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Signalling that he is ready for a legal battle, industrialist Mehli Mistry has filed a caveat petition before the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner, requesting that he be given “a fair hearing” before any formal move is made to remove him as a trustee of Tata Trusts. The caveat, a pre-emptive legal measure, ensures that the court or the Charity Commissioner cannot pass any order against him without first giving him an opportunity to present his side.Mistry’s challenge could complicate the plans of the Noel Mistry camp, potentially leading to another high-profile legal tussle. According to a source familiar with the development,…

Former India captain Mithali Raj with Indian women cricket team on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Photo credit: X/@BCCIWomen Former India captain Mithali Raj was full of emotion and pride as India lifted their maiden ICC Women’s World Cup trophy after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final on Sunday (November 2, 2025). “I am just going to give them a hug. The way they have made a comeback in this World Cup was amazing,” she noted. At one point, the team had lost three games on the trot, leading to questions about their chances of even qualifying for the semifinals.…

Artificial intelligence song generation platform Udio said it would give its frustrated users 48 hours starting Monday to download their songs before the company shifts to a new business model to comply with a legal settlement.The short reprieve comes after Udio on Wednesday said it had settled copyright infringement claims brought by Universal Music, a label with artists including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and Kendrick Lamar.AI companies are now fighting so many copyright lawsuits that a tech industry lobby group, the Chamber of Progress, last week called on U.S. President Donald Trump to sign an executive order directing federal…

Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagannath Sarkar’s remarks of removing fences along the Indo-Bangla border and becoming one with Bangladesh if the party is voted to power in West Bengal in 2026 has triggered a political row in the eastern state.BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar (File)“We promise that if we win the election this time, we will not keep the barbed wire fences between India and Bangladesh. Earlier we were one country. They (India and Bangladesh) were one earlier. In future they would become one, again,” Sarkar said while addressing a political rally in his constituency on Thursday.Assembly elections in West Bengal…

Kolkata: The row between Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll has intensified after three suicides since October 27 as the victims were all Hindus from Bangladesh.A 57-year-old man died by suicide in North 24 Parganas district’s Agarpara, leaving a note holding the National Register of Citizens (NRC) responsible. (Representational image)“Hindu refugees have no reason to be afraid of the SIR. They can apply for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). We are holding camps to help them,” BJP leader and Union minister of state Shantanu Thakur, a…

For the first half of my decade living in France, I rented a tiny studio apartment off Nice’s central square, Place Masséna, in the French Riviera. Uber was a pipe dream at the time, but luckily, the seaside town can be easily navigated on foot or by bike—and I once even made the 20-minute ride home from the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) on a Vélobleu city bike, my duffel bag delicately balancing on top of the front basket. When I made the move up to Paris in late 2018, ride-hailing services were already the norm, but in a city…

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Precious metals continued their upward journey in the first half of October, with both gold and silver reaching fresh all-time highs. The prices cooled off subsequent to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision being announced. The firming up of the U.S. dollar too played a part in the recent cool-off from the all-time highs.Comex gold zoomed past the psychological $4,300 mark earlier in the month and closed at $4,013.4 by the end of October. This represents a gain of 3.24%. Comex silver gained 3% to settle at $48.25 last…

Even as AI-fueled job cuts ripple across the tech industry, Microsoft appears to offer a silver lining. CEO Satya Nadella said that the Windows-maker has plans to expand its workforce again in the future. Except, these new hires will be more productive and efficient because of AI. “I will say we will grow our headcount, but the way I look at it is, that headcount we grow will grow with a lot more leverage than the headcount we had pre-AI,” Nadella said in an appearance on a podcast hosted by Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of technology investment firm Altimeter…

President Donald Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview with CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell aired on Sunday. As clips of the sit-in were posted on social media, several users, primarily Democrat commentators, pointed out that the 79-year-old looked ‘tired’ and ‘absolutely awful’. Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House following a weekend trip to Florida(REUTERS) Trump, without addressing such concerns, posted on Truth Social that he is ‘getting ready to watch President Donald J Trump (Me!) on 60 Minutes’. The interview started airing just after 7:30 PM ET. The president, meanwhile, posted: “I will be interviewed on 60 Minutes right…

Kenyans Benson Kipruto (L) and Alexander Mutiso celebrate taking first and second place respectively in the New York City Marathon in New York City on Sunday. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Benson Kipruto, 34, and Hellen Obiri, 35, both from Kenya, secured victory in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. Kipruto, an Olympic bronze medalist, narrowly beat fellow Kenyan Alexander Mutiso by .03 seconds in the Pro Men’s race, as both men finished with a time of 2:08:09. Albert Korir, also of Kenya, landed in the third spot with…