Uttarakhand minister Khajan Das (File photo) DEHRADUN/HARIDWAR: Preparations for the wedding of Uttarakhand cabinet minister Khajan Das’s son were carried out inside the core zone of Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR) at Sureshwari Devi temple, allegedly without permission from forest authorities, raising concerns over alleged violations of forest and wildlife norms.On Saturday, materials for a large…
BHOPAL: A court in Bhopal on Wednesday remanded Twisha Sharma’s husband, Samarth Singh, to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a lawyer said.The CBI on Monday took over the investigation into the death of former model-actor Twisha Sharma, who was allegedly found hanging at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12….
KOLKATA: The family of celebrated painter Nandalal Bose’s grandson voted Thursday in Santiniketan, but only after two to three attempts despite a tribunal clearing their names following SC intervention, exemplifying the hurdles that citizens had to cross to exercise their rights.Suprabuddha Sen (88) and his wife Deepa Sen (82) were initially made to leave the…
Meta is about to lay off roughly 8,000 people on Wednesday, May 20, and the company has now told its North American staff to work from home that day as the cuts roll out. A leaked internal memo from HR chief Janelle Gale, first reported by Reuters, lays out the mechanics: emails will land at…
Separately, the group reached a settlement with the US Treasury Department over civil allegations linked to sanctions violations. Adani group stocks today: After the US Department of Justice withdrew all criminal allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani, shares of Adani group rallied on Tuesday. Stocks of several Adani Group firms, including…
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, issued a decision regarding the classification of bank accounts as fraud. The apex court ordered that banks are not obligated to grant customers a personal oral hearing before declaring their accounts as fraud. However, prior to labelling them, banks must provide customers with a forensic audit report.The ruling follows submissions…
Meenakshi Goyat ended Vinesh Phogat‘s hopes of making the 2026 Asian Games squad with a 6-4 win in the semifinals of the women’s 53kg selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.Vinesh lost 4-6 to Asian bronze medallist Meenakshi in the last-four clash of the women’s 53kg category after winning her…
Though Delhi-NCR woke up to a fresh spell of rainfall bringing much-needed respite from the heatwaves, air travel in New Delhi is facing disruption because of a sudden shift in weather. The rain, thunderstorms, accompanied with winds swept across Delhi-NCR, which has impacted flight schedules at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The wind speeds…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: After a long gap, the opposition alliance INDIA will meet on June 6 to take stock of the political situation in the country.Sources said “opposition politics – the way forward” will be the theme of the meeting. There has been a growing feeling among opposition parties that the…
As the legal battle between Elon Musk and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI kicked off on Monday, April 27, the Tesla CEO has launched fresh attacks against CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Musk addressed the two as “Scam Altman” and “Greg Stockman”, accusing the two of stealing…