NEW DELHI: The government has formally opened the door for exchange-based coal trading in India by notifying the Coal Exchange Rules 2026, laying down a regulatory framework for setting up and operating coal exchanges aimed at bringing greater transparency, competition and market-based price discovery to the coal sector.The rules provide for the establishment of regulated…
CJI Surya Kant (Source: ANI) NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant has taken up the death threats being issued to retired Bombay HC judge Justice Gautam Patel with the Indian high commission in London, and has been assured that adequate security arrangements have been put in place for him and his family.The CJI, who is on…
Amidst the escalating unrest in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), an intel dossier has detailed systematic violence by Pakistani forces in POK between June 5 and June 9, noting that it was the Barmang Bridge shooting which sparked the wider crisis. The Pakistani military, it says, targeted the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a peaceful movement…
US Vice President JD Vance has said Washington’s approach towards Iran will be guided by American interests, even if those do not fully align with Israel’s position, as the Trump administration pushes for a long-term settlement over Tehran’s nuclear programme.Speaking to Fox News, Vance acknowledged differences between the two allies while underscoring their broader strategic…
Cristiano Ronaldo (Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing for what is expected to be the final FIFA World Cup of his legendary career. The Portugal captain has already secured his place in football history by becoming one of only three players to be selected for six World Cup tournaments. As Portugal begins its latest campaign,…
FIFA World Cup 2026: What Needs to Go Right for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Meet A record-breaking sixth FIFA World Cup for both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could finally produce the one meeting football has never had: a World Cup clash between the sport’s defining rivals. Both Argentina and Portugal arrive in…
Even as questions swirl around the investigation into the AI 171 crash on June 12, 2025, family members of some victims are also criticising its handling of the tragedy.Radhika Mishra, daughter of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who was among the 260 people killed in the crash, has alleged that Air India is asking relatives…
NEW DELHI: Two youngsters fell in love, but the Class 12 girl filed a complaint against the youth when he refused to marry her, resulting in him being sentenced to 10 years for having physical relations with a minor. The girl married another man, who left her after three days when he came to know…
NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae has blamed persistent vacancies at National Medical Commission (NMC) and the government’s failure to fill key statutory posts for recurring delays in medical admissions, approvals, inspections and appeals, saying lapses have disrupted academic calendars and left students bearing the brunt of the system’s shortcomings.In his report to SC,…
NEW DELHI: Over two months into the financial year, the Centre has raked in around Rs 20,000 crore from disinvestment and asset sales, pushing ahead with its strategy to raise resources through non-tax revenue route in face of the mounting subsidy bill due to the West Asia conflict. The funds raised so far are around…