Omar set to meet NC’s rebel MLAs today | India News
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will hold a meeting with the dissident…
Omar set to meet NC’s rebel MLAs today | India News
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will hold a meeting with the dissident legislators of National Conference (NC) on Friday and listen to their demands, party sources said, adding that he will try to redress the grievances of the MLAs.The meeting comes in the wake of an open revolt that has shaken the…
Sound of Music star Christopher Plummer’s widow donated 8 acres from their 40-year-old property; another 8 acres were bought to help create a 750-acre nature preserve |
Image Credit: Aspetuck Land Trust Christopher Plummer’s widow, Elaine Taylor, has donated eight acres of land cherished by the couple for four decades to help establish a 750-acre nature preserve in Connecticut. The donation, alongside the purchase of another eight acres from the late actor’s estate, has helped Aspetuck Land Trust protect a significant stretch…
Up to 10-fold statutory costs, month-long delays: Report flags hurdles in used vehicle transfers | India News
Vehicle transfers cost up to 10x statutory fees; UP, Bihar and Bengal ranked worst on the Ease of Vehicle Ownership Index 2026. NEW DELHI: Vehicle ownership transfers can cost up to 10 times the statutory fees, with total expenses, including agent charges, in the range of Rs 13,000-14,000 in parts of Bihar, Rs 7,000-8,000 in…
A Montana couple put a home in the wife’s name before marrying in 2023, though the husband funded nearly $955,000 in purchase and improvements; after their split, the state Supreme Court upheld awarding him the property
Representative image generated using AI A Montana couple who put a home in the wife’s name before marrying in 2023 have seen the state Supreme Court uphold a decision awarding the property to the husband after their split. The court found that the husband had paid almost $955,000 for the purchase costs and improvements, and…
Student union representatives from 7 states join ABVP rally at Delhi University | India News
NEW DELHI: Elected student union representatives from Delhi, Punjab, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Assam and the Northeast, on Wednesday, joined a rally organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at the University of Delhi on Wednesday. They called for upholding democratic values and protecting constitutional institutions, the ABVP said in a statement.Over 15,000 students and…
A Washington couple signed a prenup when the husband was worth over $15 million and his wife had $175,000; after disputes over a Porsche and divorce legal fees, an appeals court broadened the scope for attorney fee awards
Representative image generated using AI Washington’s Court of Appeals has given trial courts more room to order a wealthier spouse to pay a poorer spouse’s legal fees, even when a prenuptial agreement says each side must cover its own costs. The ruling, filed on 29 October by Division Three of the Washington Court of Appeals,…
‘Memory of the world’: Rajatarangini, Mahabharata & Arthashastra get UN recognition | India News
The decision was taken at the 11th session of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP), held in Jakarta, Indonesia. NEW DELHI: Three major works of India’s literary, historical and intellectual heritage, Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’, the ‘Mahabharata’ and Kautilya‘s ‘Arthashastra’, have been added to Unesco’s Memory of the World Regional Register…
UK’s Burnham won’t invite Putin to G20 summit next year; he skips them anyway
When asked whether Putin would be invited to the meeting, Burnham replied: “No” (Photo: AP). British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday ruled out inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to next year’s G20 summit in the United Kingdom’s Manchester.Asked by The Economist whether Putin would be invited to the meeting, Burnham replied: “No.”The 2027 G20…
Evening newswrap: Cristiano Ronaldo announces international retirement; Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to face-off in Parliament over SIR, and more | India News
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football after 23 years with Portugal, ending a career in which he scored 146 goals in 234 appearances. Amit Shah challenged Rahul Gandhi to debate the SIR row in Parliament, accusing the Congress leader of taking political arguments to the streets while avoiding discussions in the House….
‘We are doing what the government won’t’: Greenpeace dumps nine giant boulders signed by celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch and Simon Pegg into the North Sea to create a 45-square-mile underwater barrier against industrial fishing
The Southern North Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA), designated to safeguard marine wildlife, has recorded the highest level of bottom-trawling activity among the UK’s offshore protected sites. Now, in an unusual attempt to protect its marine biodiversity, Greenpeace activists have dropped nine giant limestone boulders onto the seabed, creating what the organisation describes as an…
