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The Allahabad high court has ruled that a person’s caste, assigned at birth, does not change even if they convert to another religion or marry into a different community.The court made the observation while dismissing an appeal challenging an Aligarh special court’s order summoning nine accused to face trial under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled…
World’s largest tree: General Sherman is about 2200 years old and its trunk weighs nearly 1400 tonnes The world’s largest tree by volume stands in a fenced clearing in Sequoia National Park, California, where the air is thinner and cooler than the valley below. Visitors walk a paved trail and arrive without much warning at…
Voting began on Sunday across Japan in a key election for the 465-member House of Representatives, widely regarded as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s leadership and her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led government. The outcome will determine whether Takaichi consolidates her position or faces political uncertainty amid growing scrutiny of her policies and remarks….
India and Russia continue to share a strong bilateral relationship built on trust and mutual respect, with Moscow open to cooperation with all countries willing to engage constructively, Russian Consul General Ivan Fetisov said on Saturday.Speaking to PTI Videos on the sidelines of the International Business Conclave at Advantage Vidarbha 2026 in Nagpur, Fetisov said…
India-China trade is unlikely to be influenced by external geopolitical or economic developments, as both countries are large economies that support multilateralism and global trade frameworks, China’s Consul General in Mumbai Qin Jie said on Saturday.Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the International Business Conclave at Advantage Vidarbha 2026 in Nagpur, the diplomat said…
Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu questions WhatsApp’s privacy claims, citing Meta’s ad-driven model as a conflict of interest. A lawsuit alleges end-to-end encryption is a facade, with Meta employees allegedly accessing messages. Tech leaders like Elon Musk and Pavel Durov also expressed skepticism, highlighting potential security flaws in the popular messaging app. Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu…
China’s most senior general, Gen. Zhang Youxia, came under investigation on allegations that included leaking information about the country’s nuclear weapons programme to the United States and accepting bribes in exchange for official promotions, including the elevation of a former defence minister, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.The allegations were outlined Saturday during a closed-door…
MUMBAI: US-based private equity (PE) firm General Atlantic is buying a minority stake in Rajkot’s Balaji Wafers amid growing investor appetite for local snack food brands. The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal announced on Thursday. General Atlantic, it is learnt, is picking up a 7% stake for over Rs 2,000…
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Mayor’s post was reserved for a woman from the General category in the lottery conducted by the state Urban Development Department on Thursday. Out of 29 municipal Corporations, 1 for Scheduled Tribe (ST), 3 for Scheduled Caste (SC) (including 2 women SC), 8 for Other Backward Caste (OBC) (including 4 women), and…
Nato secretary general Mark Rutte (L), US President Donald Trump (R) (Photo: Oct 22, 2025) Nato security general Mark Rutte spoke with US President Donald Trump over Greenland and the Arctic security concerns of the United States. Posting on X about his interaction, he said they will continue to work on the matter and that…
