Mumbai, June 16 (UNI) Bollywood’s khiladi Akshay Kumar continues his box office dominance as ‘Housefull 5’, the latest chapter in the acclaimed comedy franchise, has surpassed Rs 150 crore in the Indian market. The fifth installment of Bollywood filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala’s superhit comedy franchise ‘Housefull’ was released on June 6. Directed by Tarun Mansukhani and…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday criticised the Congress party for suppressing the rights of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) following Karnataka government’s decision to scrap an earlier caste survey and conduct a fresh one, which involved a public expenditure of over Rs 165 crore. Addressing a press conference here,…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) A book highlighting internal shortcomings of public and private sector banks and stark contrast between them in terms of NPA (non-performing assets) levels was released here on Monday. The book, ‘NPA Management in Public & Private Sector Banks in INDIA-Causes and Remedies”, written by Dr. Amarjit Chopra, former President ICAI,…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, has expressed ‘grave concern” at and condemned the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 and said this one and other recent attacks could not occur without money and the means to move…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In a significant administrative shift, the Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2025, declaring that second and fourth Saturdays—which were previously observed as off days—will now be working days once again for the Supreme Court’s registry and offices. The amendment will come into effect…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In a major step towards strengthening India’s maritime security and promoting indigenous defence capabilities, Achal, the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) in a series of eight being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), was launched in Goa on Monday. Designed and constructed under stringent dual-class certification from the American Bureau…
New Delhi, Jun 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain the plea of Amtek Group promoter Arvind Dham seeking interim relief in a money laundering case, questioning the maintainability of his fresh application after a previous rejection by a three-judge bench. A vacation bench comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice PB Varale…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Samajwadi Party (SP) challenging an Allahabad High Court order that restrained its district president in Pilibhit from filing further writ petitions related to the alleged eviction of the party from its office in Pilibhit. However, the…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Soon after the government issued a notification declaring the 16th Caste Census to begin from 2027, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the opposition Congress party of always cheating and suppressing the rights of OBCs. “The OBC community has always been betrayed by the Congress. If the Congress…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In the past five-and-a-half months, India has lost 91 royal tigers—an alarming figure – due to poaching, territorial disputes, human-wildlife conflicts, train mishaps and natural causes, according to data from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). On an average, this equates to nearly 17 tiger deaths every month. If this…
