CHENNAI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has flagged some foreign law firms which are operating in India as if they are joint entities with Indian law firms and has warned lawyers and firms that what is directly barred by Indian law should not be attempted in any indirect manner.In a press statement on Tuesday,…
Donald Trump’s tariff threat US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his stand that he will be raising tariff rates on India. In an interview to CNBC, Trump said India is a ‘not a good’ trading partner. Trump reportedly said that he would raising tariffs on India in the next 24 hours. US has imposed…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (PTI image) NEW DLEHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has written to the presidents of 42 political parties, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, requesting them to press the centre to introduce legislation during the ongoing Parliament session to restore statehood to J&K. In his letter dated July 29, Abdullah…
NEW DELHI: Hours after a flash flood hit the Himalayan village of Dharali in Uttarkashi district, IMD on Tuesday claimed that it has been issuing regular warnings to Uttarakhand for the past four days about expected “heavy to extremely heavy” rainfall over the state from August 3 till August 5.The MeT department, however, kept mum…
NEW DELHI: More than one cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday triggered flash floods and caused large-scale damage in high-altitude villages such as Dharali and Sukhi Top. The incident is the latest in a series of extreme weather events to hit the region during the monsoon season. Here’s a breakdown of what a cloudburst…
Indian-American Republican leader and former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley criticised President Donald Trump for threatening to increase tariffs on Russian oil imports from India, warning that such a move could damage ties with a key American ally while giving China leniency.In a post on X on…
NEW DELHI: India is considering revamping pilot training by gradually moving away from the current system where a student has to first earn commercial pilot licence (CPL) and then do type rating separately for a specific aircraft, to a unified “multi crew pilot licence” (MPL) system. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will hold…
DEHRADUN: At least four people have died and many are feared missing after a devastating flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in the upper catchment area of the Kheer Ganga river caused large-scale destruction in Dharali village in Uttarkashi district on Tuesday.Uttarkashi district magistrate Prashant Arya confirmed the deaths of four people in the flash…
NEW DELHI: The Army on Tuesday denied reports of ceasefire violations in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch region.“There have been some media and social media reports regarding ceasefire violations in the Poonch region. It is clarified that there has been no ceasefire violation along the Line of Control,” the Indian Army said, according to news agency…
NEW DELHI: The Army on Tuesday retaliated to the Pakistani ceasefire violation, with a firing exchange continuing for 15 minutes, official sources told news agency PTI.There has been no report of any casualties in the ceasefire violation by the Pakistani army, which comes months after Pakistan’s DGMO sought truce following India’s Operation Sindoor post Pahalgam…
