Mumbai: The Bombay high court has quashed an FIR and all consequential proceedings against a man who had brandished a sword to ward off a mob that had barged into his home in a Wadala chawl in June 2014. He was then a 19-year-old cClass XII student.“If a chance is given to the applicant because…
Barring only 4 companies from hiring H-1B visa holders for one to two years is not enough, H-1B critics said. The US Department of Labor recently barred four employers from hiring H-1Bs for 2027 and 2028 after they were found as wilful violators. Labor Department’s inspector general Anthony D’Esposito announced the measure and issued a…
New Delhi: A 70-year-old singer was found dead inside his locked house in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri Extension, nearly three days after he was last contacted, police said.The deceased, identified as Rabi Dey, originally from Kolkata, was residing alone for the past three years. Police said they received a PCR call around 11 pm on Aug…
Ex-banker, company CMD get 7-year jail for loan fraud Chennai: A CBI court in Chennai sentenced a former senior manager of the Central Bank of India in Chennai and the chairman and managing director of a private company to seven years of rigorous imprisonment each in a housing loan fraud case. The court also imposed…
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray accused BJP of grabbing open spaces in Mumbai Mumbai: Accusing BJP of grabbing open spaces in the city, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray asked CM Devendra Fadnavis to stay the recent allotment of three reserved open spaces in Juhu and Andheri West to a Vile Parle charitable trust.Last…
In a recent update, Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia has reached another major milestone. For those unaware, Jeddah Tower, when completed, will become the tallest skyscraper on Earth. Though the construction has faced years of delays, the mega project has now crossed the 100-floor mark and is making headlines worldwide. The building is steadily progressing…
This week begins on a bright note for Taurus, with the kind of steady confidence you enjoy most. Your energy is good, your thinking is practical, and there is a nice flow between effort and reward. Early in the week, you are likely to feel more active than usual, and that helps you clear pending…
NEW DELHI: Indian basket crude prices returned to pre-conflict levels Wednesday, with the basket priced at $70.71 per barrel, reducing the import bill, easing inflationary pressures and improving the financial position of the Centre and oil marketing companies. The Indian basket of crude oil is a derived basket comprising the sweet grade of Brent Dated…
Prisma Global’s bond offering draws strong investor response, expanding India’s AI companies’ access to debt markets MUMBAI: A Rs 50-crore bond offering, at an interest rate of 10% for a two-year tenure, opened for subscription on Monday, and was fully subscribed within the first hour. By 3pm the issue was subscribed nearly eight times. There…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari filed a civil suit seeking removal of deepfakes. MUMBAI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed in a proposed civil suit before the Bombay high court that he had no role in the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme or the E20 initiative, alleging that AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated…
