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Rajkot Gaming Zone fire tragedy, the Gujarat High Court came down heavily on the civic body on Monday and said that all the municipal commissioners, right from the time the TRP game zone was set up in 2021 till the time of the incident, should be held responsible for the incident. Saying that the HC could no longer trust the state machinery which reacts only after loss of innocent lives, the division bench comprising Justices Biren Vaishnav and Devan Desai asked the municipal commissioners to file individual affidavits. The court further asked the Chief Fire Officers of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot municipal corporations to file affidavits regarding fire safety measures within their respective areas.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's goof-up in wishing another «CM term» for Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed a «sense of imminent defeat» in the NDA camp. Yadav was referring to the JD (U) supremo's gaffe at an election rally in Patliputra Lok Sabha seat on Sunday, when he wished Modi, who was at the helm of Gujarat before becoming the PM, to become 'mukhya mantri' (chief minister) once again. Other leaders present on the stage realised the gaffe, following which he corrected his statement. «Dil ki baat zubaan pe aa jaati hai (what was in his mind slipped out of his mouth). What the CM said is correct… Modi ji is not going to become the PM again,» Yadav said while addressing a rally in Jagdishpur with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sharing the stage. «We know that our respected chacha ji (Nitish) wants from his heart that BJP is removed from power at the Centre so that Bihar develops without any bias. We are taking forward his campaign. Nitish ji used to say earlier that those who have come in fourteen (2014) will go in twenty-four (2024)… Modi-led NDA will be completely routed,» Yadav said.

Cinepolis has partnered with Star Sports to screen all Team India matches during the ICC T20 Men's World Cup, which will be held in the US and West Indies from June 1–29. The company has secured cinema screening rights for the T20 World Cup, allowing Indian cricket fans to watch matches on the big screen at 40 Cinepolis locations nationwide. It will broadcast all India games, including semi-finals and finals, live from June 5 to June 29, starting at 8 pm IST.

Also Read: Modi says INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for vote bank; Priyanka Gandhi quips 'no PM ever used such words'"The INDIA team is holding a meeting on June 1. I have told them I can't join as we have election on 10 seats in West Bengal on the same day.

gold coins scattered on the sea bed! A wealth of more than $20 billion is buried 600 meters deep below water! This enormous wealth has been found in the Caribbean Sea. After successfully locating the shipwreck, the Colombian government has allocated an amount of $45 million to take the entire wealth to its coffers, reports Fox News. It has launched an expedition to «claim the heritage elements for which the remains of the galleon should be valued.»

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NEW DELHI:The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld Adani Goodhomes' resolution plan to take over the bankrupt real estate company Radius Estates, rejecting challenges from creditors and debenture holders, including ICICI Prudential Venture Capital Fund and Beacon Trusteeship. Monday's decision affirms the earlier orders by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had approved the resolution plan and dismissed allegations of foul play and collusion.Creditors had claimed that the resolution professional (RP), Jayesh Sanghrajka, and HDFC Ltd, the largest creditor, colluded, leading to only one bid being received.

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Telecom companies will have to pay GST along with the instalments paid towards spectrum charges, a senior official said. The Department of Telecom (DoT) will hold the next round of spectrum auction on June 6 for eight spectrum bands meant for mobile phone services. The base price for the auction has been set at Rs 96,317 crore. The spectrum will be assigned for 20 years and successful bidders will be allowed to make payments in 20 equal annual instalments in the coming mega auction. The official said Goods and Services Tax (GST) will have to be paid at 18 per cent by telecom companies along with each instalment.

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Tata Motors, the impact of commodity prices, sourcing, semiconductor costs and navigating the maze of sanctions was a challenge for each, except that one entity clearly benefited and made the most like no other - the airline.Also Read: Air India passenger receives broken seat despite paying extra ₹1,000; airline issues apologyAccording to data shared by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, exclusively for this article, there has been an increase of just four frequencies between India and the United States in May 2024, as compared to February 2020, the last month of operations before the COVID-induced lockdown. However, a granular look at the data shows that the American carriers have reduced frequency by 21 weekly flights while Air India has added new flights.

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Bombay High Court has recently restrained Dubond Products India Pvt Ltd from manufacturing, distributing or selling its waterproofing product that has allegedly identical trade mark/dressing of Dr Fixit until further order. Mumbai-based Pidilite Industries, the maker of Fevicol and M-Seal adhesive brands, has approached the court to restrain Dubond Products from allegedly infringing its registered trademarks, copyright and passing off for its waterproofing brand Dr Fixit LW. Passing-off in intellectual property rights (IPR) law means making a false representation that is likely to induce a person to believe that the goods or services are those of another.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) owned Viacom18 and Walt Disney’s Star India have filed a combination notice with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeking approval for their merger deal, following the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitting their merger application. In the May 24 notice, the parties assured CCI that the proposed transaction will not significantly impact competition in India and urged that precise market definitions be kept open. “The proposed transaction will not cause any appreciable adverse effect on competition in India,” said the notice. “Accordingly, the exact relevant market definitions for evaluating the proposed transaction may be left open.”

Days after striking a $53 billion purchase of Hess, Chevron Chief Executive Mike Wirth called his counterpart at Exxon Mobil to discuss their future partnership in a mega-oil project Chevron would inherit through the deal. Darren Woods told Wirth he looked forward to collaboration in Guyana, where Exxon and Hess own portions of a buried treasure of 11 billion barrels of oil and gas. Chevron and Exxon have a long-established partnership in projects around the world, one they could expand off the coast of the rainforest-covered South American country, Woods indicated in the October phone call.

Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sawti Maliwal on Monday broke down in Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court during the hearing of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar’s bail plea case. Maliwal while addressing Delhi High Court said that if the accused is released on bail, there would be a threat to me and my family. After hearing arguments from both the sides, the court reserved the order on bail of Bibhav Kumar. Here are the top quotes and arguments from the hearing:

Mohnish Pabrai, an Indian-American businessman and investor, attributes his remarkable success to replicating the strategies of legendary investor Warren Buffett. Through disciplined value investing, Pabrai has achieved impressive returns, establishing himself as a significant figure in the investment world. In a recent post on X, Andrew Wilkinson, co-founder of Tiny Capital, shared his journey into investing, highlighting «The Dhando Investor» by Mohnish Pabrai as a pivotal influence. Wilkinson said, «Ten years ago, I knew nothing about investing. Sure, I’d read a few books on Warren Buffett, but I didn’t know how to do it. Then I read 'The Dhando Investor' by (my now friend) Mohnish Pabrai, and it became my bible.» During the course of the interview, Mohnish Pabrai referenced a number of his own investing strategies, as well as what

VP Nandakumar, MD, Manappuram Finance, says that the company has not been impacted by RBI's new regulations. He feels it is positive because the company is fully prepared for that through their online gold loan schemes, etc. The profitability remained pretty robust. Next year also on a consolidated level, they expect a CAGR of 20% and a profitability of the same level. Let us first talk about the Q4 performance when it comes to your AUMs. You have closed in about 18.7% growth which is normally a little bit lower than your guided 20%. Do you believe that the impact of all the RBI-led regulations is now behind you and the company can deliver a better AUM for the full year as well as the next quarter? VP Nandakumar: We have been guiding for about 20%. We reached 19%, 1% lower. Our performance has not been bad, but we will improve. RBI's new regulation has not impacted us. We feel like it is only positive because we were fully prepared for that through our online gold loan schemes, etc. So, our profitability remained pretty robust. We hope next year also on a consolidated level, we expect a CAGR of 20% and the profitability of the same level we expect. We have fully implemented the RBI guidelines. We are fully okay with the latest guidelines also.

Prime Minister, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said, Narendra Modi has made 22-25 Rajas and Maharajas and their names are different. «Their new names are Adani and Ambani, but they are Raja and Narendra Modi works 24 hours for them,» he said while addressing a rally in Bakhtiyarpur, Bihar.

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