Evening news wrap: Tata Trusts-Chandrasekaran row, Russia hits out at US sanctions bill, Putin’s birthday message to PM Modi & more | India News

A major governance dispute has emerged at Tata Sons after Tata Trusts called N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as chairman for another five-year term “illegal”. The Trusts said the resolution was a “legal nullity” because nominee director Noel N Tata voted against it. The Kremlin has described the US House of Representatives’ passage of a sweeping Russia…

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Who owns Tata, who runs it? The power struggle between Tata Sons and Tata Trusts explained

Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, voted against the proposal. The Tata group leadership crisis has deepened with Tata Sons’ board on Thursday voting to give N Chandrasekaran another five-year term as executive chairman. This has overturned his earlier decision to step down. But Tata Trusts, the conglomerate’s majority shareholder, has rejected the resolution almost…

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Abhishek Sharma enters record books with highest individual score in T20I powerplay | Cricket News

Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on fire with a stunning display of power hitting against Afghanistan in the third T20I on Thursday.The left-handed opener came out attacking from the start and hit the Afghanistan bowlers for sixes and fours all over the ground.Abhishek smashed a blistering century…

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In the 1990s, a cattle drug wiped out millions of vultures. Years later, their disappearance was linked to 500,000 human deaths |

For generations, vultures were part of the everyday landscape across India. They gathered around cattle carcasses, circled above rubbish dumps and cleared away animal remains before they had time to linger. Then, in the 1990s, their numbers began to collapse at an extraordinary rate. A veterinary painkiller called diclofenac was eventually identified as a major…

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In 1993, Michael Jackson, along with two collaborators, patented the ‘anti-gravity’ shoes; here’s how the King of Pop pulled off his impossible-looking lean |

​In 1993, Michael Jackson, along with two collaborators, patented the ‘anti-gravity’ shoes; here’s how the King of Pop pulled off his impossible-looking lean (Image Credit: Instagram) Michael Jackson had a way of making a dance move look like something the human body simply should not be able to do. One of the best examples came…

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Film scenes with drug consumption, trafficking to carry anti-drug warning label | India News

Movie scenes depicting drug consumption or trafficking will carry the warning: “Illicit Narcotics Destroy Health and Guarantees Imprisonment. Say No to Drugs” (Representative image: Reuters). NEW DELHI: Films depicting consumption or trafficking of drugs will now carry an anti-drug warning, the broadcast ministry notified on Wednesday.According to the guidelines amended under the Cinematograph Act, such…

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NSE IPO subscription status: National Stock Exchange’s offer gets subscribed 42% on its first day

The $2.3 billion offering is among the largest IPOs in India. NSE IPO subscription status today: The National Stock Exchange of India’s Rs 225.69 billion ($2.3 billion) IPO received subscription of 42% on Thursday, the first day of bidding, indicating a somewhat muted opening for one of the country’s most closely watched offerings.Investors bid for…

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