NEW DELHI: In solidarity with the Mamata Banerjee-headed Trinamool Congress, opposition parties on Sunday staged a rare walkout from the all-party meeting to protest the govt’s invite to its breakaway faction, even as both warring groups took potshots at one another, foretelling a fiery session of Parliament from Monday.Govt, however, defended its decision, asserting that…
CET Cell issues rules for institutional-level admissions to vacant seats The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has issued guidelines for colleges to fill seats that remain vacant after the completion of all Centralised Admission Process (CAP) rounds for courses under the Department of Technical Education.As per the notice, colleges can begin institutional-level admissions…
NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s much-anticipated Duleep Trophy campaign got off to a disappointing start on Sunday as the teenage batting sensation was dismissed for just eight against North East Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru.Opening the innings for East Zone alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sooryavanshi began brightly, smashing back-to-back boundaries before…
Alexander the Great (Image: Wikipedia) Numbers and weapons matter in battle, but they are rarely the whole story. Sometimes the deciding factor is simply who is standing at the front, giving the orders. That idea sits behind one of the most famous lines connected to Alexander the Great. “I am not afraid of an army…
The case took a significant turn in 2007, when the landlady borrowed Rs 25 lakh from the tenant. (Image for representative purpose only) You rent out your property and the rent agreement expires, and the tenant does not vacate it, but continues to pay you higher rent. Are you entitled to claim mesne profits, which…
Irv starts the day when his first customer arrives and closes when patrons leave or he gets tired. (Photo: Washington Post) At 103, Irvin E Koch has spent more than six decades serving drinks from the basement of his own home in Pasadena, Maryland. The World War II veteran has been behind the bar since…
Philip Peterson, left, with his father Gordon in 2015. Image Credit: CNBC A $21 million charitable fund is at the centre of a legal dispute after Philip Peterson, the son of its founder, alleged that WaterStone cut off his access and stopped acting on his recommendations. The fund was created by Gordon Peterson in 2005…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino FIFA has publicly apologised for the way Gianni Infantino’s controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal was handled, while reaffirming its backing for the embattled president following a high-level meeting in Morocco. The governing body acknowledged mistakes in the process that led to the failed plan but confirmed Infantino will remain in…
BENGALURU: Premium liquor brands continued to fuel growth at Radico Khaitan, with the spirits maker reporting a 76% year-on-year jump in net profit to Rs 230 crore for the June quarter, helped by robust demand for its high-end portfolio and easing input costs.Net profit stood at Rs 131 crore in the year-ago period.Total income rose…
Holderness sued Sarasota County over public access to his private beach near Beach Access 3. (Photos: Suncoast searchlight) In 2016, Florida businessman Michael Holderness began buying four beachfront lots on Siesta Key. A decade and several lawsuits later, those four lots are set to become public beach property under a settlement with Sarasota County, while…
