Pak court suspends 14-year jail term of Imran Khan and his wife in Toshakhana corruption case
Islamabad: A Pakistani high court on Monday suspended the 14-year sentence given to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana corruption case. The two were sentenced in the case by an Islamabad accountability court on January 31, days before the general elections. On Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) […]
J&K: Congress protests against I-T action on party, slams BJP-led Centre
Srinagar: The Congress on Monday held a demonstration to protest the Income Tax department’s actions against the party, saying the moves of the BJP-led Centre are against democratic norms. The Income Tax department action comes ahead of the seven-phase general elections, which begin of April 19. Congress leader Imtiyaz Ahmad told reporters, “The moves of […]
Traffic suspended on section of Jammu-Srinagar highway for aircraft trial at Bijbehara
Srinagar: Traffic has been suspended on the Wanpoh-Sangam stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in view of an aircraft trial run on the emergency landing strip at Bijbehara later on Monday, officials said. The work on the 3.5-kilometre emergency landing strip was started in 2020 and completed late last year. Officials said that security has […]
Toyota records highest-ever monthly sales at 27,180 units in March
New Delhi: Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Monday reported its highest-ever monthly wholesales at 27,180 units in March. The company’s total dispatches to dealers increased 25 per cent last month to 22,910 units as compared with 21,783 units in March 2023. For the 2023-24 fiscal the company reported the highest-ever wholesales of 2,63,512 units, an increase […]
Emotional response to climate change affects policy preference to tackle it
New Delhi: An individual’s emotional reaction to climate change whether it is guilt, anger, hope or fear could have a bearing on their climate policy preferences, a new research has found It found that while the guilty atone through options requiring them to shell out money like fossil fuel tax, those feeling hopeful or sad […]
Comeback man Pant, Warner lead DC to 20-run win over CSK; Dhoni special in vain
Visakhapatnam: Comeback man Rishabh Pant hit a much-awaited fifty after David Warner’s well-constructed 52 to set up Delhi Capitals’ convincing 20-run win over Chennai Super Kings for whom veteran MS Dhoni’s vintage knock was not enough to cross the line in their IPL match here on Sunday. Faced with a tough 192-run target, the Super […]
Sensex, Nifty hit all-time high in early trade
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices started the new fiscal on a bullish note on Monday, with the Sensex and Nifty reaching all-time high levels, amid firm trends from Asian markets and foreign fund inflows. Extending its winning momentum to the third day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 556.98 points to 74,208.33 in early trade. The […]
Kirsten Dunst says it was miserable to do famous upside-down kiss in ‘Spider-Man’
London: Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst gave one of Hollywood’s most memorable kisses in 2002’s “Spider-Man”, but it was kind of miserable to shoot. Dunst, who played the role of Mary Jane Watson in director Sam Raimi’s trilogy on the webslinger, said they wanted the moment to be special on screen even when she felt […]
No new change in income tax regime from April 1: FinMin
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Monday said there is no change in the new income tax regime for individuals for the current fiscal year and individual taxpayers can opt out of the regime at the time of filing their ITR. Clarifying on social media posts claiming certain changes in the new tax regime effective […]
Army opens fire after Pakistani drone spotted along LoC in J&K’s Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Army troops opened fire after observing movement of a Pakistani drone and suspected persons at two different places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. While the drone movement was picked up in a forward area in Sunderbani, the suspicious movement of some persons […]
