Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder and chairperson of Biocon, has found her successor within the family. She outlined a gradual succession plan, naming her niece Claire Mazumdar as her successor. Taking to X, she said, “Claire will transition into my role at the right time—I’m not planning to hang up my boots just…
NEW DELHI: Observing that a person is legally entitled to dispose of his property as he wishes, Supreme Court has ruled that a will cannot be invalidated just on the ground that legal heirs have been denied a share, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Vijay Bishnoi said the exclusion of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrab) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s much-anticipated return to competitive cricket for India A ended in a brief stay at the crease as the teenage sensation managed 14 runs in the Tri-Nation A Series opener against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla on Tuesday.The young batter, who attracted widespread attention following his stellar IPL 2026 campaign, walked…
The US justice department has opened a criminal investigation into whether writer and former advice columnist E Jean Carroll lied under oath during civil litigation against US President Donald Trump, according to US media reports.As per news agency AP, the investigation is being handled by federal prosecutors in Chicago and is examining possible perjury linked…
Parliament session will be washed out: Jairam Ramesh demands Amit Shah’s statement on police brutality against student protestors NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday warned that the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament could be a “washout” if the government continued to refuse discussions on the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and the police action against youth…
Google’s DeepMind employees are demanding union recognition amid concerns over their AI technology’s use by the US and Israeli militaries. Workers seek a commitment against developing AI weapons and surveillance tools, urging management to voluntarily recognize their unions or face legal action. The move highlights growing anxieties about AI’s ethical implications and its potential for…
Indian man to be deported from New Zealand after being caught in underage sex ring. (Photo: NZ Herald) An Indian man, Nishanth Parakudiyil Prahladan, faces deportation from New Zealand after he pleaded guilty to having sought sex from a 13-year-old girl whom he thought was 19. The 25-year-old migrant worker contacted the girl in 2023…
Satellite photo of Iran from Maxar Technologies. (AP photo) Iran has significantly strengthened protections around its stockpile of near bomb-grade uranium in recent weeks, reportedly collapsing access tunnels and laying explosive mines around key nuclear sites.According to CNN, Iran has dramatically escalated efforts to make collapsing tunnels and booby-trapping entrances with explosive mines near uranium.The…
Gitanjali J Angmo, activist Sonam Wangchuk’swife, called “insincere” the flash protest led by CongressMP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, has criticised the flash protest led by Congress neta Rahul Gandhi near PM Narendra Modi’s residence on July 21 as “insincere”.“The protest outside the PM’s house lacked sincerity. It would…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking the implementation of finger and iris-based biometric identification at polling stations to curb duplicate and fraudulent voting.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India, and several…