NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant urgent hearing to a PIL seeking computer-based test (CBT) for the June 21 re-examination of NEET-UG, which was held nationwide on May 3 but was scrapped following allegations of paper leak.A partial-working day bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Aravind Kumar told the petitioner, RJD…
NEW DELHI: Growth in GST collections slowed to 3.2% in May with the mop-up at Rs 1,94,184 crore on account of fall in revenue from domestic transactions. According to latest available data in May — based on transactions in April — GST from domestic sources was down 2.6% to Rs 1,34,530 crore.Govt, however, attributed it…
US President Donald Trump on Monday said negotiations with Iran were continuing “at a rapid pace” despite fresh exchanges of fire that have tested the fragile ceasefire between the two sides.“Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.The ceasefire, reached nearly two months ago after…
NEW DELHI: In a landmark ruling, Delhi HC has recognised the “right to be forgotten” as an “integral facet” of the right to privacy, saying individuals cannot be condemned to suffer harm to their reputation merely because information about them remains indefinitely available in the digital domain.HC said search engines such as Google cannot be…
CHENNAI: The Indian passenger vehicle (PV) industry delivered a resilient performance in May 2026, with four of the six leading automakers-which together account for nearly 94% of India’s PV volumes-posting double-digit year-on-year growth despite recent vehicle price increases driven by rising raw material costs linked to the West Asia crisis, and a fuel price hike…
Hasan Piker, a popular online commentator and streamer, says he was not allowed to enter the United Kingdom just before several speaking events. He revealed that his permission to travel had been revoked prior to his departure. Thus, he was unable to make the trip to the UK at all. This information spread rapidly through…
NEW DELHI: India and US have finalised most elements of the legal text of the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement, with negotiations now focused on “commas and full stops”, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday, but the treaty, in the works for 15 months, will only be sealed after there is…
MUMBAI: Unified Payments Interface transactions rose to 2,320 crore in May 2026 from 2,235 crore in April while value increased to Rs 29.9 lakh crore from Rs 29 lakh crore, translating into 24% growth in volume and 19% growth in value on a year-on-year basis.Average daily transactions stood at 74.8 crore with 74.5 crore in…
Bengaluru: As cricket fans took to the streets after RCB’s IPL final victory Saturday night, police launched a massive enforcement drive, targeting stunt riders, traffic violators, and suspicious vehicles to ensure the celebrations remained safe and orderly.During the special operation, police checked 2,502 two-wheelers, 556 autorickshaws, and 458 four-wheelers. Strict action was taken against violators,…
Baltimore City Council president was trolled for his Hindu wife and ‘HinJew’ family photo. Baltimore City Council president Zeke Cohen was trolled mercilessly after he posted a family photo, taking pride in his Hindu-Jewish family and calling it ‘HinJew’. Social media users commented that it is just an Indian-American family and their children are not…
