Following phone calls with US President Donald Trump and several European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced uncertainty over Russia’s readiness to commit to a ceasefire, citing a lack of trust in Moscow’s intentions. “I don’t know the principles from the Russian side,” Zelenskyy said. “As I understood from our dialogue with US President Trump,…
NEW DELHI: The IPL 2025 showdown between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) lit up with drama as tensions boiled over between spinner Digvesh Rathi and SRH opener Abhishek Sharma during the eighth over of a pulsating run chase.The flashpoint came when Rathi dismissed a blazing Abhishek, who had hammered 59 off just…
NEW DELHI: Trashing Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah‘s “facade of an apology for the crass comments” aimed at Col Sofiya Qureshi, who briefed the media on Operation Sindoor, Supreme Court on Monday turned the heat on him by constituting an SIT of senior IPS officers, sought a probe status report by May 28, but stayed…
NEW DELHI: Judges are also human and they can make mistakes while judging, Justice Abhay S Oka said Monday while admitting that he committed a mistake in deciding a case as a Bombay HC judge in 2016 relating to interpretation of the Domestic Violence Act and said it was a continuous learning process for judges.While…
VADODARA: Gujarat minister of state for agriculture and panchayat Bachu Khabad’s second son, Kiran Khabad (39), was arrested Monday in connection with a Rs 71 crore MGNREGS scam in Dahod. Three others, including Khabad’s nephew Dilip Chauhan, were also arrested, taking the total number of arrests to 11.Kiran’s elder brother Balwant Khabad (43) was arrested…
HYDERABAD: At least two members of jeweller Prahlad Modi‘s family might have lived had they not stepped back into their burning home in Hyderabad’s Gulzar Houz Sunday morning to rescue loved ones trapped inside. They were among the 17 victims in the blaze that turned a weekend family get-together into a tragedy.Cousins Pankaj (37) and…
NEW DELHI: Cheering most senior court judges who retire into a quiet life, Supreme Court on Monday ordered that all retired HC judges, irrespective of their source of recruitment – whether from the district judiciary or the bar – would be entitled to a uniform basic pension of Rs 13.5 lakh per annum.Six months ago…
Two varieties of rice – ‘DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala)’ and ‘Pusa DST Rice 1’, developed by ICAR and its institutes – are the world’s first genome-edited varieties, and promise to be a game-changer in sustainable agriculture.Scientists say these two varieties, when cultivated on 5 million hectares, can produce 4.5 million tonnes of additional paddy and…
MUMBAI: Instant beverage maker Rasna on Monday announced that it has acquired the brand Jumpin from Hershey’s India for expanding into the ready-to-drink category. Rasna did not disclose the amount it has paid for the 100% acquisition of the brand. However, it indicated that independent agencies have valued the brand at Rs 350 crore. Piruz…
MUMBAI: At a time when companies worldwide are rethinking their supply chain strategies amid threats of disruption posed by tariff uncertainty, Swedish home decor and furniture retailer Ikea is bolstering its bets on India as a sourcing market for its global and local operations.The company, which has a network of about 40 home furnishing suppliers…
