Recent Views 28 A man receiving, or roger-ing, commands through handheld radio Have you ever noticed how people in movies, especially those in airplanes and military settings, rarely say “Okay, got it”? Instead, they say one crisp, confident “Roger that.”It sounds professional, almost cinematic, ready for a hero-moment. But the word raises an obvious question:…
Recent Views 25 NEW DELHI: Government is likely to sign a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Saudi Arabia, allowing companies from the Gulf state to initiate international arbitration two years after they exhaust legal remedies in India. This is a concession from the current five-year clause in the model BIT finalised by govt a year…
Recent Views 26 ‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ crossed the Rs 300 crore mark in worldwide gross collections within four days of its theatrical release. The Ajay Devgn-led mystery thriller saw a huge dip in numbers, earning around Rs 21 crore net on Monday, as per Sacnilk.It registered an overall occupancy of 24% across 16,274 shows….
Recent Views 25 MUMBAI: Maharashtra Charity Commissioner has asked the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) to respond by Oct 12 to complaints from its vice-chairmen, Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh, escalating an internal governance battle that could change how Tata Sons is controlled.In separate complaints filed on Sept 25, Srinivasan and Singh alleged that SDTT…
Recent Views 25 Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: In the latest sign of an impasse in negotiations for the much-discussed bilateral trade deal between India and US, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said that the talks have “reached a plateau”.“The agreement negotiations are still ongoing, although we’d like to believe that both sides…
Recent Views 22 Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey CHANDIGARH: To protect investors from finfluencers operating outside of Sebi regulations, offering stock tips and at times even operating in cahoots with unscrupulous promoters for ‘pump & dump’ schemes, the markets regulator is removing 6,000-7,000 such social media posts each month.Sebi is also working to educate people-investors…
Recent Views 25 Delhi govt modifies Addl DCP charge order after ACP Vivek Bhagat opts out amid harassment inquiry NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has modified an administrative order assigning the current duty charge (CDC) of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl DCP) to 12 Selection Grade DANIPS officers, removing Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)…
Recent Views 20 File photo: A drone view of mud-covered properties following the flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal (Picture credit: Reuters) Nepal on Monday suspended all non-essential search and rescue operations 40 days after the Aug 26 Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods, which left 1,455 people dead and 5,285 missing. It is now shifting focus…
Recent Views 20 The idea of an informal meeting with SC judges on simultaneous polls was first mooted by DMK MP and senior advocate P Wilson NEW DELHI: Supreme Court had initially fixed a schedule for an “informal interaction” with members of the Parliament committee examining the bill for simultaneous elections, the panel’s chairperson, P…
Recent Views 26 Walking is the 2nd most common mode of work commute NEW DELHI: Long traffic snarls, a common feature on roads across the country, may be linked to how people commute to work. Only 15% of workers use public transport such as buses, trains, trams or auto-rickshaws, while 46% rely on two-wheelers or…
