Justice Karol served as Chief Justice of the Tripura and Patna High Courts NEW DELHI: Hailing from India’s first heritage village ‘Garli’ in Himachal Pradesh, the ever smiling Justice Sanjay Karol, fondly referred to as ‘Chachaji’ because of his elderly yet friendly encouragement to young lawyers, retired from the Supreme Court on Saturday leaving behind…
On the cover of Tapestry, Carole King sits in a window seat with a cat, with sunlight filtering through Indian-cloth curtains. The album cover, released in 1971, represented a simple, cosy home life, much like King’s music. But her own version of home turned out to be a good deal bigger, and a long way…
Robinhood, the popular American financial services company is the latest to join the list of tech layoffs, as reported by Reuters. The company has announced that it is cutting down 290 roles which accounts to 10% of its full-time workforce, as part of a restructuring plan in order to flatten organisational layers and operate more…
Rose Kennedy was an American philanthropist, socialite, and the matriarch of the famous Kennedy family. Born in 1890, she lived through some of the most remarkable events of the twentieth century and witnessed both extraordinary achievements and profound personal tragedies. As the mother of President John F. Kennedy and several other prominent public figures, Rose…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a single meeting between a married woman and her former partner cannot by itself be treated as proof of adultery, while upholding a divorce granted on the separate ground of cruelty.A bench comprising Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Ramesh Kumari made the observation…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the biennial elections for 11 Rajya Sabha seats, along with a by-election for one seat from West Bengal, on October 16. NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday announced elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal on October 16.The polls will cover…
Dalal Street began the session in green as crude oil prices eased slightly, though persistent foreign investor outflows and rising retail inflation weigh kept investors cautious. In the previous session, NSE Nifty 50 closed at 22,363.35, while BSE Sensex settled at 72,638.70, with both benchmarks ending lower despite opening gains. Market direction is likely to…
Florida’s Burmese pythons are notorious for swallowing native wildlife, but scientists are finding another use for these invasive snakes. Their bodies can function as biological sensors, carrying chemical traces that reveal what is happening inside the wetlands they inhabit. Researchers are examining python tissues for pollutants including mercury and a class of persistent chemicals known…
Iran mocked US President Donald Trump through an AI-generated video on ‘how Trump agreed to a ceasefire’The Iranian consulate in Hyderabad posted the video on X with the caption, “How was the ceasefire extended? The video is getting viral in Iran.”The 45-second AI clip shows a fictionalised Trump, along with Vice President JD Vance and…
NEW DELHI: In a big setback to online gaming firms facing show-cause notices for GST evasion of around Rs 2.5 lakh crore (with penalty), Supreme Court Wednesday upheld levy of 28% tax on the full face value of online gaming bets and validated rules under CGST for determining valuation of taxable supplies for lotteries, betting,…