BENGALURU: A division bench of the Karnataka high court has set aside a single bench order in the Yezdi trademark dispute, allowing appeals by Classic Legends Private Limited and industrialist Boman R Irani. On 16 Dec 2022, the single bench declared Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd, Mysuru, the owner of the trademark Yezdi (word and device),…
AHMEDABAD: A regulatory tweak by Sebi has opened the door to sizable tax savings for millions of mutual fund (MF) investors, simply by making it easier to gift their units. Tax experts say the reform, which now allows transfer of even statement of account (SOA)-based MF units and not just demat units, removes the biggest…
Jaya Bachchan has called the concept of ‘marriage’ an outdated institution in modern times. The 77-year-old expressed that her granddaughter, Navya Naveli Nanda, who would be turning 28 in a week, should not tie the knot. The actress further highlighted that she is too old to be advising young women on how to bring up…
BENGALURU: Karnataka’s startup capital is undergoing a sharp funding reset even as Delhi-NCR and Maharashtra inch up, pointing to a more evenly balanced tech landscape across India’s three largest hubs in the first nine months of 2025.According to Tracxn’s geo funding trend report for the nine months of 2025, Karnataka-based tech companies raised $2.7 billion…
(AI image used for representational purposes) NEW DELHI: Govt is set to introduce major changes in the contract conditions to de-risk private investments and safeguard lenders’ exposure in the highway sector, in its bid to attract more private players. The revised provisions, to be notified this month, include providing revenue support and extension of tolling…
MUMBAI: Elon Musk said his satellite-based internet service Starlink is not meant for densely populated cities because the physics of satellite communication makes it unsuitable for that purpose, adding that it is designed to deliver connectivity to rural users and restore access after natural disasters rather than compete with urban broadband.Musk made the observation on…
MUMBAI: The second-quarter GDP growth, at a six-quarter high of 8.2%, has shifted expectations ahead of the RBI’s Dec 5 monetary policy committee meeting. Ordinarily, such a sharp upside surprise would suggest overheating and trigger caution from the central bank. Economists say the picture is more nuanced, and rate-cut expectations remain in play. The rise…
A British IT consultant was arrested after posting a photograph of himself holding a gun during a holiday in the United States, a case that later drew sharp criticism from Elon Musk. Jon Richelieu-Booth, 50, from West Yorkshire, said he was shocked after police visited and later detained him over the image, which he says…
MADURAI: A devastating head-on collision between two govt-operated buses near Vivekananda Polytechnic College under Nachiyarpuram police station limits in Sivaganga district’s Tirupattur Utkottam claimed the lives of at least 11 people and left more than 20 injured.The accident occurred around 5:00 PM on Sunday, sending shockwaves across the region and halting evening traffic on the…
MEERUT: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by her friend’s father and two of his friends after being held captive for 12 days at a house in UP’s Hapur. The survivor’s friend had spiked her drink with sleeping pills after which she lost consciousness and was repeatedly violated, police said on Sunday.SP (Hapur) Kunwar Gyananjay…