BCI chief clarifies ‘no inquiry’ into judicial internships NEW DELHI: Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Friday clarified the Council has withdrawn its order concerning judicial internships following an emergency meeting, saying that no inquiry will be initiated.Mishra said the BCI’s primary objective was to ensure that law students face no…
Bill Ackman’s investment career can be traced back to a surprisingly modest beginning: a college sales job that earned him $14,000. While studying at Harvard, Ackman sold advertising for the student-produced Let’s Go travel guides on commission, discovering that he had a knack for turning sales into serious money. The experience offered an early glimpse…
1,057 personnel awarded Gallantry, Service Medals ahead of Independence Day NEW DELHI: A total of 1,057 personnel from the Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, the ministry of home affairs said.The awards include 301 Medals for Gallantry (GM),…
A Colorado mother found an unusual way to settle a familiar back-to-school disagreement after her fifth-grade son refused to take a first-day-of-school photograph. Keenesburg resident Amanda Stolz wanted to capture a traditional picture of her son Colton before he headed to school on Monday, August 10, but the youngster was not interested in posing. Stolz…
Duxbury, MassachusettsRepresentative image For more than a century, a small concrete dam stood in the way of a river’s natural flow. Built to serve industries that no longer exist, the Temple Street Dam in Duxbury, Massachusetts, had long outlived its purpose. It blocked fish from reaching their spawning grounds, trapped sediment, created a maintenance burden…
For one family, summer has always meant Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Over six generations, the lake has been the backdrop for childhood swims, boat rides, family meals and countless reunions. Today, even though many members live only an hour away, they still spend thousands of dollars each summer to keep the tradition alive.The decision…
The invitation for the event has been extended by Afghanistan charge d’affaires Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor NEW DELHI: As India and the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan further intensify their pragmatic engagement focused on trade, humanitarian aid, and regional security, the Taliban will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Victory Day in the Afghanistan embassy here on Monday,…
Hours of interrogation, motive still unclear NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked near a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday, leaving him with injuries to his hand. One of his security personnel also sustained injuries.Badal, who has a ‘Z+’ security cover, was injured after Jaspal Singh, a man believed…
Sukhbir Badal was attacked at a gurudwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said she was “deeply touched” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “kind gesture” of reaching out to enquire about the health of her husband and party chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was attacked at…
