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K P Sharma Oli seen for the first time since Nepal violence (ANI photo) Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made his first public appearance on Saturday, weeks after stepping down following the violent Gen Z protests that shook the country’s politics earlier this month. Oli had stayed out of sight since his resignation…
Karisma Kapoor’s children, Samaira and Kiaan, are fighting a legal battle against Priya Kapur over their father, late Sunjay Kapur’s estate. The family dispute over the massive estate reportedly worth around Rs 30,000 crore has taken a new turn in the Delhi High Court. The court has raised doubts over widow Priya Sachdev Kapur’s request…
Europe’s economic powerhouse Germany is ready to welcome more Indian IT professionals and students following the US torpedoing of its H-1B visa programme, says German ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann in an exclusive interview to TOI. Given the US H-1B overhaul, do you think this might be an opportunity for Germany to attract more skilled…
MUMBAI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has demanded that the government immediately constitute a judicial probe and hold a Court of Inquiry that is_into the crash of Air India Flight AI 171. In a letter to the ministry, FIP alleged that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) inquiry has been “irrevocably compromised” by bias,…
Tata 1mg seeks $200 mn funding Tata 1mg, the online pharmacy arm of Tata Digital, is looking to raise $200 million in a fresh funding round, attracting interest from Novo Holdings, Canadian pension fund CPPIB, Permira, and Chrys Capital, according to sources familiar with the matter.The fundraising is part of a larger capital raise across…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ father Mike Bezos is now looking to hire a CEO to oversee his growing family office Aurora Borealis. According to a report by WSJ, this move from the billionaire comes at a time when the scale and complexity of the Bezos family wealth is increasing. So, in order to manage the…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wrote to Wipro founder Azim Premji seeking the IT giant’s support in tackling traffic congestion on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road (ORR). The letter comes amid growing criticism from industry leaders and opposition parties over the city’s crumbling road infrastructure.In his letter, Siddaramaiah praised Wipro’s role in Karnataka’s…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government after the state dispensation ordered an immediate removal of all caste references from police records and public notices.The state government passed the order after the Allahabad high court directed all police units and district administrations to…
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday has asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Mumbai Police to submit an Action Taken Report regarding a complaint against Netflix’s web series Ba***ds of Bollywood. The complaint concerns a scene in which actor Ranbir Kapoor is shown using a banned e-cigarette without…
MUMBAI: The ownership dispute between Bharat Forge chairman and MD Baba Kalyani and his sister and Hikal non-executive director Sugandha Hiremath over the chemicals company has escalated. Baba’s son Amit Kalyani is seeking re-election as a non-executive and non-independent director at Hikal. His reappointment, under an ordinary resolution, requires a majority of votes to be…
