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Booster shot for drug labs in Budget 2026

new delhi, Jan. 16 -- The government is likely to announce new drug testing laboratories and an increase in regulatory manpower in the upcoming Union Budget, according to three government officials aw... Read More


Tiger case puts treaty claims in focus

new delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court ruled that Tiger Global is liable to pay capital gains tax on its sale of Flipkart shares more than seven years ago, in a precedent-setting verdict for investor... Read More


SC refuses to interfere with HC order on Vijay's movie, urges early disposal of case

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Madras High Court order staying a single judge's direction to grant a "UA 16+" certificate to the Vijay-starrer Tamil fi... Read More


Tiger Global's $1.6bn Flipkart exit taxable in India, RULES sc

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court ruled that Tiger Global is liable to pay capital gains tax on its $1.6 billion sale of Flipkart shares more than seven years ago, in a precedent-setting verdict... Read More


Most Exit polls predict win for BJP-Sena alliance in BMC elections

Mumbai, Jan. 16 -- Exit polls predicted a clear sweep for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the Brihanmumbai Corporation (BMC) polls held on Thursday, with the Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS tieup failing... Read More


Top court reserves verdict on nod for passive euthanasia

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on a plea seeking permission for passive euthanasia of a 31-year-old man who has remained in a permanent vegetative state for ... Read More


"Will prevent sale of fake, substandard seeds": Shivraj Singh Chouhan on proposed Seed Act 2026

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday called the proposed Seed Act, 2026, a historic step aimed at ensuring... Read More


Nagpur Civic Polls: BJP ahead in 84 seats, Congress in 41

Nagpur, Jan. 16 -- Counting of votes for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections continued on Friday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in 84 seats, while the Congress was ahead i... Read More


BCI seeks immediate police action under current criminal law framework in alleged attack on advocate in UP

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Bar Council of India (BCI), through its Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, has called for immediate and effective police action under the current criminal law framework in connecti... Read More


Himachal CM meets FM Sitharaman, seeks financial support

Shimla, Jan. 16 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Thursday to seek financial support for the state. During the meeting, he re... Read More