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Gold is legal tender in Texas and Florida. A new law that allows Texas to begin implementing th eframework to accept certain gold and silver as legal tender came to effect on September 1 but that does not mean gold and silver have already become legal tender in the state.House Bill 1056, authored by Republican…
The petitioners questioned the lavish spending of crores on felicitation functions NEW DELHI: With two PILs heaping allegations against functioning of advocates regulatory body Bar Council of India and questioning legality of its Apr 2025 resolution giving a five-year term to chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, Supreme Court Wednesday said no resolution can override the statutorily…
Centre Wednesday told Supreme Court that it intended to conduct fresh tests to assess the harmful impact of the use of barium NEW DELHI: As two govt organisations took contradictory stands on commercial production of next-generation green firecrackers – with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-NEERI approving new formulations and Central Pollution Control Board objecting…
Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio receives eight-month driving ban and $16,685 fine after drink-driving conviction in Spain/ Image: X Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio has been handed an eight-month driving ban and a fine of around £12,350 (approx. $16,685) after being convicted of drink-driving in Spain. The 23-year-old was stopped in the early hours while…
A new species of fungus capable of manipulating spiders before killing them has been formally identified in caves and disused buildings across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Wales, marking one of the first confirmed cases of such behavioural control found in a temperate climate. Named Gibellula attenboroughii in honour of the broadcaster Sir…
Amitabh Bachchan made an unexpected family revelation involving Saif Ali Khan during the latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati. Saif appeared on the popular quiz show alongside his Haiwaan co-star Akshay Kumar, when host Amitabh pointed out that the two actors share a connection through their extended families.The revelation appeared in a promo for the…
In 1960, Heinz von Foerster, a physicist, predicted that the world would hit a breaking point on a Friday in 2026. Sixty-six years later, we’re sitting in the final weeks before that date. Let’s just say, it’s only a matter of weeks until we find out.The prediction was called doomsday. It was rooted in actual…
NRI techie, wife, 14-yr-old son had left for yatra on Aug 13 HYDERABAD: As the death toll in the Nepal flash floods continues to rise, the family of Hyderabad-based NRI techie Sridhar Avvari is struggling to hold on to hope. Sridhar, his wife Deepti and their 14-year-old son Abhinav had travelled to Nepal with the…
Today may feel a bit like walking against the wind. Not impossible, just tiring. The Moon strains your mental balance, and Saturn’s influence can make you doubt yourself more than the situation actually deserves.You may want moral support, a reassuring word, someone to say you’re not imagining the pressure. Ask for it. There’s no prize…
Indian-origin CEO Nitish Kannan says he has zero sympathy for those who cry about H-1B for not getting jobs. Indian-origin Nitish Kannan, the CEO and founder of Circle Plus Pay, slammed the rampant H-1B shaming and said H-1B visa holders only get 65,000 jobs a year, as against 150 million jobs in the US. He…
