NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent announcement that he has asked authorities not to issue challans to cars travelling up to 20% above the prescribed speed limit on expressways — effectively allowing speeds of up to 140 kmph — cannot be implemented under the existing legal framework and may be detrimental to road…
File photo: Noel Tata Bahram Vakil MUMBAI: Noel Tata has selected close friend and AZB & Partners co-founder Bahram Vakil to succeed him as chairman of Trent, the Tata Group‘s fashion and retail flagship established by his mother, Simone Tata. Vakil will take over as chairman of Trent on Nov 12, a day after Noel…
Sir Patrick Stewart, best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died at 86. Sir Patrick Stewart, the acclaimed British actor celebrated for his performances on stage and his iconic roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men franchise, has died at the age of…
General:Having the Moon positioned in Gemini within the sixth house encourages everyday tasks, wellness routines, and hands‑on troubleshooting, and this effect endures throughout the day. Fulfillment will probably arise from addressing the matters that are right before you. Your ruler, a retrograde Saturn placed in Pisces in the third house, backs persistent effort, skill development,…
SC slammed the corporate affairs ministry for “completely hijacking” NCLT and NCLAT, citing infrastructure failures, large vacancies and contractual hiring that undermine the tribunals’ autonomy. New Delhi: In an outburst sure to embarrass the govt, Supreme Court Thursday slammed the ministry of corporate affairs for “completely hijacking” the two most important quasi-judicial financial adjudicatory bodies…
For decades, researchers have assumed that meaning could be distilled into three core emotional dimensions: valence, i.e. positive vs. negative; arousal, i.e. excited vs. calm; and dominance, i.e. controlling vs. submissive; collectively known as the VAD framework. Based on pioneering work in the 1950s by Charles Osgood and others, this model has been widely used…
Karnataka’s new coaching centre rules target academic stress, restrict class timings to 6 am-9 pm. (AI Image) BENGALURU: In what could be a major crackdown on high-pressure coaching centres, the Karnataka government has issued draft rules that bar children under 15 years of age from enrolling in private coaching institutes and restrict daily tutorial operations…
Hollywood is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved screen legends – Sir Patrick Stewart.The actor, who captivated generations of viewers as the cerebral Captain Jean-Luc Picard in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier in the ‘X-Men’ franchise, passed away on Wednesday. He was 86. The actor reportedly…
General:The Moon positioned in Gemini in your eighth house triggers Chandrashtama, encouraging a steady tempo, thorough verification, and low‑key strategies, and this effect persists throughout the day. Allow yourself enough flexibility to handle any shifts in plans or incomplete information. A more subdued approach will enable you to assess developments impartially. If a message feels…
A study found that private equity investment in India’s healthcare sector is concentrated in urban hospitals in southern and western states, leaving rural and underserved regions largely overlooked. (AI-generated image) A mapping of private equity investments in India’s health sector over past 18 years has revealed investments are overwhelmingly in multispecialty hospitals in the urbanised…