New Delhi: Delhi High Court Monday granted four weeks’ interim bail to the owner of a Malviya Nagar hotel where a fire claimed 23 lives in June.Justice Sachin Datta granted the relief to Lovkesh Bajaj on medical grounds, noting that he underwent a major abdominal surgery on Aug 31 and was discharged from the hospital…
Ahmedabad: Mere knowledge of the subsistence of an earlier marriage cannot validate a second marriage, nor can it cure its voidness, Gujarat High Court observed while declaring a woman’s marriage null and void after finding that her husband’s first marriage was still subsisting.The court set aside a Vadodara family court order that had rejected the…
MSEDCL’s Pune zone had set a target to recover Rs1,254 crore by Sept Pune: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has set a target to recover Rs682 crore in outstanding dues by Sept 30.Dinesh Agrawal, executive director (commercial), MSEDCL, who is in charge of overseeing the Pune and Baramati circles, has instructed officials to…
Boat owners said better incentives in neighbouring states contributed to the shortage in Goa Panaji: Nearly 25% of trawlers at Cutbona Jetty remain anchored as the post-monsoon fishing season gets underway due to a shortage of labour, with several migratory workers failing to report for duty after being offered better returns by boat owners in…
Representatives from around 2,000 units participated in the meeting Surat: Owners of embroidery units in the city held a meeting on Monday to discuss workers’ demands for a paid weekly off and restrictions on working hours, with representatives from around 2,000 units participating.The meeting was organised by the Textile Embroidery Jobwork Association of Surat (Tejas)….
India-New Zealand trade deal to come into force on Dussehra (representative image) The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will come into force on October 20, coinciding with Dussehra, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, with India securing duty-free access for 100 per cent of its exports to New Zealand.Goyal made the…
Luis de la Fuente rewarded with four-year Spain contract extension after leading La Roja to World Cup glory/ Image: AP Spain have extended Luis de la Fuente’s contract through 2032 after the 65-year-old coach led La Roja to the World Cup title this summer, extending a remarkable run of success since he took charge of…
Manoj Bajpayee moves Delhi High Court to protect personality rights from AI misuse – Report Manoj Bajpayee has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, claiming his image, voice and identity are being misused, including through artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Manoj Bajpayee moves court over misuse of identity The 57-year-old actor…
The helicopter was assisting crews battling the Dome Fire. Two members of a helicopter crew were killed Sunday after their aircraft crashed while taking part in firefighting operations at Yosemite National Park in California, according to the US Forest Service. The helicopter was assisting crews battling the Dome Fire, which has burned more than 3,000…
Carl Sagan, the celebrated astronomer, author and science communicator, helped millions of people understand the universe through his books, lectures and television programmes. His quote, “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge,” highlights an important idea: science is not simply about memorising facts. It is about asking…
