Mackenzie Scott has gifted $7.1 billion in 2025 charitable donations but despite the massive giving, she did not make it to the latest list of top donors published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. According to a Fortune report, the exclusion surprised many because Scott’s donations last year alone were higher than the lifetime charitable giving…
MUMBAI: One-year outright forward rates for the rupee breached the 100 level intraday while the domestic currency slid to a new low of 96.96 in the spot during intra-day trade, before closing at 96.82, down 29 paise from its previous close of 96.53, reports Mayur Shetty.A one-year outright forward spot rupee transaction is a foreign-exchange…
Bombay High Court at Mumbai is one of the oldest High Courts of India MUMBAI: “Mere failure of wife to do chores such as cooking, cleaning does not automatically amount to cruelty as marriage is a partnership of equals and not a service contract and the wives are not ‘deemed maids’,” said Bombay High Court…
NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand hit an all-time high for the third straight day on Wednesday, with electricity requirement touching 265.4 GW amid intensive use of ACs and cooling appliances due to scorching heat across the country.The peak electricity demand was recorded at 257.5 GW on Monday, which was eclipsed on Tuesday with a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union government’s council of ministers on Thursday, with discussions expected on the functioning of ministries, recent policy decisions, their outcomes and future plans, official sources said.The meeting, the first of the council of ministers this year, assumes political significance as it comes after…
GUWAHATI: Multiple mass protests erupted across Manipur’s hill districts on Wednesday, with both Naga and Kuki-Zo communities demanding the immediate and safe release of their members.Naga groups said six men abducted on May 13 by Kuki-Zo armed groups remain untraced. The Kuki-Zo community said 14 people, including three students, are still in the custody of…
Photo of deceased Shivani AGRA: A 50-year-old man in Aligarh allegedly strangled his 19-year-old daughter for speaking to her boyfriend despite family opposition, tied her, in a semi-conscious condition, to his back, on his motorcycle to a nearby field and strangled her to death and buried her in a five-foot-deep pit before pretending the next…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced the enforcement of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state and said illegal immigrants not covered under the Act will be arrested and handed over to the BSF for deportation. “The Act is being enforced in the state from today… BSF will get in touch with…
The United States military boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, escalating pressure on Tehran as the Trump administration pushes Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions in the region.US Central Command said the M/T Celestial Sea was searched and redirected after it was suspected of attempting…
Kolkata: Trinamool veteran and Kolkata South MP Mala Roy surrendered before the chief judicial magistrate at the Alipore Court on Wednesday. The court granted bail to Roy, her son and the 22 co-accused. Beyond her parliamentary role, Roy is a councillor and the KMC chairperson.The surrender follows a criminal case registered against her, her son…
