The court stressed that the statutory protection is meant only to prevent persecution of officials for decisions made in discharge of their duties NEW DELHI: In a significant ruling relating to Prevention of Corruption Act, Supreme Court has said that the shield of prior sanction from higher authorities to prosecute a public servant is not…
The mask arrived at the Goodwill store in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, in February 2024 (Shop Goodwill photo) A small gold LEGO mask found among donated jewellery at a Goodwill store in Pennsylvania was sold for $18,101 at an online auction in March 2024. The item, which had initially been listed for $14.95, was identified as…
ITAT Jaipur identified a significant error in the AO’s assessment. (Image for representative purpose only) Indians based globally and investing in India can in some cases face tax notices for unexplained income.In one such case, a woman invested money in FCNR term deposits along with her husband. Both of them received separate tax notices from…
Delhi Capitals players (PTI Photo) Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaminda Vaas is set for his maiden coaching stint in the Indian Premier League after being appointed Delhi Capitals’ fast bowling coach ahead of the 2027 season.Vaas, one of Sri Lanka’s most successful fast bowlers, claimed 355 wickets in Tests and 400 in ODIs during his…
Rajpal Yadav calls wife Radha ‘a diamond’ in sweet birthday post for her: ‘Agar meri zindagi mein kisi ka sabse bada karz hai, toh woh hai meri dear Radha ka’ Rajpal Yadav posted a heartfelt birthday message for his wife Radha on social media, calling her the diamond of the family. The ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ actor…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio is in India and will visit the world’s largest oil refinery in Jamnagar NEW DELHI: Elon Musk‘s blow-hot-and-cold stand for getting Starlink access to India has now entered a conciliatory phase after the tech trillionaire was all fire on X last week. The change in tone comes at a…
In 2016, real estate investor Mike Madden paid $520,000 for Muhammad Ali’s former training camp in Pennsylvania, a property that had fallen into disrepair after the boxing legend left it decades earlier. Madden subsequently invested another $1 million in restoring its 13 log structures, including the gymnasium and mosque, before reopening the six-acre site as…
West Indies’ Shai Hope plays a shot during the fourth T20I cricket match of a series between India and West Indies, in Hyderabad, Telangana. (PTI Photo) Former Indian cricketer Abhishek Nayar stated that India would need to get Shai Hope out, as the West Indies captain has been tormenting the bowling attack and winning matches…
Actor Imran Khan has approached the Bombay High Court seeking an urgent stay on a notice issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), which has directed him to leave India by October 28.The petition, filed through advocates Zulfiquar Memon, Parvez Memon and Chirag Naik, described the notice as “arbitrary, unreasoned and wholly misconceived”, arguing…
This follows a nudge by Supreme Court, flagging the huge gap between price to retailer and MRP of medicines billed to patients In good news for cancer patients, prices of 137 drugs are set to be reduced by up to 70% from Nov 9, with govt capping trade margins by 30%. Drug prices regulator National…
