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Wife sold soft drink for Rs 26 instead of Rs 25, Re 1 overcharge led to husband facing case for 13 years; Bombay HC quashes prosecution because wife was shop owner

The high court described the prosecution as “misconceived and misdirected”. (Image for representative purpose only) A man working in his wife’s shop faced a thirteen year criminal case for the sale of a cold drink above the maximum retail price. The Bombay High Court has now brought an end to a criminal case that had…

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Stock market today: BSE Sensex jumps over 100 points in opening trade, Nifty 50 trades above 24,400

Indian benchmark indices ended the previous session in green, with Nifty 50 rising 67.90 points, or 0.29%, to 23,414.30, while BSE Sensex gained 564.03 points, or 0.76%, to close at 74,858.99. Easing crude oil prices, lower bond yields and hopes of diplomatic engagement supported investor sentiment. Geojit Investments’ head of research Vinod Nair said that…

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In 2022, Tom Hanks launched his own nonprofit coffee brand for war veterans; for the past 4 years, the company has helped hundreds of military families |

Tom Hanks started his own brand of coffee 4 years ago, with all of the proceeds from the sales going to war veterans and organizations that work towards their well-being. (YouTube) In 2022, beloved star Tom Hanks, who is best known for his roles in ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Forrest Gump,’ started a new kind of…

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‘No burden for consumers’: Sitharaman clarifies who will pay MDR on UPI transactions

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has backed the recently announced Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), saying that the mechanism will be imposed on operators and will not be passed on to customers. Addressing ongoing speculations around the charges, FM blamed the opposition for creating confusion and urged people to remain alert.Speaking to…

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Rhode Island’s offshore wind turbines are attracting Jonah crabs, raising a bigger question about whether they are creating new marine habitat |

Far below the surface off the coast of Rhode Island, the bases of offshore wind turbines are becoming something more than supports for machines. Their hard foundations are providing places for marine organisms to settle, creating patches of habitat on an otherwise softer seafloor. Barnacles, mussels, algae and other small creatures can attach themselves to…

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When a district in Florida used robot rabbits to eliminate growing population of Burmese pythons and protect Everglades |

Florida used an unusual tool to control the growing population of invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: solar-powered robot rabbits. In 2025, the South Florida Water Management District and the University of Florida teamed up to deploy robotic rabbit decoys designed to mimic real prey and lure pythons out of hiding using artificial intelligence (AI),…

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Robin Williams bought a 6,500-sq-ft waterfront home near San Francisco for about $4 million in 2008; after his death, it sold for $5.35 million following a $7.25 million listing |

Image: SFGATE/ Jacob Elliott Robin Williams, the celebrated actor and comedian known for his energetic performances and memorable film roles, once owned a waterfront home in California’s San Francisco Bay Area. The property, located in Paradise Cay on the Tiburon Peninsula, was purchased by Williams in 2008 for approximately $4 million. Following his death in…

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In 2013, Pink paid nearly $9 million for a 200-acre California ranch with a 10,000-sq-ft home; 13 years later, the estate has become a working organic vineyard producing her Two Wolves wine

Pink said she had never had a female mentor before working on Two Wolves. (Photo: Forbes) Singer Alecia Beth Moore-Hart, known professionally as Pink, bought a 200-acre ranch in California’s Santa Barbara County with her husband Carey Hart in 2013 for almost $9 million. The property included a vineyard. Thirteen years later, the land is…

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