Sorry state of affairs, can't give in to religious pressure groups: SC to Kerala

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Kerala government for giving-in to the association of traders for relaxing Covid curbs for 'Bakrid' festivities. Directing the government to pay heed to the right to life of citizens,…

SC upholds Gujarat HC verdict on cooperative societies as state subject

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a 2013 Gujarat High Court judgment, which struck down certain provisions of the 97th constitutional amendment while holding that Parliament cannot enact laws with regard to cooperative societies…

Swiggy raises over Rs 9,357 cr after Zomato's bumper IPO

Bengaluru (IANS) After its rival Zomato witnessed a mega IPO last week, Swiggy on Tuesday announced the closing of a $1.25 billion (over Rs 9,357 crore) fundraise led by SoftBank Vision Funds 2 and its long-term investor Prosus, one of the largest…

Muslims can vote for anyone they want: AIMPLB

Lucknow (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), in a departure from tradition, has issued a statement saying that Muslims were free to vote for any individual or party in the elections.

This is the first time that the AIMPLB…

Porn case: Kundra, techie in police custody till July 23

Mumbai (IANS) A day after the sensational arrest of businessman Raj Kundra -- the husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty -- the Mumbai Police has nabbed a techie in connection with the alleged pornographic racket being probed by the Crime Branch-CID,…

DA for Central govt employees hiked to 28%

New Delhi (IANS) The Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to Central government employees will be enhanced from the existing rate of 17 per cent to 28 per cent of basic pay with effect from July 1, 2021.

The Department of Expenditure under the Finance…

Bezos attempts history with flight to edge of space

New Delhi (IANS) World's richest man Jeff Bezos launched to the edge of space on Tuesday along with his brother Mark, 82-year-old female aviator Wally Funk and 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen, aboard his company Blue Origin's fully…

Snoop list includes two Union ministers, three Opposition figures, several businessmen

New Delhi (IANS) The Indians in the snooping database include over 40 journalists, three major opposition figures, one constitutional authority, two serving ministers in the Narendra Modi government, current and former heads and officials of security…

Phone numbers of over 40 Indian journalists on leaked list of potential surveillance targets

New Delhi (IANS) The Pegasus snoop list has 40 Indian journalists and forensic tests confirm presence of Pegasus spyware on some devices, The Wire reported.

Those on leaked list of potential targets include journalists at Hindustan Times, The…

Pegasus Project: Big Tech, Big Daddy axis spurs big fears

New York (IANS) A bombshell report Sunday on military-grade Pegasus spyware from Israeli firm NSO used by governments around the world to snoop on a longlist of more than 50,000 people in 50 countries has injected a fresh round of ammunition into…