- Friday, July 18, 2025
THE SUPREME COURT on Wednesday (19) adjourned the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh indicated that the matter would be listed after the Holi festival break due to…
TAMIL NADU'S ruling DMK on Wednesday (19) stepped up its fight against alleged "Hindi imposition" by the Centre by launching a Kolam campaign, drawing of colourful patterns using rice flour on streets, to show opposition. DMK president and chief minister M K Stalin posted on social media, a poem of…
NEW ZEALAND underlined their title aspirations with a 60-run victory against defending champions Pakistan in a Group A match of the Champions Trophy at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. Will Young struck 107 and Tom Latham smashed an unbeaten 118 to help New Zealand overcome a sluggish start…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump's threat to impose reciprocal tariffs from early April is feeding anxiety in India's export sectors from autos to agriculture, with Citi Research analysts estimating potential losses at about $7 billion a year. Government officials waiting to learn how the tariffs will be calculated before they can…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump questioned the purpose of providing $21 million to India for “voter turnout” as he reiterated that the US "can hardly get in there" because of high Indian tariffs. Trump also said "India is one of the highest taxing countries in the world". He made these remarks…
THE BJP on Wednesday named former union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and its national secretary Om Prakash Dhankar as the party's central observers for the election of its Delhi legislature party leader, who will be the next chief minister of the national capital. The legislature party is meeting later in…
GYANESH KUMAR on Wednesday (19) took over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner, while Vivek Joshi assumed charge as an Election Commissioner. An Election Commissioner since March 2024, Kumar was elevated as the CEC on Monday. Gyanesh Kumar replaced Rajiv Kumar, who demitted office on Tuesday (18), as head of…
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission has asked Indian authorities for help in its investigation of Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew over alleged securities fraud and a $265-million bribery scheme, a court filing showed on Tuesday (18). The regulator told a New York district court it was…
ELECTRIC vehicle maker Tesla has begun hiring in India, with the company of tycoon Elon Musk issuing advertisements days after US president Donald Trump's right-hand man met with India's premier. Tesla has more than a dozen job listings on its website, for both the capital New Delhi and economic hub…
THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL was informed on Monday (17), through a report by the CPCB, that various locations in Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh were not conforming to the primary water quality for bathing with respect to the level of faecal coliform. Faecal coliform, a marker of sewage contamination,…
