Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath recently said that he would not have started the online trading platform in 2025. Kamath was responding to a user’s question on Trading Q&A by Zerodha - a question and answer site for trading and stock markets updates. The user named Manav Aggarwal asked Zerodha CEO: “What would have you done differently if you had to start Zerodha in 2025 all over again with decades of experience considering the competitions.” Kamath replied to him, saying “We would not have started Zerodha” adding that the “market is so crowded, and being another one doing the same thing wouldn’t work.” Nothing that the app has “evolved over the last 10 years”, Kamath said that he believes it doesn’t make “sense to attempt to beat the best today on day 1 of the business.”“I would have probably built […]

[ad_1] In the unanimous decision, five senior judges declared that under the act, both “woman” and “sex” refer to biological females, siding with the Scottish gender-critical group For Women Scotland (FWS), which appealed the case.The ruling came as a blow to those believing legal gender recognition should guarantee full inclusion under the law’s protections for women. However, the court made clear that those identifying as transgenders are still protected against discrimination under other provisions of the act.Aidan O’Neill KC, who represented FWS in the appeal urged the court to take in consideration "the facts of biological reality rather than the fantasies of legal fiction."LGBTQ+ activists have long argued that if the court ruled in favour of the gender critic campaigners, trans women will no longer be able to access benefits to many facilities including women’ shelters.The decision followed years of […]

[ad_1] West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday doubled down on her stance against the new Waqf law as she vehemently criticised the BJP-led central government, accusing it of "playing a trick" in passing the Waqf law.During a meeting with Muslim clerics, Mamata claimed that the Centre, instead of amending the Constitution with regard to the Waqf law, passed the bill with just a simple majority."If the Waqf Act has to be changed, why did you not amend the Constitution? This Act should be passed by a two-thirds majority. It cannot be passed by just a majority. When the Constitution is amended, it is done by a two-thirds majority, not just a majority, but you played a trick. Instead of amending the Constitution, you brought a bill," the Bengal CM. […]

[ad_1] West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar took a potshot at chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her gaffe, in which she claimed Bengal shared a border with Sri Lanka -- located off the southern tip of India. In the clip Majumdar shared, Mamata is seen claiming that "Bengal is the border of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka". Calling Mamata a "failed CM", Majumdar linked her remark to the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the cancellation of the 2016 recruitment of over 25,700 teachers and non-teaching staff for state government schools, saying the selections were tainted beyond repair."When the chief minister herself can’t tell where her state ends and an island nation begins, is it any wonder qualified teachers are jobless while scams thrive?" Majumdar, who is also the Union minister, said."According to geography […]

[ad_1] This action follows a petition seeking a CBI probe, challenging a previous court order that dismissed the request to transfer the case from the Lokayukta police. NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on Wednesday issued notices to chief minister Siddaramaiah and his wife, BM Parvathi, in connection with a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment scam.The notice was issued in response to a petition filed by Snehamayi Krishna, who challenged the court’s earlier order dismissing his request for transferring the case from the Lokayukta police to the CBI. The court had, in February, rejected the plea stating that the Lokayukta investigation did not appear to be biased or conducted with mala fide intent.In its earlier ruling, the high court had observed that a CBI probe, as […]

[ad_1] LUCKNOW: A video of a delivery made within an apartment complex in Lucknow has gone viral, drawing mixed reactions online. The reel, which was widely shared on social media, triggered a flurry of responses. Some users laughed at the situation and referred to it as a reflection of Lucknow's Nawabi legacy, while others criticised the delivery agent for allegedly mocking the customer. The video, shot by the delivery agent, showed the delivery of a soccer video game from one residential tower to another—barely a few steps away within the apartment complex.“Yeh Lucknow hain, vichitr log hain yaha… itna aalas bhari hui delivery order, Tower 17 se Tower 19 mein lejana hain video game… khair, complete toh karna he hain” (“Got the laziest delivery order of a soccer video game, which needs to be delivered from Tower 17 to Tower […]

[ad_1] Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended Justice BR Gavai, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor. Justice Gavai is set to become the 52nd Chief Justice of India and will take oath on May 14.President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office.Justice Khanna had taken over as CJI in November 2024, following the retirement of Justice DY Chandrachud upon turning 65.Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati. He joined the Bar on March 16, 1985. [ad_2] Source link