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SC Rules Interest Cannot Be Claimed If Contract Expressly Prohibits It

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court has held that where a contract does not provide for payment of interest on delayed payments, and expressly prohibits such claims, a party cannot claim interest.... Read More


Section 7 IBC Admission Mandatory Once Debt & Default Are Established: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that once a financial debt and default are established, admission of an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC... Read More


Trump claims 78 per cent drop in US trade deficit; credits tariffs for economic shift

Washington, Feb. 19 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) claimed that the nation's trade deficit has witnessed a sharp contraction of 78 per cent. He attributed the shift to the impl... Read More


Delhi HC pulls up govt over vacancies in DCW, DCPCR

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the government for failing to fill vacancies in the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), noting that the body has remained non-functional... Read More


Sensex settles 1,236 pts lower; Nifty ends below 25,500 level

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The key domestic indices ended with sharp losses, snapping a three-session winning streak, as a surge in crude oil prices, mixed signals from the Fed, and profit booking across sect... Read More


BJP MLAs stage walkout over police action on students

Jammu, Feb. 19 -- The BJP MLAs on Wednesday staged a walkout from the legislative assembly over police lathicharge on students, who were protesting against government's move to set up proposed nationa... Read More


CM: Remaining instalments of MLA funds to be released before March 31

Shimla, Feb. 19 -- Addressing the concerns of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that pending Rs.1.1 crore instalments of MLA local a... Read More


Past alliances hurt BSP, party willcontest alone in 2027: Mayawati

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati on Wednesday once again ruled out any electoral alliance ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, asserting that her part... Read More


SC-constituted committee chief warns of contempt over delay in darshan reforms

Agra, Feb. 19 -- The chairman of the high-powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court for the management of the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Mathura, has stressed the need to implement the... Read More


Implement welfare schemes, ensure grievance redressal in all dists: CS

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh chief secretary SP Goyal on Wednesday directed officials to ensure effective grievance redressal and implementation of flagship welfare schemes in all districts. Chai... Read More