NEW DELHI: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed initiation of insolvency proceedings against Videocon’s former chairman and MD Venugopal Dhoot for defaulting on loans of Rs 6,158 crore, as a personal guarantor of two group companies.Admitting a plea from State Bank of India (SBI), NCLT said Venugopal Dhoot has “committed defaults in repayment…
Rohit Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The crowd erupted in loud cheers the moment Rohit Sharma took the mic, with the noise reaching a crescendo when he declared, ‘iss baar No. 6 aapke paas’.Mumbai Indians are five-time Indian Premier League champions, having lifted the trophy in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. However, Mumbai…
A record-breaking rally in stocks wavered as oil climbed after efforts to resume peace talks over the Iran war stalled, with traders bracing for a raft of megacap earnings and central bank decisions. Following an advance that put the S&P 500 on pace for its best month since the depths of the pandemic, the gauge…
Harvard postpones vote on grade limits Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has postponed a highly anticipated vote on a contentious proposal to cap A grades, citing the need for extended faculty discussion. According to The Harvard Crimson, the proposal—designed to address grade inflation at Harvard College—was initially scheduled to be voted on…
Miners at North Dakota’s Freedom Mine unearthed a remarkably complete mammoth fossil in December 2023. Image Credits: North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources It would seem that the links that one can draw between our Stone Age ancestors and us do not spring forth from the scientific world holding paintbrushes and microscopes, but instead come…
Only a few days after Rihanna made headlines for doing aarti and saying ‘Shukriya’ (thank you), she was spotted once more by paparazzi out and about in public. This time around, the famed singer was seen wearing one of her most iconic pieces of clothing. Rihanna wears her most iconic hoodie to Paris outing Rihanna…
KOLKATA: Mounting uncertainties over global energy supply amid tensions in West Asia have prompted the Centre to explore fresh measures to manage domestic LPG availability, such as providing lesser volume of the fuel in refilled cylinders and further extending the waiting period for ordering a refill.Currently, each domestic cylinder contains 14.2kg LPG. Sources said the…
NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu govt has moved the Supreme Court against the Madras high court order imposing a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in the state.In its plea, the Tamil Nadu govt challenged the May 27 order of the high court, which directed the chief secretary and the director general…
Equity benchmark indices closed lower on Thursday, with the Sensex tumbling 931 points after the previous session’s sharp rally, as renewed tensions in West Asia dented ceasefire-led optimism.The truce appeared at risk after Iran again shut the Strait of Hormuz following Israeli strikes in Lebanon, while rising crude prices, weak global cues and continued foreign…
Bengaluru: Karnataka government Thursday relaxed the age criteria for admission to class 1 by 60 days for the academic year 2026-27.Till now, a child had to be six years old as on June 1 for admission to grade 1. For this year, a child who is 5 years 10 months old as of June 1…
