Siblings give up development rights on 20.66 acres beside Zion National Park

Spread the love       20 Acres Donated in Brother’s Honor Two siblings who inherited a 20.66-acre piece of land in Rockville, Utah, after their brother died have permanently given up all future development rights to keep the property completely undeveloped next to Zion National Park. The siblings have signed a perpetual conservation easement with the Virgin River Land Conservancy. The agreement...

Russia largest supplier of crude in Aug, US tops LPG, LNG volumes

Spread the love       Russia remained the largest supplier of crude to India in August NEW DELHI: Russia remained the largest supplier of crude to India in Aug, while US supplied highest volumes of LPG and LNG, data from maritime intelligence and research firm Kpler shows.India purchased 2.1 million barrels of crude per day from Russia this month, accounting for 45%...

Georgian Bitcoin financier sells Miami mansion for record $51.5m profit

Spread the love       George Bachiashvili’s Miami mansion sells for a record $51.5 million. (Photo: Mission Gate/380Production) Georgian Bitcoin investor and financier Giorgi “George” Bachiashvili has sold his newly built mansion on Miami Beach’s guard-gated Hibiscus Island for $51.5 million, setting a record for properties on Hibiscus and Palm islands.The 10,500-square-foot waterfront estate at 270 South Hibiscus Drive was listed for...

Govt defends GDP data after ex-FS claims Q1 growth 2.6%

Spread the love       Govt on Wednesday strongly defended the sanctity of GDP data NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday strongly defended the sanctity of GDP data, and argued its critics’ arguments are flawed. Critics pointed to the revision in nominal GDP number in Q1 FY 25-26, the base period for calculating this FY’s QI growth rate. Govt said the revision was...

CBI probe necessary into Disha Salian’s death: HC

Spread the love       Bombay HC directed CBI to file an FIR and probe the case thoroughly MUMBAI: Observing that the June 8, 2020, death of celebrity manager Disha Salian had “many glaring discrepancies” which necessitated proper and substantive investigation, Bombay HC directed CBI to file an FIR and probe the case thoroughly. No one is to be named as an...

Scientists removed 285,000 fish from Wisconsin lake; yellow perch rose 788%

Spread the love       Both McDermott Lake and Sandy Beach Lake had previously supported natural walleye recruitment. Scientists removed about 285,000 warm-water fish from a Wisconsin lake over four years in an attempt to help its declining walleye population recover. The large-scale experiment reduced several fish species and was followed by a sharp rise in yellow perch. However, it did not...

Subhash Chandra questions validity of ‘faulty & wrong’ NCLT order

Spread the love       Chandra alleged the tribunal did not have the power to constitute a five-member special bench NEW DELHI: A day after NCLT barred him from alienating any of his property and stayed its order allowing him to settle his personal insolvency proceedings by paying around Rs 6.3 crore as against admitted claims of Rs 22,006.5 crore, Zee Group...

Govt bodies differ, Centre to test green crackers afresh

Spread the love       Centre Wednesday told Supreme Court that it intended to conduct fresh tests to assess the harmful impact of the use of barium NEW DELHI: As two govt organisations took contradictory stands on commercial production of next-generation green firecrackers – with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-NEERI approving new formulations and Central Pollution Control Board objecting – Centre...

SC: BCI chair’s tenure is for 2 years, can’t be made 5 years by own resolution

Spread the love       The petitioners questioned the lavish spending of crores on felicitation functions NEW DELHI: With two PILs heaping allegations against functioning of advocates regulatory body Bar Council of India and questioning legality of its Apr 2025 resolution giving a five-year term to chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, Supreme Court Wednesday said no resolution can override the statutorily prescribed two-year...

2 Kuki-Zo MLAs set foot in Imphal for 1st time in 3 years

Spread the love       MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen at the assembly GUWAHATI: Two Kuki-Zo MLAs travelled to Imphal Wednesday in defiance of a community whip and attended the Manipur assembly session in person for the first time since violence erupted in 2023, creating a hill-valley divide that is still to be bridged.Saikul legislator Kimneo Haokip Hangshing of Kuki...

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