MUMBAI: The BMC’s proposal to increase theatre tax on cinema halls and other entertainment venues is still awaiting approval from the state government’s Urban Development (UD) Department, civic officials said. Until the revised rates are sanctioned and notified, only the existing rates will apply, officials said.The civic administration has proposed retaining the existing 2014-15 rates…
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has held that a divorced woman can demand maintenance from her former husband even if the divorce was granted to the husband on the ground of desertion, if she has not remarried and is unable to maintain herself.Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra made the observation while allowing a…
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress netas Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have said it is “abuse of the process of law” that ED has challenged in Delhi high court a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of its chargesheet against them in the National Herald-linked money laundering case.In a response filed in…
Representative image from Canva Pennsylvania’s youth business fair has grown from 60 booths in 2022 to 100 in 2026, turning a small community gathering into one of Central PA’s most visible celebrations of kid-led enterprise. Children aged 5 to 16 run their own stalls, handling products, pricing, marketing and sales with no adults behind the…
Banks to remain shut for 5 days Do you have a pending bank visit, payment or other transactions lined up for the month-end? You may want to get it done by Friday!Banking operations across the country are set to face disruption as bank unions have planed a three-day nationwide strike from September 28 to 30….
Khushbu Sundar on R Veeramani case_ ‘A child’s pain cannot be bought’; says ‘the powerful must never. TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Actress, producer and politician Khushbu Sundar has called for strict action if industrialist R. Veeramani is found guilty in the POCSO case against him. Reacting to the case, she said…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be back in action in the three-match ODI series against West Indies. NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill-led India ODI squad for the three-match series against West Indies is set to assemble in Thiruvananthapuram by Thursday (September 24). Some players will reach the venue for the series opener on Wednesday night,…
Phillip Island’s little penguins once faced a crisis that threatened to erase much of their presence from the island. By the 1980s, nine of its 10 penguin colonies had disappeared, while the final colony on the Summerland Peninsula was also under pressure from introduced predators, habitat loss and human activity. According to Phillip Island Nature…
General:Your mind looks sharp and willing today. Learners, students or anyone who is trying to build skills will feel the desire to do things correctly. Mercury helps focus and Jupiter is a growth planet which means that the day is an important, forward-moving flow. You could wake up with a strategy and, at least once,…
To engage students on the session’s core themes, TOI is also running an exclusive two-day thematic quiz starting today. MUMBAI: As part of its initiative to connect college students with industry leaders, The Times of India will host a special edition of Leaders on Campus on Tuesday, Sept 29, at 10 am at Dr V…
