Manmohan Singh Faced Heat In Coal Scam, Got Relief From Supreme Court In 2015

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away aged 92 in the national capital on Thursday, had a brush with the justice system when he was summoned as an accused in a coal block allocation case. The Supreme Court, however, intervened and stayed the directive. Manmohan Singh, an astute economist …...Read More

Gurugram Techie Offers Scammer To Redesign His Website. What Happened Next

Mr Gaurav Sharan's offer to redesign the fake website intrigued the scammer (representational). A Gurugram-based software engineer turned the tables on a cyber scammer who had attempted to trick him into updating his PAN details through a fraudulent link on behalf of the HDFC bank. Instead of falling victim to …...Read More

Delhi Court Sends AAP MLA Naresh Balyan To Judicial Custody In Extortion Case

Naresh Balyan was produced before the court on expiry of his seven-day police custody (File) A Delhi court on Friday sent AAP's Uttam Nagar MLA Naresh Balyan to judicial custody in a case related to alleged organised crimes, while denying police his further remand. Special judge Kaveri Baweja passed the …...Read More

"First 40 Tejas Still Not...": Air Force Chief As China Tests 6th Gen Jets

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, flagged delays in the delivery of the Tejas fighter aircraft into service, calling for increased private partnership in developing defence products and providing more funds for Research and Development (R&D). Speaking at the 21st Subroto Mukherjee Seminar on 'Atmanirbharta in Aerospace: …...Read More

Monitor ICU Brain Deaths For Better Organ Donation Rate: Centre To States

"The organ donation rate in India continues to be low", says Dr Anil Kumar. (Representational) The Centre has asked states to monitor cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients, saying poor identification and certification of such cases is keeping the organ donations rate at low levels in the country. …...Read More

How A Missing NEET Aspirant From Kota Spent 23 Days On Trains Across India

The 19-year-old NEET aspirant spent 23 days travelling on trains, often ticketless (Representational) A NEET aspirant, who went missing from Kota on May 6, was traced by his father at a railway station in Goa. With just Rs 11,000 in his pocket, the 19-year-old spent the days travelling on trains, …...Read More

Bus Carrying Uttarakhand Pilgrims Catches Fire In Madhya Pradesh, None Hurt

A total of 30 passengers, including eight children, were on-board. (Representative pic) Pilgrims travelling to Uttarakhand for 'Char Dham Yatra' in a private bus from Maharashtra's Buldhana town had a providential escape when their vehicle suddenly caught fire on Friday here in Madhya Pradesh and was completely gutted, officials said. …...Read More

Railways Laid On Average 7.41 Km Tracks Per Day In Last 10 Years: RTI

Last year, Railways added 5,200 km of new tracks - more than the entire network of Switzerland. The Indian Railways has laid on an average 7.41 km of tracks, which include new line construction as well as doubling, tripling and gauge conversion of existing lines in the past ten years, …...Read More

TCS CEO Takes Home Rs 25.36 Crore, COO Got Rs 26.18 Crore In 2023-24

The CEO and Managing Director of TCS took home a pay of over Rs 25 crore in FY24. K Krithivasan, the newly appointed chief executive officer and managing director of TCS, took home a pay of over Rs 25 crore in FY24, the company said today. Mr Krithivasan took charge …...Read More

Don't Use Threats During Search And Seizure To Recover GST: Supreme Court

A petitioner said safeguards provided under the law are not implemented. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre not to use "threat and coercion" during search and seizure operations against traders for recovery of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and instead persuade them to clear the dues voluntarily. A …...Read More