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New Delhi, Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra on Wednesday opposed the formation of a five-member bench by the NCLT to decide his personal insolvency case, contending that the tribunal does not have the power to constitute such a bench.Appearing for Chandra before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Senior Advocate Sasmit Patra termed the NCLT order “faulty and wrong” and said, “they are not empowered” to form a five-member bench.Patra submitted that the five-member bench had on Tuesday stayed the order of Nilesh Sharma, Member (Judicial), who was brought in as the third member after a division bench of…

Srinagar, Sep 02 : Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani on Wednesday said the government is compelled to stage a protest as key issues, including restoration of statehood and rationalisation of reservations, remained pending despite waiting for two years.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the protest, Wani as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the party has been patiently waiting for the commitments made to the people to be fulfilled.“Understand why we are compelled to stage this protest. For two years, we have been sitting patiently and waiting with the hope that the…

How to match your outfit to your cafe mood: 5 Looks inspired by your order (Pexels)Samarpita Yashaswini is a Content Producer for Fashion (HT Shop Now) at Hindustan Times Digital. She has five years of experience in lifestyle writing, specialising in fashion, beauty, and trend-led commerce content. She covers everything from seasonal must-haves and wardrobe essentials to brand reviews and styling edits that make everyday dressing easier and more exciting.She began her writing journey in 2020, but her love for fashion started long before that. Over the years, she has interned with Times Internet and Desi Martini, and worked with…

INVESTORS INTERESTED in euro-denominated government bonds face some peculiar challenges. For starters, they have 21 euro-zone countries to choose from, in addition to the EU’s own debt. Long holidays, including from trading desks, typically mean choppy markets during the summer. And for mysterious reasons, yields on ten-year German bunds, the bloc’s benchmark, tend to rise by 0.15 percentage points after August.The sun has set behind the buildings of the banking district and the European Central Bank, right, in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)This year they started early, and not just in Germany. In recent weeks global…

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called a review meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman at its Mumbai headquarters on Thursday to assess India’s recent performances and discuss the team’s roadmap going forward.There is also a possibility that India’s T20 captain Shreyas Iyer and ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill will attend the meeting.The review was originally planned after India’s defeats in Ireland and England, but was postponed because of the team’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka.BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia will attend the…

Kolkata: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien appeared before the Kolkata Police on Wednesday in connection with a scuffle at party leader Abhishek Banerjee’s office here over the removal of a billboard bearing Trinamool Congress signage, an officer said.O’Brien arrived at the Shakespeare Sarani police station around 10 am, followed by Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy, he said.”The TMC MP was questioned on various aspects of the incident,” the officer said.Banerjee had also appeared before the police on Tuesday and was questioned for several hours over the August 27 incident.The TMC national general secretary has been named as an accused…

New Delhi: National Eye Bank at AIIMS here has added three hospitals to its cornea-retrieval network to strengthen the availability of donor tissue for transplantation.The eye bank has signed MoUs with Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr RML Hospital, Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka and Northern Railway Central Hospital for corneal tissue procurement, research and training under the AIIMS-Delhi Hospital Corneal Retrieval Programme (HCRP) this year.The development comes as the eye bank continues to handle a high volume of corneal transplants. In 2025, it collected 2,167 corneas and performed transplants on 1,775 corneal-blind patients. The centre has…

Himachal tables State Universities Amendment Bill to tighten financial oversight, recruitmentShimla, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has introduced a bill that provides for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in government universities to be conducted through state recruitment commissions.Introducing the Himachal Pradesh University (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Legislative Assembly, the chief minister said the government has drafted the amendment with an aim to ensure transparency and merit-based selection in university recruitments.Once the bill is passed, recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff for Himachal Pradesh University (Shimla), Sardar Patel University (Mandi), Atal Medical University (Nerchowk), Technical University (Hamirpur),…

R Madhavan’s ‘GDN’ is now heading to OTT after its theatrical run. The biographical drama will begin streaming on Netflix from September 4. The film will also be available in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, giving the story of inventor GD Naidu a wider audience across India. The streaming platform officially announced the release with the line, “Oru manushan oda vaazhkai indha naatu oda varalaaru (A man’s life is the history of this country),” highlighting the importance of the man whose life inspired the film.‘GDN’ OTT release brings GD Naidu’s story to a wider audienceThe OTT premiere comes as the…

The first pair of Vande Bharat sleeper trains was launched earlier this year between Guwahati and Howrah. Indian Railways’ first Vande Bharat Express was launched back in 2019 amid much fanfare. The chair car train became the face of modern train travel in India and now the Vande Bharat sleeper train is looking to replicate the success for overnight long-distance journeys.The first pair of Vande Bharat sleeper trains was launched earlier this year between Guwahati and Howrah. The second pair is undergoing trials and is expected to enter service soon. Reports suggest it may run between Bengaluru and Mumbai, though…