The superintendent of Georgia’s third-largest school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a kickback scheme and misused public funds during his tenure at a suburban Chicago district.A federal grand jury in Chicago on Wednesday charged Devon Horton, the current superintendent of the 93,000-student DeKalb County School District, with 17 counts, including…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday filled a 75-year-old constitutional vacuum that caused serious heartburn among judicial service officers, who took 15-20 years to become district judges through promotions and were left behind in career progression by advocates who with just seven years experience could become district judges through direct recruitment.A five-judge bench of CJI B…
MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has made democratic spirit a pillar of governance and extended it to technology, making the country one of the most digitally inclusive societies.Addressing the Global Fintech Fest here on Thursday jointly with UK PM Keir Starmer, PM Modi said that the India stack has become a beacon…
Former Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh police to inquire into allegations that attempts were made to influence a witness by Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra and accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident of October 2021 that claimed eight lives.The UP police in…
MUMBAI: A decade after its launch in India, Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has forayed into the booming local beauty market, widening its play in the country beyond mainstay fashion and home. Popular with Gen Z and millennials for its fashion-forward clothing that comes with a brand tag and is yet affordable, H&M will tap…
NEW DELHI: With the Right To Information Act set to mark 20 years since it was implemented on Oct 12, a new report on the performance of information commissions shows that over 4 lakh cases were pending in information commissions across India as of June 30 this year. Moreover, six out of 29 information commissions…
New Delhi: Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said India’s logistics cost will fall to single digits to around 9% before December 2025, which will increase profit margins for industries and businesses and make Indian products competitive in the international market.Speaking at an event of the business chamber – PHDCCI, Gadkari cited…
India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, left, and teammates leave the field after their loss. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur minced no words after her team’s shocking three-wicket loss to South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup on Thursday, admitting that her top order failed to take responsibility when it mattered most.Go Beyond…
NEW DELHI: The road transport and railway ministries have achieved a record capital expenditure utilisation of 63% and 56.5%, respectively, during the first half of the current financial year. The combined capex of the two ministries by Sept end was over Rs 3.1 lakh crore, as against the budgetary allocation of Rs 5.2 lakh crore…
JAIPUR: Governor Haribhau Bagde Wednesday granted assent to Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025, passed by the state Assembly in Sept this year. Law minister Jogaram Patel said the Act had now also been notified.Putting an end to the traditional notion of ‘chat mangni-pat byaah (prompt wedding)’, the new law mandates that priests…