They emphasised that this step would curb tobacco consumption. (Representational) Ahead of a crucial GST Council meeting on tax rationalisation health and economic experts have called for a higher 'Sin Tax' on tobacco and similar harmful products to curb their consumption and bolster public health and the economy. At a …...Read More

The court said the police were sometimes quick to jump into action in selective cases. The Supreme Court on Thursday said the strict provisions of law were for the welfare of women and not a means to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands. Justices BV Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal …...Read More

Few could have foreseen Bashar al-Assad's dramatic ouster as 2024 drew to a close. For years, Syria's battle lines had been frozen under a fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey in 2020. Yet, Assad's downfall—after his family's iron grip over Syria for over five decades—has shaken the region to …...Read More

A Navy speedboat had collided with the ferry, causing it to sink. Jogaram Bhati, 60, has not slept a wink since Wednesday as he is making rounds of hospitals in the city, looking for his younger brother who is one of the two people missing after a Navy craft crashed …...Read More

Supriya Shrinate mentioned the photo shared by the BJP on its official handle on X. Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Thursday alleged that social media platform 'X' has told them through an e-mail that the Ministry of Home Affairs and the IT Ministry has asked them to remove the video …...Read More

Omar Abdullah told reporters that he briefed Amit Shah about the situation in the Union territory. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah here and discussed various key issues, including an early restoration of statehood and involving the elected government in …...Read More

High Court also ordered that elephants must not be paraded on public roads. The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court for the use of elephants in temple festivals. The temple trusts of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu Devaswoms had petitioned the Supreme Court challenging the …...Read More

Pilots of some boats said this was the most horrific event they had seen. People were screaming for help and crying, a Mumbai Port Trust (MBPT) pilot boat said, at the site where a ferry and a Indian Navy craft crashed off the city's coast. Thirteen people died and 99 …...Read More

There are many terms in sporting parlance that no athlete wants to see written alongside his or her name. The one that perhaps hurts the most is ‘bench-warmer'. So when it is used, quite regularly, for someone who is 38 and running out of time and also the only player …...Read More

The campaigners chased Rahul Gandhi's cavalcade to attract his attention A group of activists demanding justice for techie Atul Subhash chased Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's cavalcade on Delhi streets to draw his attention to the issue. The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha heard them and responded by throwing …...Read More