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CIC: Lawyers can’t use RTI for cases they are handling

NEW DELHI: In a significant order, Central Information Commission (CIC) has said advocates cannot use Right to Information (RTI) Act by filing applications to seek details regarding cases they are handling for clients, and cited a Mad Read More

Driven by state-run utilities, distribution companies post Rs 2,700cr profit

NEW DELHI: Power distribution companies in the private and public sectors have staged a smart turnaround, reporting a combined profit of over Rs 2,700 crore in 2024-25, as against losses of Rs 25,553 crore in the previous year, govt sa Read More

Vande Bharat Sleeper ticket cancellation to be costly affair

NEW DELHI: Cancelling confirmed tickets of newly launched Vande Bharat Sleeper trains will be costlier for passengers, according to new norms notified by the Railways. Read More

Highway builders write to FM, road ministry; seek review of new arbitration norms

NEW DELHI: The apex body of highway builders, NHBF, has opposed the road transport ministry’s move to end arbitration in disputes with claims of over Rs 10 crore even for ongoing and contracted projects where arbitration has not been Read More

Final green light for India’s 1st PPP Earth imaging Sat project likely this week

BENGALURU: More than four months after India’s space regulator-cum-promoter Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) announced the winners of India’s first EO Satellite System (EOSS) under PPP, a concession Read More

J&K: Encounter breaks out in Kishtwar, 3 injured soldiers airlifted

JAMMU: Seven security personnel have reportedly been injured in a gunbattle with terrorists that broke out in the remote forested area in the upper reaches of Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday and three of them have bee Read More

Advanced version of Nagastra drone used in Op Sindoor developed: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh revealed on Sunday that an advanced version of the Nagastra drone, which was extensively used during Operation Sindoor to “accurately strike terrorist targets”, has been developed. Read More

‘Must take pledge to end hooliganism in Gujarat’: Arvind Kejriwal at regional booth worker conference

“Must take pledge to end hooliganism in Gujarat:” AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal at regional booth worker conference AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, speaking at a Regional Booth Worker Conference, which is Read More