Deep-rooted nexus between corporate borrowers, ARCs and banks: SC
New Delhi, June 19: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over what it described as a deep-rooted nexus between corporate borrowers, Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and public sector banks in the settlement of defaulted loans, resulting in substantial losses to public money deposited in banks by taxpayers. Questioning the manner in which public money […]
DELHI HC REJECTS TELEGRAM APPEAL AGAINST ITS BAN AHEAD OF NEET-UG
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the petition filed by Telegram challenging the Centre’s decision to block the messaging platform till June 22, to prevent paper-leak ahead of NEET 2026 Re-Examination which is scheduled on June 21. Justice Tejas Karia, pronouncing the order, expressed satisfaction with the procedure followed under Section 69A […]
TOP US SCIENTIST FUNDED WUHAN LAB THAT SPARKED COVID
NEW DELHI: Former US president Joe Biden’s ex-chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci funded a research lab in China’s Wuhan, which is widely said to be the laboratory that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said on Thursday. Releasing “never-before-seen” documents on her last day in the office, […]
INDIA REJECTS INDUS WATER TREATY AS “OUTDATED”
NEW DELHI: India strongly criticised Pakistan at the 62nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), calling the Indus Waters Treaty “outdated” and unsuited to present-day realities. Delivering India’s right of reply, First Secretary Anupama Singh said a country that continues to sponsor terrorism cannot expect the benefits of cooperation founded on goodwill […]
NEET UG RE-EXAM ON 21ST: CHECK DRESS CODE, ALLOWED ITEMS
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory for candidates appearing in the NEET UG 2026 re-examination on June 21, outlining the dress code, permissible items and security protocols to be followed at examination centres. The agency has urged candidates to comply with the instructions to ensure smooth and secure conduct of […]
Telling tale of Stalin’s birthday greetings to Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, 19 June—A telling political story is hidden in former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK supremo M K Stalin’s birthday greetings to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this year in comparison with that of the last year. While this year Stalin chose to address Gandi as “Leader of the Opposition”, in 2025 the […]
Setback to peace process in West Asia as Peace talks between US and Iran called off
New Delhi, 19 June—Even before the ink on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between Washington and Tehran could dry out, news from Switzerland announced that talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the West Asian conflict would not take place on Friday, as Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel to the […]
From Versailles to Geneva: How Iran Turned Survival into Strategic Advantage
A War That Ended Differently Than It Began History often reserves its greatest surprises for moments when power appears most certain of itself. The emerging Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, reportedly endorsed by President Donald Trump and President Masoud Pezeshkian, has become one of the most debated diplomatic developments in recent […]
