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BJP), even as farmer collectives plan a series of mahapanchayats to raise awareness about these issues and pending demands. Haryana was a major centre of the 2020-21 farmers' protests against the now-scrapped farm laws. The protest was held under the banner of the Smayukt Kisan Morcha. The group later split and the Samyuk Kisan Morch (Non-Political) was formed. The SKM (NP), along with the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), is leading the ongoing protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana. Both these groups are opposed to the ruling BJP and their demands are similar.

district court in Pune has dismissed an application filed by the US fast-food major Burger King Corporation (BKC) to restrain its local namesake from using the trademark ‘Burger King’ In an over 13-year-old case, district Judge Sunil G. Vedpathak, while dismissing the US fast-food major’s petition also dismissed the counterclaim filed by the Pune-based firm. “Admittedly plaintiff (BKC) has registered its trade mark Burger King under class 42 pertaining to restaurant services as of October 6, 2006. So, considering the fact that defendants are prior users of the trademark in question, I am of the opinion that the plaintiff has no cause of action to seek relief of perpetual injunction,” said the court in his 57-page order. “Thus, in the absence of cogent evidence, I find that the plaintiff is not entitled to damages, rendition of accounts and the relief of perpetual injunction,” it further added.

Every US presidential election is consequential, but American voters face an unusually weighty decision in 2024. The outcome will have implications for US foreign policy, social policy and the integrity of the political system itself. But none of its consequences will be more profound or far-reaching than on global efforts to combat climate change.

No other nation describes its elite as “creamy layer" because “cream" is enough to convey the idea of a top layer. But this is the least of India’s flaws. A few days ago, India tried to reform an injustice within its social justice programme when a Supreme Court bench said that caste is not a homogenous entity, and that the “creamy layers" of oppressed castes should not be entitled to the same benefits as the poor among them.

Burger King Corporation has lost a 13-year-old legal battle against its namesake eatery in Maharashtra's Pune after a district court dismissed a suit filed by the company alleging trademark infringement. Pune district judge Sunil Vedpathak, in the order on August 16, said the city-based eatery 'Burger King' was operating even before the US burger joint opened shop in India and that the latter failed to prove the local food outlet had infringed its trademark. The court dismissed the 2011 suit filed by the Burger King Corporation, seeking a permanent injunction restraining infringement of trademark, passing off (the trademark as theirs), as well as monetary damages. The suit, filed against Anahita Irani and Shapoor Irani, owners of the Pune-based Burger King food joint, also sought Rs 20 lakh as damages.

Foxconn is working on plans to set up a Battery Energy Storage System unit in India, its chairman Young Liu said here. With an eye on the electric vehicle segment, Foxconn has been expanding its battery manufacturing business, with the first plant already set up in Taiwan. Liu told PTI that Foxconn's information and communication technology segment has just started in India. «We are also waiting to put our 3+3 future industry in India. I have been talking to the minister for industries here about how can we collaborate on BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) in Tamil Nadu...,» Liu said.

Modi has hailed late DMK President and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi as a «towering figure» in Indian politics, literature and society. The late leader's efforts to promote the Tamil language and culture are still remembered by the people, Modi said in a message to Karunanidhi's son and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. Stalin shared on his 'X' handle, Modi's message for the release of a commemorative coin on the occasion of Karunanidhi's centenary on Sunday by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The CM thanked Modi.

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday BRS leader K Kavitha's pleas seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The apex court had on August 12 sought responses from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Kavitha's pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's July 1 verdict denying her bail in these cases. As per the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the top court website, a bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan is slated to hear her pleas. During the arguments on August 12, Kavitha's counsel had sought bail contending that she has been in custody for around five months and the charge sheet and prosecution complaint have already been filed by the CBI and the ED respectively.

Cricket Council (ICC) announced the match schedule on Sunday for the upcoming ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia. Sixteen teams from around the world will take part in the 41-match event where the future stars of women's cricket will announce themselves over 15 days of competition from 18 January to 2 February 2025. Over and above these exciting matches will be 16 warm-up fixtures played from 13 to 16 January, in preparation for the main event, as per the ICC. The second edition of this exciting tournament comes on the back of a successful inauguration in South Africa in 2023 where India beat England by seven wickets in a thrilling final to be crowned the first-ever winners. It will also be the hosts, Malaysia's first appearance in the U19 Women's T20 World Cup as well as Samoa's first appearance in an ICC World Cup event.

RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Kolkata Police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 144 of the CrPC), around the Medical College and Hospital for seven days, effective from Sunday, 18 August. In an order released on Saturday by the Commissioner of Police, Vineet Kumar Goyal, it was stated that rallies, meetings, processions, dharnas, demonstrations, and the unlawful assembly of five or more persons are prohibited in the specified area of Kolkata. "...In exercise of the power conferred by Sub-Section (1) of Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, read with Sub-Section (3) of the said Section, I, Vineet Kumar Goyal, Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, being an Executive Magistrate for the Metropolitan area of Kolkata as well as the district of South 24 Parganas (within the limits of the suburbs of Kolkata falling under Kolkata police jurisdiction), do hereby prohibit, for a period of seven (7) days from 18.08.2024 to 24.08.2024, or until further notice, any unlawful assembly of five (5) or more persons, carrying of lathis, any lethal or other dangerous weapons, or the commission of any act likely to cause a breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquillity within the specified area in the town of Kolkata," the order stated.

West Bengal Health and Family Welfare Department has rescinded the transfer orders of 42 doctors amid the ongoing outrage and protests following the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference, the Principal Secretary of the WB Health and Family Welfare Department, Narayan Swaroop Nigam, stated, «Considering the current situation, we need to maintain normal services across the board. Therefore, we have decided to cancel these transfer orders for now. Any further decisions regarding this matter will be made in a few days.» He explained that the transfer process is part of the promotional exercise within the Medical Education Service, a lengthy procedure that began two months ago.

A body style that is finding favour with several of them is coupé, with Citroen and Tata Motors already launching SUVs with the distinct design feature of the roof sloping steeply towards the rear that so far has been found mostly in luxury vehicles. Mahindra & Mahindra is exploring a coupé version of the XUV7OO SUV and also in its electric vehicle line-up, while Volkswagen as well as Renault have coupé SUVs in their pipelines for India, said people in the know. Luxury-car makers Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar Land Rover and Porsche already sell coupé SUVs in India.

wealthtech startups. And venture firms are pouring in millions of dollars to support these nascent businesses. Data from market intelligence platform Tracxn shows that investors have collectively put around $228 million into Indian wealthtech startups over the past two years. Till date in 2024, the sector has already attracted investments of around $70 million. The opportunity is huge, industry insiders said, citing the rapidly increasing number of high net-worth individuals (HNIs) in the country.

The representatives of the majority of the political parties across J&K stated that the demand for restoration of statehood will feature in manifestos. The regional parties like the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party will include the plans of passing a resolution against the decisions of August 5, 2019 when Article 370, granting special status to J&K was abrogated. As of now the two former chief ministers Omar Abdullah of the NC and Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP are unlikely to contest this assembly election. However, their final decisions are yet to be made public formally. «We will have one more round of meetings on Sunday and the final draft is likely to be prepared on Monday. Ideological, developmental as well as our larger political framework will be put forth before the people,» a senior NC leader told ET. Another senior leader said that this election is decisive and people should come forward to vote if they have to reject the decisions of August 5, 2019.

Leading companies such as Page Industries, which has the rights for the Jockey brand in India, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Arvind Fashions and Rupa & Co. have attested to this in earnings calls this month. A consumption recovery of inner wear, including men's underwear, is in sight with green shoots visible in the June quarter. Sentiment has also been boosted by sales kicking off through quick commerce.

Siddaramaiah under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in an alleged plot allotment scam, plunging the state government into a crisis and sparking a war of words between the Congress and BJP. The CM rejected demands for his resignation and announced he would fight the case legally. He also accused the Governor’s office of working at the best of the BJP. The Congress and ministers threw their weight behind Siddaramaiah in a show of support.

earnings downgrade from Nuvama versus its earlier estimates of 15%. Cyclicals such as autos, industrials and metals faced earnings cuts while the same stabilised for IT and FMCG packs. Among key trends observed during the quarter, in domestic consumption, the gap between high-end and mass market demand narrowed with stronger segments such as passenger vehicles, hotels and jewellery slowing. FMCG, on the other hand, stabilised and durables posted a strong quarter owing to the heatwave, the Nuvama note said.

Shabdkosh, an online English and Indian language dictionary, defines the Kannada word dappa as “more than average fatness". This makes the Kannada word dappa menasinakai mean a more than averagely fat chilli, which is an apt description for capsicum. In the Hindi-speaking regions of the country, it’s called Shimla mirch.

“Defence and railway stocks which are largely in the public sector had become very overvalued and a lot of the future execution was already factored in. So, they were due for a correction. We have seen very good results coming through and there is a growth on the top line and bottom line. But the valuations have gone into multi-year, this kind of growth continuing. So, it was quite viable that we would see some amount of consolidation, a breather for a few months and then the next leg up starts as the execution comes in,” says Ajay Bagga, Chairman, Elyments Platforms. ET Now: Because the damage was coming from the macro front, tell us that since the US recession worries cools off, US seems to be on a disinflationary path, the kind of economic data coming in, talks are about Fed taking a rate cut in September and so are the expectations building up for other central banks only. But in such a scenario, what could be the possible and, of course, this is a good news for the markets, but then I wanted to understand how would FIIs approach the emerging markets in such a scenario when rate cuts are going to take place?

Congress on Saturday claimed the government has gone back on its promise and is finalising plans to privatise the Nagarnar Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh's Bastar after «failing to heed the words» of the state's political leadership. The opposition party's general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posted on X a media report that claimed the Union Ministry of Finance is likely to invite financial bids for Chhattisgarh-based NMDC Steel (NSL) in the next two months. «Kya hua tera waada, Woh kasam woh irada! It appears that NMDC Steel in Bastar will now definitely be privatized before the end of FY25. »Aap chronology samajhiye: On October 3, 2023, the non-biological PM inaugurated the Steel Plant and promised that the Nagarnar Steel Plant is the property of the people of Bastar and will remain with them," Ramesh said in a post on X.

Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray for his opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, stating that Thackeray «is indebted to Muslims for their overwhelming support.» In a video released by the Shiv Sena on Friday, the Lok Sabha member from Thane said, «To oblige them (Muslims), he has decided to oppose the bill and has additionally termed the Ram Janmabhoomi temple land development a scam.» Mhaske further expressed disappointment, stating that they did not expect Thackeray to support the bill but accused him of betraying the principles and vision of Balasaheb Thackeray.