Akshita Kapoor

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: For three decades, lawyers were virtually assured of becoming high court judges once their names were recommended by the HC collegia to the CJI-led three-member Supreme Court collegium. The success rate was 85-90% then, but now it has become much tougher as less than 50% of those recommended were cleared by the SC collegium, which subjected the persons, aspiring to become constitutional court judges, to a suitability test through interview/interaction, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.Earlier, the SC collegium had a liberal scrutiny of antecedents by focusing only on the number of important cases argued by the lawyers and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) report detailing their reputation among the advocate community. Almost all the lawyers recommended by HC collegia — barring 10-15% who were dropped because of adverse IB reports or below par income signifying lack of practice — made […]

[ad_1] Nomura has a ‘neutral’ rating on FSN E-Commerce (Nykaa) with a target price of Rs 190. Analysts expect the company’s beauty & personal care segment’s GMV growth is expected to be in the low 30% level on an annualised basis while its net revenue growth would be in the mid-20%. They expect Nykaa’s consolidated revenue growth to be about 26% on an annualised basis for Q4FY25, with some downside risks.Morgan Stanley has an ‘equal weight’ rating on Delhivery with a target price of Rs 320. Analysts feel its acquisition of Ecom Express is a step towards consolidation. For the company, the key to value realisation would be revenue retention, cost structure reduction and lower capex.HSBC has a ‘buy’ call on Dixon Technologies with a target price of Rs 20,000. Analysts feel the US’s new tariffs could benefit Dixon since […]

[ad_1] A blast occurred around 1am outside BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia’s residence in Jalandhar. Kalia, who initially mistook it for thunder, later alerted police. A forensic team is inspecting the scene, with CCTV footage under review. "There was a blast at around 1 am...I was sleeping, and I thought that it was the sound of thunder...Later I was informed that a blast had taken place...after this, I sent my gunman to the police station...CCTV is being investigated; forensic experts are also present here," Kalia said.DCP Manpreet Singh confirmed the incident and said a detailed report will follow after the forensic examination. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The US Supreme Court has denied Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's application seeking a stay on his extradition to India. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. He had submitted an 'Emergency application for stay pending litigation of petition for writ of habeas corpus' on Feb 27, with Elena Kagan, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the US and Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit.Last month, Kagan had denied the application. Rana had then renewed his emergency application previously addressed to Justice Kagan and requested that a renewed application be directed to Chief Justice Roberts.An order on the Supreme Court website noted that Rana's renewed application has been "distributed for conference of 4/4/2025" and "application" has been "referred to the court". On Monday, […]

[ad_1] MADURAI: City police commissioner J Loganathan on Monday felicitated an autorickshaw driver who returned 15 sovereigns of gold ornaments left behind by a passenger in his vehicle during a trip.The auto driver, Nagendran, 52, of Kochadai, picked up the family of Saravanakumar, 56, from Thavittu Santhai and dropped them at Teppakulam on Sunday. However, as Saravanakumar got down, he left a bag containing his mobile phone and 15 sovereigns of gold ornaments. He immediately contacted Teppakulam police.Nagendran noticed the bag after some time. He went to Thavittu Santhai to return the bag. At that time, police contacted Nagendran, who then went to the Teppakulam police station and returned the bag with the gold ornaments to Saravanakumar.PollDo you believe returning lost valuables should be rewarded?The commissioner also gave a cash reward of 1,000 to Nagendran. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: BJD's internal discord over the flip-flop surrounding voting on the Waqf Bill took an ugly turn with one of the party's Rajya Sabha members openly accusing former bureaucrat-turned-politician V K Pandian for the fiasco, drawing flak from party colleagues.The BJD, which had initially decided to oppose the Bill in Rajya Sabha, allowed its members to vote as per their conscience, resulting in a split voting and causing significant unrest within the party.Debashish Samantaray, who had abstained during the voting in Rajya Sabha, attributed the sudden change in party's position to the former bureaucrat. Talking to reporters on Monday, Samantaray said, "Pandian conspired in the entire Waqf episode," causing unease within the BJD and drawing flak from party colleagues.Rajya Sabha members Manas Mangaraj, Sulata Deo, Niranjan Bisi and Subhasish Khuntia strongly criticised Samantaray. They maintained that the former bureaucrat-turned-BJD […]

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: After revoking visas of international students over alleged campus activism, US authorities have now started targeting those students with minor criminal offences. Some of these offences include even traffic infringements.In the past few days, dozens of Indian students in the US received emails from their designated school officials (DSOs), stating that their F-1 student visa was no longer valid and directed them to leave the country immediately. The email (a copy of which is in TOI's possession) cited the students' past criminal charges — ranging from "shifting" lanes and drunk driving to even shoplifting — as reasons for these revocations.TOI was the first to report on March 30 that hundreds of international students in the US were getting emails asking them to self-deport over campus activism. Immigration attorneys said that students lost their visa even for something as […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Stocks of companies with large exposure to the US market are being sold aggressively by investors as market players fears about a recession in the world's largest economy and slowdown in businesses globally grows. Economists and market strategists believe that the high import tariffs by the US could prompt other countries to retaliate with similar measures, which in turn could lead to a global slowdown in production, hurting almost every country.In the Indian market, companies from sectors like auto & auto parts, metals, software, pharma, textiles, and gems & jewellery have seen their stock prices slid sharply.Among leading conglomerates, Tata Group, with a large exposure to the US market, has seen its aggregate market capitalisation dip the most since the new tariff proposals were announced late on April 2. The group's market cap is down by about Rs […]

[ad_1] Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Siraj has climbed to joint-second place in the IPL Purple Cap race for IPL 2025. Siraj has been in exceptional form this season, claiming crucial wickets and providing early breakthroughs for his team. He has taken nine wickets in four matches, with his best figures being 4/17. In his last match, Siraj dismantled Sunrisers Hyderabad's explosive batting lineup by taking the wickets of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Simranjeet Singh and Aniket Verma. Siraj has proven his worth for the Gujarat Titans' bid to acquire him in the auction. Bowling with improved line and length, and at a high speed, Siraj poses a significant challenge to batters in the season ahead.Chennai Super Kings’ mystery spinner Noor Ahmed continues to lead in the Purple Cap leaderboard. Despite his team's struggles to win matches, Noor has been outstanding, […]