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…
The closure came as Congress-led protests against Kumar were held across several states. In Assam, state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and several senior party leaders were detained, police said. NEW DELHI: Jantar Mantar in Delhi was heavily barricaded on Friday following nationwide protests demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Visuals from the protest…
India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to field first against West Indies in the second ODI in Guwahati. India have made one change, with Auqib Nabi making his ODI debut in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy.Gill said the Barsapara pitch has “a bit more grass” and looks “a little bit patchy”, adding…
5 dirtiest places in your office that you probably touch every day The office may look clean enough when you walk in every morning. Desks are wiped, floors are mopped and the meeting rooms are usually left looking presentable. But some of the things you touch repeatedly through the day are easy to overlook during…
Rate hikes, it turns out, are an unreliable instrument for managing currency pressures rooted in global risk sentiment. By Apoorva Javadekar, Chief Economist at Shriram GroupWhen the RBI’s bulletin, published ten days ahead of its October Monetary Policy meeting, carries a chart titled “Broad-Based Uptick in CPI Headline Inflation”, the direction of travel for interest…
A lemon costing Rs 850 a kilo. A tomato at Rs 680. And one cucumber for nearly Rs 300.Those are the prices an Indian living in Norway spotted at a local store. He shared them online, but instead of simply comparing the cost of groceries in the two countries, he asked a question that got…
Westlife star Mark Feehily is suing bariatric surgeon Nick Carter over alleged complications following weight-loss surgery. Westlife star Mark Feehily is suing a surgeon over complications he says began after weight-loss surgery at a private hospital in Hampshire, alleging the procedure led to recurring sepsis, severe abdominal infections and ultimately the removal of his entire…
Robotics company Figure has used an unusual approach to retire much of its F.02 humanoid robot fleet, sending the machines into a 75-ton electric arc furnace at a foundry in Imatra, Finland.(Image: Figure/Screenshot) What do you do when your humanoid robots have become outdated?Apparently, you melt them.US robotics company Figure has given its retired F.02…
Forex reserves decline by $15bn MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $14.9 billion to $765.9 billion in the week ended Sept 18, according to the RBI’s weekly statistical data. The decline was driven mainly by a fall in foreign currency assets (FCA), the largest component of the reserves. FCA fell by $14.8 billion to…
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes Tilak Varma could be a suitable option to take over from Virat Kohli at No. 3 in India’s ODI batting order after the 2027 World Cup.Kohli has confirmed that the 2027 edition will be his last ODI World Cup for India, meaning the team will have to find a…
