New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Beleaguered telecom mobile operator Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) on Tuesday allotted 3,695 crore shares to the government as against the restructuring of the company’s debt payable for spectrum dues. This will result in Government’s share going up to 48.99 per cent in the private mobile operator, VIL said in a…
Mumbai, Apr 8 (UNI) Iconic Bollywood actress Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan, known for her epic depiction of pivotal characters in a clutch of evergreen movies like Mili, Guddi and Sholay, turns 78 on Wednesday. Regarded as one of the doyens of naturalistic acting in Indian films, Jaya Bachchan has mesmerised the audience during her limited silver…
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday sought President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention on cancellation of appointment of thousands of teachers of West Bengal, stating that it needs human approach as entire recruitment is “not tainted”. In his letter to the President, Gandhi mentioned that he had met…
New Delhi, Apr 08 (UNI) A Delhi Court after hearing on Tuesday granted one year probation to Medha Patkar in a defamation case filed by Delhi’s LG Vinay Kumar Saxena with the condition to furnishing a bond of good conduct. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Vishal Singh after considering the age of Patekar also reduced the…
New Delhi/Tashkent, Apr 8 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, while calling the Indian students studying abroad as “ambassadors of the India’s values and culture” said that even though staying thousands of miles from home, they remain strongly connected to Indian traditions and actively promote them in their host countries. Interacting with Indian…
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Karnataka High Court order that had directed the personal appearance of the Secretary and Joint Secretary of the Bar Council of India (BCI) in a writ petition related to Bar Council elections. A bench, comprising Justices B R Gavai and A G…
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to immediately remove all encroachments around the Lodhi-era monument “Gumti of Shaikh Ali”, located in Delhi’s Defence Colony. A bench, comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, also directed the MCD to vacate its engineering…
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held talks with the Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan, and said his visit paves the way for even stronger collaboration between India and the UAE in the future. In a post on X, the PM said that Dubai has played a key role in…
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) The central government has filed a caveat before the Supreme Court in anticipation of legal challenges to the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. The caveat is a procedural move aimed at preventing the Court from passing any ex-parte orders (without hearing the Centre’s side), especially interim relief such as a stay…
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that quashed a criminal case registered against Brij Bhushan, former Managing Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Corporation (JKCHC), in an alleged illegal land allotment matter. The top court found that the only allegation made against Bhushan was…
