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A group of 21 retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts have written to the Chief Justice of India on the escalating attempts by “certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement”. These critics are motivated by narrow political interests and personal gains and are striving to erode public confidence in the judicial system, they said. Though the retired judges, including four from the top court, did not specify the incidents which prompted them to write to the CJI, their letter came amid amid a war of words between the ruling BJP and…
Celeb couple Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor celebrated two years of being blissfully married on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Gangubai Kathiawadi star, who is gearing up for her next film Jigra, treated fans and followers on Instagram with two lovely pictures. In the first monochrome picture, which seems to be from their post-wedding reception bash, Ranbir Kapoor looks dapper in a suit while Alia looks stunning in a dress. The second picture is a still from the 2009 animated movie Up, where Carl and Ellie can be seen dancing on the rooftop of a building on a starry evening. In the caption, Alia wrote:…
Apple’s smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot, data from research firm IDC showed on Sunday. Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% to 289.4 million units during January-March, with Samsung, at 20.8% market share, clinching the top phonemaker spot from Apple. The iPhone-maker’s steep sales decline comes after its strong performance in the December quarter when it overtook Samsung as the world’s No.1 phone maker. It’s back to the second spot, with 17.3% market share, as Chinese brands such as Huawei gain market share.…
Equity benchmark indices tanked in early trade on Monday, with the Sensex tumbling 929.74 points, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and weak trends from global markets. Foreign fund outflows and hotter-than-expected US inflation data also played spoilsport for the markets. Extending its previous day’s decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 929.74 points to 73,315.16. The NSE Nifty declined 216.9 points to 22,302.50. From the Sensex basket, Tata Motors, State Bank of India, Tata Steel, Power Grid, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance and Asian Paints were the major laggards. Tata Consultancy Services climbed nearly 1 per cent after…
Amid the escalation in West Asia after Iran’s drone strike on Israel, “Genocide Joe” slogans targeting US president Joe Biden were raised at a public meeting by former president Donald Trump, who is set to take on Biden in the US election later this year. As the slogans at Schnecksville in Pennsylvania grew louder, Trump said, “They are not wrong. They are not wrong. He has done everything wrong.” “Genocide Joe” is a phrase used by pro-Palestine protesters to slam Biden for unconditionally backing Israel for its offensive against Gaza, especially in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks by…
With less than seven weeks to go for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition against his arrest by Enforcement Directorate will come up in the Supreme Court today. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was arrested on March 21 in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi’s now-scrapped liquor policy. This comes after the Delhi High Court denied relief to Mr Kejriwal on Tuesday. Rejecting his petition, the high court said the central probe agency had submitted material to suggest that he had allegedly conspired to formulate the policy and was involved in demanding…
Indian government officials will be allowed to meet the 17 Indian crew members onboard an Israel-linked cargo ship seized by Iran, foreign ministry of Iran said on Monday. The assurance came after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar dialled his Iranian counterpart Amir Abdollahian expressing concern over the crew’s conditions. In a statement, Iranian foreign ministry said that Mr Jaishankar requested assistance in the matter. “Dr. Amir Abdollahian said in this regard that we are following up on the details of the seized ship and soon it will be possible for the representatives of the Indian government to meet with the…
The two men who were captured on CCTV firing gunshots outside the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Mumbai on Sunday are suspected to be from Haryana’s Gurugram and belong to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang, police sources said. One of the individuals, identified as Vishal, is reportedly associated with the notorious Bishnoi gang member Rohit Godara, known for his involvement in a string of violent crimes. According to police sources, Vishal is wanted in connection with the March murder of Gurugram-based businessman Sachin Munjal. Rohit Godara, currently based overseas, reportedly confessed to Munjal’s killing via a social media post.…
Mumbai Indians coach Kieron Pollard was once again made to defend the franchise’s skipper Hardik Pandya in the post-match press conference. MI suffered yet another defeat this season as Chennai Super Kings rode on MS Dhoni’s late blitz and Matheesha Pathirana’s clinical bowling to secure a 20-run win on Sunday. Hardik, who returned to bowling in the match, conceded 43 runs in 3 overs while scoring just 2 runs of 6 balls with the bat. His captaincy in the game also left much to be desired, drawing fans and pundits’ ire. But, Pollard continues to defence ‘hard working and confident’…
Iran’s United Nations envoy told the Security Council Sunday that the Islamic republic was exercising its “inherent right to self-defense” in its unprecedented attack on Israel. “The Security Council… failed in its duty to maintain international peace and security” after Israel’s apparent strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier this month, Amir Saeid Iravani said. Therefore, Tehran “had no choice” but to respond, he said, adding that his country does “not seek escalation or war,” but will respond to any “threat or aggression.”(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from…