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Remarks targeting Col Qureshi: Supreme Court questions MP minister, will hear his plea on Friday

New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Every word uttered by a minister has to be with a sense of responsibility at a time the country is undergoing “such a situation”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it reprimanded Madhya Pradesh’s Vijay Shah who is facing an FIR for his remarks targeting Col Sofiya Qureshi. “What sort of statements are you making? You are a responsible minister of the government,” Chief Justice of India B R Gavai told Shah. The bench, also comprising Justice Augustine George Masih, will on Friday hear Shah’s plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s May 14

Markets decline in early trade mirroring weak Asian equities

Mumbai, May 15 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Thursday dragged down by blue-chip bank stocks and weak trends in Asian markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex declined 106.78 points to 81,223.78 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 38.45 points to 24,628.45. Later, the BSE benchmark traded 247.22 points lower at 81,082.80, and the Nifty quoted 67.15 points down at 24,599.75. From the Sensex firms, Power Grid, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank were the major laggards. Tata Motors, Adani Ports, Tata Steel,

Rupee falls 32 paise to 85.64 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, May 15 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 32 paise to 85.64 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, tracking a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said investors are awaiting cues from US FED Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Thursday. His comments will be closely watched on how the Central Bank plans to proceed with Monetary Policy easing, they said. Meanwhile, the American dollar weakness and easing crude oil prices offered some support to the local unit and restricted the downfall. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.53 and fell to 85.64 against

Georgetown University Indian scholar released from immigration detention after federal judge’s ruling

ALVARADO, Texas May 15, 2025 (AP) — A Georgetown University scholar from India who was arrested in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students was released from immigration detention Wednesday after a federal judge’s ruling. Badar Khan Suri will go home to his family in Virginia while he awaits the outcome of his petition against the Trump administration for wrongful arrest and detention in violation of the First Amendment and other constitutional rights. He is also facing deportation proceedings in an immigration court in Texas. “Justice delayed is justice denied,” Khan Suri told reporters after his release from a

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