellite into orbit.AST SpaceMobile, a Texas-based company that has built the space-based cellular broadband network, said, “BlueBird-6,...

Singers who once chose Telugu or Sanskrit compositions of the Carnatic Trinity and keerthanas in other languages to showcase their vidwat at the Music Academy now frequently opt for Tamil songs as the main item, or even for the ragam-tanam-pallavi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu As Chennai prepares to immerse itself in yet another...

The changes will be applicable to visitors from 42 countries that are part of the US visa waiver programme. (Photo: iStock) The Donald Trump administration has proposed asking visitors from several nations to submit additional personal information to be allowed entry into the US. According to a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security,...

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday instructed actor Shilpa Shetty and businessman Raj Kundra to deposit Rs 60 crore or furnish a continuous bank guarantee before considering their request to travel to London. The order comes as the couple seeks temporary relief from a Lookout Circular (LOC) issued against them during an ongoing investigation into...

NEW DLEHI: The external affairs ministry on Wednesday received a request from the Goa government seeking to revoke the passports of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, and the request is currently under examination, reported PTI citing sources. The move comes amid an expanding probe into the nightclub blaze in North Goa that killed 25 people last...

Justice G.R. Swaminathan. File photo. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Four months before the Thirupparankundram row, MPs of the INDIA bloc wrote separately to President Droupadi Murmu and then Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai about the conduct of Madras High Court judge, Justice G.R. Swaminathan, accusing him of favouring advocates from the Brahmin...

In a remarkable discovery, archaeologists in Israel have unearthed what is believed to be the remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem. According to archaeologists, this is the longest continuous remains of the wall, dating back to the Hasmonean Kingdom. “An extraordinary discovery in Jerusalem. One of the longest, most intact Hasmonean city wall...

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has approached the Delhi High Court seeking legal protection of his personality and publicity rights, becoming the latest prominent figure to challenge the unauthorised commercial use of celebrity identity. The plea will be heard tomorrow, December 11, by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Khan has asked the court to restrain several...