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Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.It’s not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the indie-pop singer whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. They were replaced by a lawyer from the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.Judge grants lawyer Blair Berk’s request to withdrawThe defense attorneys said in a statement only that the judge granted their request to withdraw after finding that Burke qualified for…
The demolition of the East Wing of the White House. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (August 31, 2026) allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his White House ballroom, granting him a major victory against opponents of the project.The conservative-dominated court voted 5-4 to lift a lower order demanding construction be halted, with Chief Justice John Roberts notably joining the court’s three liberals in dissent.Mr. Roberts earlier this month issued a temporary order to allow construction while the full court weighed the matter.The project has roiled Washington, with critics saying Trump acted unlawfully…
NEET counselling pushes MBBS session by a week NEW DELHI: The MBBS academic session for the 2026-27 batch, scheduled to begin on Sept 8, is likely to be delayed by around a week as the NEET-UG counselling schedule has been extended amid court cases and requests from students for additional time to join colleges.Round 2 of counselling has been extended till Sept 18, while subsequent rounds are expected to continue into Oct.A health ministry official said the delay is likely to be limited, with the academic session expected to begin around Sept 15, without waiting for the entire counselling process…
Mumbai: With autorickshaw and taxi fares revised from Sept 1, commuter rights group Watchdog Foundation has urged the Regional Transport Office (RTO) to launch a dedicated mobile app to tackle the growing problem of auto-rickshaw refusals.Advocate Godfrey Pimenta of Watchdog Foundation said refusals have become a daily ordeal for commuters, with an estimated six to seven auto drivers refusing rides out of every 10 approached by passengers. Senior citizens, women, students and those carrying luggage are among the worst affected, he said. The group has proposed a simple digital complaint system requiring only the vehicle registration number, automatic capture of…
New Delhi: To expedite sample collection by CBI at Signature View Apartments so that the quality of construction can be assessed, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) plans to hire temporary staff to lay electrical wires and install lights on all floors of the 12 blocks comprising 336 apartments.Officials said the majority of samples required have already been collected by CBI, which is investigating alleged criminal conspiracy and corruption surrounding the substandard construction of the apartments.“These samples are being sent to Delhi Technological University (DTU), which will study the quality of material used in the construction. About 340 more samples need to…
Bengaluru: The food safety and drug administration department conducted a special inspection drive on sweets manufacturing units across Karnataka Monday. It inspected 16 establishments, seizing food products worth around Rs 6 lakh over various violations.The drive was conducted on the directions of health and family welfare minister UT Khader in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Dakshina Kannada, Belagavi, Kalaburagi and Hubballi-Dharwad.Officials collected samples of sweets, cooking oil, curd, pulses, chickpeas, jalebi and tea powder, among other products, and sent them to labs for analysis.The officials seized five litres of expired Nandini curd, besides 13 large and six small packets of chocolate decoration products…
Hyderabad: A six-year-old girl was found dead with her mother after the woman allegedly tied the child to her waist and jumped into an agricultural well in Lingapur village of Dandepalli mandal on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Gotla Rajitha, 26, and her daughter Akshitha, 6. The incident came to light after passersby noticed the bodies floating in the well and alerted the family.According to Dandepalli sub-inspector G Rajavardhan, Rajitha was married to Merugu Anjaiah of Venugumatla in Jagtial district seven years ago. The couple had two children — Akshitha and 18-month-old Mahender.Rajitha and Anjaiah had reportedly been having…
K Rathnam, CEO of Milky Mist Dairy Food Chennai: Paneer remains the biggest growth engine for Milky Mist, which recently got listed, with the shift from loose, unbranded products to packaged offerings creating significant headroom for the Erode-based dairy company as it enters a Rs 1,000-crore-plus quarterly revenue trajectory.The opportunity could widen as food-safety authorities step up action against analogue paneer (paneer made with vegetable fats rather than milk fat), potentially accelerating the shift towards branded products. “Paneer will continue to be the star product for Milky Mist,” said K Rathnam, CEO of Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd.Milky Mist has…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Monday issued contempt of court notice to 19 police personnel of Patan district over a petition alleging that they publicly paraded the arrested accused and tortured them in custody, in violation of the directions issued by Supreme Court.Besides 19 cops of Chanasma taluka, the bench of Justice Alpesh Kogje and Justice Nisha Thakore also issued notice to the director general of police and the chief secretary, who were named as respondents in the petition for their supervisory powers over the entire process.The issue pertains to an incident of alleged rioting between the members of Desai…
Prayagraj: With the new academic session underway, Allahabad University administration, like last year, has put in place a dedicated mentoring system to help freshers navigate their first year on campus. The university has appointed teachers from various departments and centres as mentors for students admitted in the 2026-27 academic session.The classes for the new session have already begun, and all teachers have been asked to remain available in their respective departments and centres from 9 am to 5 pm during office hours. The teaching faculty, entrusted with the responsibility of mentoring the new entrants, will guide the students and help…