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Indian boycott of Turkish coffee, chocolates and fashion grows

MUMBAI, May 19 (Reuters) – Small Indian grocery shops and major online fashion retailers are boycotting Turkish products ranging from chocolates, coffee, jams and cosmetics to clothing amid growing anger at Turkey’s support for Pakistan in a confrontation with India. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed public solidarity with Pakistan, another majority-Muslim country, after India conducted military strikes in response to an attack in Indian Kashmir by Islamist assailants. Cross-border fighting continued for four days before a ceasefire was declared. On Monday, the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), which supplies 13 million mom-and-pop grocery stores, said it was launching

Supreme Court rules one rank one pension for ex-High Court judges, says discrimination violates equality

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed uniform pension benefits for all retired high court judges, irrespective of their mode of appointment or tenure, saying “one rank one pension has to be the norm in respect of a constitutional office”. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices Augustine George Masih and K Vinod Chandran held that any classification in pension benefits based on whether judges came from the bar or district judiciary, or whether they were permanent or additional judges, was discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. “One rank one

Stock markets close lower for 2nd day; IT stocks fall after US rating downgrade

Mumbai, May 19 (PTI) Benchmark BSE Sensex dropped by 271 points on Monday, marking the second straight day of losses due to selling in IT and banking stocks and a weak trend in global markets after rating downgrade of the US by Moody’s Ratings. The 30-share BSE barometer declined 271.17 points or 0.33 per cent to settle at 82,059.42. During the day, it dropped 366.02 points or 0.44 per cent to a low of 81,964.57. The NSE Nifty dipped 74.35 points or 0.30 per cent to 24,945.45. Among Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Asian

Absolutely not getting into that subject: Tharoor on Congress’ objections on all-party delegations

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday declined to join issue with some opposition parties, including his own, over the government’s choice of MPs from their ranks for all-party delegations to foreign capitals following Operation Sindoor. “I am absolutely not getting into that subject,” he told reporters as the chairman of Parliament’s Standing Committee on External Affairs arrived for its meeting, which is being briefed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on the India-Pakistan military conflict after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Tharoor has been chosen by the BJP-led government to head one of the seven

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