Spread the love SC clears trial of eight accused of siphoning Rs 2.7 crore in Ayodhya Ram temple donations NEW DELHI: Five months after news broke of pilferage of donations at Ayodhya Ram temple, Supreme Court cleared trial of eight people, who figure in the chargesheet filed by the SIT for allegedly siphoning Rs 2.7 crore. It also gave the...
Sitharaman weighs in on Tata row: ‘Should be resolved amicably, internally’
Spread the love Sitharaman calls for an amicable resolution to the Tata Trusts-Tata Sons dispute, saying the conglomerate is critical to the Indian economy and should return to normal functioning MUMBAI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday the dispute between Tata Trusts and Tata Sons should be resolved amicably, describing the salt-to-software conglomerate as a critical component of the...
Day after quitting as Punjab MLAs, 3 AAP rebels come into BJP fold
Spread the love Three former AAP MLAs from Punjab join BJP a day after resigning, citing concerns over rising crime, drugs and gangsterism in the poll-bound state NEW DELHI: A day after resigning as MLAs in Punjab, three AAP members joined BJP here on Monday, giving a boost to the saffron outfit in the poll-bound state.BJP is making an all-out...
Darius Khambata to leave Tata Trusts, says ‘independence comes at a cost’
Spread the love Darius Khambata to exit two Tata Trusts on Nov 8, citing growing rift between Noel Tata and N Chandrasekaran. MUMBAI: Darius Khambata, one of Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata’s closest allies, will leave the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) and Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) when his term ends on Nov 8. In a four-page letter dated...
Nebraska court blocks sale of wife’s share of home over husband’s lease debt
Spread the love Representative Image (AI-generated) A family home can become the centre of a legal dispute when a debt incurred by one spouse puts jointly owned property at risk. In Nebraska, a couple faced the possible sale of their primary residence after a creditor sought to recover money owed by the husband under a commercial lease agreement. Although the...
Navy rescues 20 crew members of fishing vessel from pirates over 3,000 km from Mumbai
Spread the love Navy rescues all 20 crew members of fishing vessel Azini from armed pirates in a 48-hour operation in the Arabian Sea, with support from the Indian Air Force NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has rescued all 20 crew members of a fishing vessel from armed pirates after a 48-hour operation in the Arabian Sea. The vessel, Azini,...
Woman wins nearly $450,000 after $32,500 flood barrier fails to save home
Spread the love Representative Image (AI-generated) A riverfront home can face years of damage from erosion and moving water, making protective structures an important investment for homeowners. But when a barrier built to safeguard a property fails during a flood, the consequences can extend far beyond the cost of replacing it. One Louisiana homeowner experienced this after a wooden river...
Row erupts after Scottish govt sends IT contract to B’luru to administer welfare payment
Spread the love Scotland’s SNP government faces criticism for awarding a £35.4 million contract to Bengaluru-based Mphasis to manage its welfare benefits platform, which serves around two million citizens TOI correspondent from London: The Scottish National Party, which governs Scotland, has come under fire from opposition ministers for handing a £35.4 million (almost Rs 450 crore) contract to an IT...
Texas opens 3,000-acre state park along Colorado River with $1bn fund
Spread the love Representative image In 1889, John Fletcher and Mattie Lou Vann settled on a piece of ranchland along the Colorado River in Central Texas. The couple raised seven children there, and generations of their family continued to use the property for ranching, cutting cedar and operating a fishing camp.More than 137 years later, land that includes part of...
From selling juice to Rs 200cr Dubai wedding: The rise & fall of Mahadev kingpin
Spread the love Sourabh Chandrakar has been extradited from Oman and is a key figure in a significant illegal betting case RAIPUR: Not long ago, Sourabh Chandrakar was an ordinary young man from Bhilai, working at a juice shop and earning around Rs 15,000 a month.Within a few years, he was living in Dubai’s luxury villas, travelling by chartered aircraft...
