NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday administered oath to five new Supreme Court judges — Justices Sheel Nagu, Sree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and V S Mohana — taking the working strength of SC judges to a record 37 with one vacancy.The entire process — involving the recommendation of names by the five-member…
In the late 19th century, a young seminarian battling a life-threatening bout of pneumonia made a promise that would eventually transform a small Iowa town into the home of one of the world’s largest man-made grottos. If he survived, Father Paul Matthias Dobberstein vowed to build a shrine in honour of the Virgin Mary. He…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced that elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states will be held on June 18. According to the poll body, the vacancies are arising due to the retirement of sitting members between June 21 and July 19.The elections will cover four seats each in Andhra Pradesh,…
Actress Meghana Raj Sarja has opened up about the condition she set before agreeing to act in Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2.’ The actress said she wanted to share screen space with the Superstar instead of being included in the film merely as a background presence. Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the action sequel also features Kannada star…
Picture Credit: Instagram Shruti Haasan recently spoke about her bond with her father, veteran Tamil actor Kamal Haasan, and revealed how he shaped her views on equality and gender roles from childhood. The actress called her father her “biggest ally” and said he encouraged her to question traditional rules. She also spoke about the influence…
Chip and memory stocks saw heavy selling during Tuesday’s opening trading session. Shares of several major companies dropped between 4% and 15% in early trade. The companies that fell included Micron Technology (MU), SK Hynix (SKHY), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), Seagate Technology (STX), Western Digital (WDC), SanDisk (SNDK) and other companies in the…
Shares of Vedanta Aluminium, one of the demerged entities of the Vedanta Group, could rise another 31% from current levels, brokerage firm Kotak Institutional Equities said in a note on Friday, September 18. Kotak Institutional Equities maintained its “buy” rating on Vedanta Aluminium with a price target of ₹540. The brokerage said that the market…
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the last two semiconductor units under the first phase of the government’s semiconductor mission, with an investment of ₹3,936 crore. The projects will be funded under the ₹76,000 crore outlay earmarked for the India Semiconductor Mission 1.0, introduced in 2022. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at a Cabinet briefing in…
Salesforce stopped hiring software engineers last year, yet CEO Marc Benioff expects the company to spend hundreds of millions on Anthropic tokens this year. The projection highlights how the software company is shifting investment from expanding engineering teams to increasing spending on AI tools that assist with coding and other tasks. Benioff, who said the…
NEW DELHI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday said there were no discussions around Mohammed Shami’s return to Test cricket, adding that the pacer is currently only “ready for T20 cricket” despite playing an entire domestic season.The comments came after the BCCI announced India’s squads for…
