MUMBAI: Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) has been granted time until Oct 19 to file its response to complaints lodged by vice-chairmen Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh, who have alleged that the trust exceeded its charitable mandate by intervening in the commercial and strategic affairs of Tata Sons.The duo filed complaints with the Maharashtra Charity…
‘Pehli film mein isne itne bade superstar ko maar diya’: ‘Coolie’ fight director Pappu Verma recalls panic after Puneet Issar’s punch and why the team concealed details of Amitabh Bachchan’s 1982 near-fatal accident Veteran fight director Pappu Verma has revisited the circumstances surrounding Amitabh Bachchan’s serious accident on the sets of ‘Coolie’ in 1982. In…
General:Spirit for Today. The Sun and Mercury add more to your thinking power allowing you to focus your concentration, even on a busy weekday, with the moon providing alertness and not feeling scattered.You will see a positive tempo in a few little things; responding timely to messages; completing errands without problems, recalling what someone had…
New Delhi: Strong overnight rain and thunderstorms brought a sharp fall in temperatures across Delhi, with the minimum temperature dropping by nearly six degrees to 18.7°C Monday, two notches below normal, from 24.4°C a day earlier.While the met department had issued a yellow alert predicting rain and thunderstorms, the intensity of the overnight spell caught…
Mumbai: Sahil Wakode, the second-year BTech student at IIT Bombay who died by suicide last month, in his written statement to the institute after being caught copying, had said he would not repeat the mistake and had asked for a “chance”, police sources said.Wakode apologised and said it was a mistake and that he had…
Bengaluru: In a setback to the state govt, Karnataka high court Monday struck down as “constitutionally impermissible” the law that raised overall reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to 56% against the 50% ceiling laid down by Supreme Court.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice KS Hemalekha ruled Section…
Chennai: DMK said on Monday that there was no need for the party to join the protest against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (CEC) in New Delhi as it was waging its own battle against SIR.“We have exited the INDIA bloc after Congress betrayed us and acted against alliance dharma for the sake of a…
Hyderabad: National Disaster Management Authority former vice-chairman Marri Shashidhar Reddy has called for implementing Four Waters Concept on a large scale to tackle recurring droughts, arguing that watershed development could ensure water availability for three crops a year even during drought conditions.Speaking to the media, Shashidhar said El Niño was a recurring climate phenomenon whose…
More than 17 months after work began on a 2.8km drainage line along Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road, the project remains unfinished More than 17 months after work began on a 2.8km drainage line along Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road, the project remains unfinished More than 17 months after work began on a 2.8km drainage line along Old Delhi-Gurgaon…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at Chetla Agrani on Monday Last year, Sreebhumi Sporting Club Durga Puja was inaugurated by then CM Mamata Banerjee. This puja, her successor Suvendu Adhikari was invited to cut the ribbon.At Ahiritola Sarbojanin Durgotsab, the ‘chokhhudan’ (ceremonial painting of the goddess’s eyes) ritual was performed by the BJP MLA from Shyampukur, Purnima…
