NEW DELHI: Almost 27 years after they were arrested and 23 years after they were held guilty of murder and handed life terms, Delhi high court acquitted two men after it found that the main evidence against them was they were “last seen” with the victim.In a verdict earlier this week, a bench of Justices…
Tesla will ask shareholders to vote again on the same $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was voided by a Delaware court early this year.In its proxy filing issued on Wednesday, Tesla also said it will call a vote on moving the company’s state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware. The carmaker…
MUMBAI: Citibank has expressed disappointment with the lack of “big bang” reforms in the BJP manifesto. However, they remain hopeful that these reforms can be introduced later on. In a research report, Citibank said that it could be a bit of a “let-down” that the structural reforms of land, labour, agriculture, privatisation, and opening up…
NEW DELHI: It’s not just billions of dollars that Apple is churning out in India through production at factories, but the world’s most valuable electronics maker is also talking green. The company, which is likely to ring in $14 billion in India production this year, has decided to go green in India business, through renewable…
NEW DELHI: Should commonly used drugs such as cough and cold medicines, antacids, and antipyretics (fever-reducing drugs) be made available at general stores in India, like in many countries abroad? A govt appointed committee tasked with creating India’s OTC or over-the-counter drug policy is learnt to be considering this suggestion seriously and discussed it in…
NEW DELHI: Refusing to get into remarks by PM Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh on killings of terrorists in Pakistan, the US said it encourages India and Pakistan to avoid any escalation and find a resolution through dialogue.“The United States is not going to get into the middle of this, but we do encourage…
RAIPUR: In apparent retaliation for the Kanker operation, Maoists murdered a BJP deputy sarpanch in neighbouring Narayanpur district late Tuesday, two days before Bastar constituency votes in the Lok Sabha elections.Pancham Das Manikpuri is the ninth BJP functionary/worker to be murdered by Maoists since Feb last year. Naxals accused him of working for police.The killing…
NEW DELHI: As the campaign for the first phase ended on Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi put his weight behind BJP’s candidates by highlighting their contributions, stating that they needed to win in order to realise the goal of a developed India, and expressing confidence about their prospects.In what was seen as an attempt to re-emboss…
HYDERABAD: Hardships and his humble background did not come in the way of Nandala Saikiran, who secured an all India rank of 27 in the UPSC civil service examination. The 27-year-old hardware engineer’s father, a weaver, died when he was a child. His mother is a beedi worker.Saikiran prepared for the test while working with…
AHMEDABAD: A habeas corpus petition left Gujarat high court judges perplexed. In her petition, a Surat woman sought custody of her abducted daughter as well as livestock which, she claimed, had been stolen from her.Addressing the court online in hybrid hearing mode, the petitioner’s advocate, A B Pandya, informed the court that the woman’s daughter…
