Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Online ticketing platform BookMyShow has issued a statement addressing allegations that it delisted comedian Kunal Kamra and his shows amid political controversy. Responding to Kamra's open letter on X, BookMyShow clarified that it has not removed Kamra or his performances from its platform, emphasising that decisions regarding show listings are made by organisers or venues.In its statement, BookMyShow highlighted its role as a neutral facilitator of ticket sales, operating in compliance with Indian laws. "Facts on our role have been misrepresented in the public domain. Our role is to provide a platform for ticket sales of live shows, and it is the decision of the organiser or the venue to list or delist their shows," the company stated.Read BookMyShow’s complete statement hereBookMyshow is a platform to facilitate the sale of tickets and operates the business with neutrality and in […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi, saying that a governor cannot withhold assent to Bills passed by the state assembly or use an absolute veto or pocket veto.The court said the governor acted against the law by not approving 10 Bills that were passed again by the assembly after being returned earlier. The court declared these Bills as passed."Governor must give assent to a bill when a bill is presented to him after re consultation in state assembly and he can only refuse assent when the bill is different. Action of governor to reserve the 10 bills for the president is illegal and arbitrary, and thus the action is set aside. All actions taken by governor thereto for the 10 bills are set aside. The 10 bills shall be deemed to be […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a portion of the Calcutta high court's directive ordering a CBI probe into the West Bengal cabinet's decision to create supernumerary posts for school staff. However, it upheld the continuation of the CBI investigation into other aspects of the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in the state’s government-aided schools.The row stems from a 2016 recruitment drive conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC), which was struck down by the Calcutta high court for widespread irregularities. The Supreme Court recently upheld that verdict, resulting in the cancellation of over 25,000 appointments.In response, chief minister Mamata Banerjee met with several of the affected teachers and strongly criticised the move, calling it a "conspiracy" to destroy West Bengal's education system.“There is a conspiracy going on to destroy the education […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Mumbai police and Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel over a plea filed by comedian Kunal Kamra, challenging an FIR registered against him for allegedly calling Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde a "traitor" during a stand-up performance. The High Court has also granted protection to Kamra until April 16.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and S M Modak said the matter would be heard on April 16.“Issue notice to the respondents. They shall take instructions and respond to the plea,” the court said.The FIR was filed by Khar police based on a complaint from MLA Murji Patel.Kamra’s counsel Navroz Seervai informed the court that the Madras High Court had extended the comedian’s interim transit anticipatory bail till April 17.The senior advocate argued that Kamra, who has […]

[ad_1] Virat Kohli was furious after Surya Kumar Yadav's catch was dropped New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli threw his cap on the ground in anger after a collision between wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma and Yash Dayal cost RCB an opportunity to dismiss Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Suryakumar Yadav during their IPL 2025 match. Dayal bowled a slower delivery in his second ball of the 12th over during MI's innings, resulting in an edge off Suryakumar which went high in the air. Miscommunication between Jitesh and Dayal however, resulted in the opportunity getting wasted, drawing a strong reaction from Kohli, who was left frustrated.Suryakumar was batting on 27 when the catch got spilled. Interestingly, Dayal managed to make amends off the final delivery of the same over after delivering another slow ball. Phil Salt made no mistake at […]

[ad_1] Economists and market analysts widely expect the RBI to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points. RBI MPC meet date, time: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is meeting this week to deliberate on repo rate, liquidity conditions in the economy, CPI inflation and GDP growth outlook for the Indian economy.The central bank commenced its bi-monthly monetary policy assessment on Monday, with analysts anticipating a 25 basis points reduction in interest rates, considering the easing inflation and necessity to boost growth amidst economic challenges posed by US President Donald Trump's trade barriers.The United States has levied a 26 per cent duty on imports from India, which is projected to impact India's GDP growth for FY 2025-26, reducing it by 20-40 basis points. This could bring the growth rate down to approximately […]