Gyaneshwari Yadav during the women’s weightlifting 53kg Snatch during day four of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP) India’s weightlifting contingent added another Commonwealth Games medal on Sunday as Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched silver in the women’s 53kg final.It was India’s fourth weightlifting medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in...
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‘Could open floodgates’: Why HC quashed Vijay govt jobs for kin of Karur stampede victims
The Madras high court court also observed that the exercise of executive power must remain within constitutional limits. CHENNAI: In a setback to the C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government, the Madras high court‘s Madurai Bench on Monday set aside the state government’s order providing government jobs to relatives of those who died in the Karur...
Unhappy with $7bn collateral data centre bill in ‘America’s Dairyland’, Oracle goes to court
Oracle logo: For representative purpose Oracle has taken a Wisconsin electricity regulator to court over a massive $7 billion collateral requirement tied to its new artificial intelligence data center. The company warns the rule risks imposing “onerous financing costs” that could discourage future tech investments in the state. The dispute centres on the Public Service...
‘Busy planting seeds of hate’: FIFA backs Trump-Balogun decision, hits back at critics
Photo/Agencies One week after the FIFA World Cup final, FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the tournament and criticised what he described as negative coverage, accusing some critics of “spreading hate and false rumors.”In a 900-word statement published across a 15-page post on his Instagram account and on FIFA’s website late Sunday, Infantino said FIFA had...
Madras HC scraps Vijay govt order granting jobs to kin of Karur stampede victims
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay handed over appointment orders to family members of the Karur stampede victims on July 10 MADURAI: Madras high court on Monday struck down a GO issued by the Tamil Nadu govt granting govt jobs to the family members of the Karur stampede victims.A division bench of Justice C...
‘MPs sleeping’: Delhi transport bodies to march to Parliament on Aug 4 against E20 fuel
E20 fuel (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Delhi-based transport bodies are likely to hold a protest march to Parliament, demanding the withdrawal of ethanol-blended petrol.The planned protest would be led by the Delhi Taxi and Tourist Transporters and Tour Operators Association along with other groups.“We are planning to hold a protest march to Parliament on August...
How geopolitics and RBI are shaping Rupee ahead of MPC
Rupee has spent months reacting to every twist in the Middle East conflict and every jump in global crude oil prices. But analysts now believe that the currency could be entering a more stable phase, with no sharp depreciation expected ahead of the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in August....
WB takes Amazon to court over hire of HBO Max marketing exec
Warner Brothers Discovery has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of hiring an HBO Max executive who was still under contract and trying to recruit other employees before their agreements ended. The lawsuit, filed this week, claims Amazon interfered with Warner Bros.‘ contractual relationships, breached contracts and engaged in unfair competition. According to...
‘Will be forced to sit on protest again’: CJP slams police action in Bihar, Bengal
CJP warns Centre over student arrests, FIRs in Bihar, Bengal NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka on Monday warned that the organisation could resume its protest if the FIRs registered against students and other protesters are not withdrawn immediately and those detained are not released.In a post on X, Ranka addressed Union...
Why US strikes on Hormuz suddenly stopped despite Trump’s bluster
Top US military commander in Middle East advised halting Hormuz bombing After nearly two weeks of sustained attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and repeated warnings from President Donald Trump that military action could intensify, the US abruptly paused its bombing campaign on Friday. The decision, according to multiple reports, was driven less by diplomacy...
