Pakistan and IMF began formal talks over a three-year bailout package for economic reforms. The two sides are discussing the possibility of a $7-$8 billion loan deal, local media reported. According to adviser and spokesman for the finance ministry, Khaqan Najeeb, the IMF delegation would
US President Donald Trump, along with his family and businesses, sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to stop them from complying with Congressional subpoenas issued as part of a probe into foreign political influence. The subpoenas — which the Trumps described in
President Xi Jinping urged China’s youth to be loyal to the Communist Party as he sought to whip up patriotic sentiment in a nationalist speech marking the centennial of a student protest. Xi delivered his hour-long plea at the Great Hall of the People to
The US Navy fired the commander of the Guantanamo military prison for “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” according to a Defense Department official who does not have the authority to speak publicly. Navy Rear Adm. John Ring took command of the task force that oversees
The US Supreme Court ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) can be held generally liable for personal injury claims that arise out of the transit company’s commercial activity. The petitioner, Gary Thacker, suffered severe head injuries and the death of a companion while participating in
The Supreme Court stayed the appointment of nine civil judges in Haryana after a petition pointed out serious gaps in the selection process by which over 1,270 shortlisted candidates were failed in a written test. These candidates included toppers and gold medallists from law colleges,
The Gujarat High Court directed the state government to submit a report on the existing mangrove cover along Victor Port by May 6. The direction came from the division bench of Acting Chief Justice AS Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav in a public interest litigation
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi doesn’t have ‘power to interfere with the day-to-day activities of the Union Territory government’. As carried in DNA
Congress President Rahul Gandhi expressed regret again for “incorrectly” attributing his ‘chowkidar chor hai’ remark to the Supreme Court and accused BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi of trying to drag the court into a political controversy for “personal gains and political mileage” by moving the contempt
The Supreme Court allowed the Centre to circulate a letter for adjournment in tomorrow’s scheduled hearing on Rafale review pleas. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi allowed the Centre’s counsel to circulate the letter among parties which include petitioners who have filed review