Day: July 16, 2020

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

HC seeks Air India’s reply on pilot’s plea to accept request to withdraw resignation

3:33 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought response of Air India on a plea by one of its pilots, who has flown several evacuation and relief flights to different countries during the COVID19 pandemic, seeking direction to the carrier to accept his request for withdrawing his resignation. The petitioner, who was serving as a Pilot Commander, had tendered […]

Address me as ‘Sir’ and not ‘My Lord’, Cal HC Chief Justice tells judiciary officers

3:30 pm July 16, 2020

Kolkata: Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan has said that he would want to be addressed as ‘Sir’ by all judiciary officers in Bengal and Andaman instead of ‘My Lord’ or ‘Lordship’, as was the practice so far In a letter to the district judges and chief judges of lower courts in the state […]

Suspense on deputy CM, other ministers in Bihar

PM Modi to address India Ideas Summit

3:24 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a global audience on the US and India as key partners and leaders in a post-COVID world at the India Ideas Summit on July 22, the US-India Business Council said on Thursday. The two-day virtual summit, organised by top advocacy group US-India Business Council (USIBC), would be […]

Rupee settles 3 paise down at 75.18 against US dollar

3:18 pm July 16, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee settled 3 paise lower at 75.18 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday tracking strengthening American currency amid worries over mounting COVID-19 cases. Forex traders said rupee traded in a narrow range as strong dollar, foreign fund outflows and rising COVID-19 cases dragged the local unit down, while positive domestic equities supported […]

Pegasus snooping row: Pilot demands independent probe

Pilot camp moves high court, challenges notice seeking MLAs’ disqualification from assembly

3:12 pm July 16, 2020

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court will hear Thursday afternoon a petition filed on behalf of the Sachin Pilot camp, challenging a move to disqualify dissident MLAs from the state assembly. The plea against the disqualification notices sent from the Speaker’s office to Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs will be heard by Justice Satish Chandra […]