Month: August 2026

Delhi HC restrains Bihar real estate firm from using ‘Nintendo’ in company name

August 6, 2026 admin

Nintendo submitted that it discovered in November 2025 that a company registered in Patna had incorporated itself as ‘Nintendo India Private Limited’ | Photo Credit: AP The Delhi High Court has restrained a Bihar-based real estate company from using the name “Nintendo”, holding that it infringes the trademark rights of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo Co….

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Delhi HC restrains Bihar real estate firm from using ‘Nintendo’ in company name

August 6, 2026 admin

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Bihar Cabinet gives nod to run 16 Medical Colleges and Hospitals under PPP Model

August 6, 2026 admin

The Bihar Cabinet on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) gave its nod to run 16 Medical Colleges & Hospitals under Private Public Partnership (PPP) model in order to expand quality healthcare services in the State. It approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a multinational professional services network headquartered in London, as the Transaction Advisor for the…

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Drone with explosive device found at German airport, detonator removed

August 6, 2026 admin

A drone with an explosive device was found at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport and a detonator was removed from the object, authorities said on Wednesday (August 5, 2026). Both the airport’s runways were closed and several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted to other airports after a flying object was sighted nearby shortly before midnight,…

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FIFA backs Infantino, apologises for World Cup privatisation plan

August 6, 2026 admin

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has received the “full support” of senior directors on Wednesday but world football’s governing body apologised for the controversy of the now-shelved plan to open the World Cup to private investment. Facing a barrage of criticism following the aborted plan, FIFA’s leadership acknowledged “errors”, while nonetheless backing under-fire Infantino following a…

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West Asia LIVE: Oil prices slip as Iran-Oman talks fuel hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal

August 6, 2026 admin

Oil prices slipped on Thursday (August 6, 2026) as investors assessed whether progress in Iran-Oman talks could pave the way for a U.S.-Iran peace deal to end the five-month war and reopen the ‌Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $79.08 a barrel by 0024 GMT. U.S. ⁠West Texas Intermediate…

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Trump’s Marine One flies too close to passenger airplane, FAA says U.S. President was not in danger

August 6, 2026 admin

Marine One, left, with President Donald Trump aboard, lifts off from the Ellipse, on August 4, 2026, in Washington | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing from Reagan Washington National Airport,…

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Interest and hobby-based communities are on the rise in Thiruvananthapuram

August 6, 2026 admin

Want to bond with strangers or like-minded souls over badminton, archery, cinema or anime? Or may be art, craft, work-outs, music or books? You have all these options in Thiruvananthapuram, thanks to the growing number of interest and hobby-based communities in the last couple of years. The total number might soon touch 50 and the…

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Election Commission’s transparency unparalleled: Gyanesh Kumar

August 6, 2026 admin

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) said that the apex poll body follows an “unparalleled level of transparency” in the preparation of electoral rolls. Addressing a programme at Agravan near Water Works crossing, Mr. Kumar said nearly 18 lakh personnel work…

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Home chef Preethi Raghunandan brings the flavours of Tamil homes to Hyderabad

August 6, 2026 admin

Home chef Preethi Raghunandan has a simple cooking philosophy: prepare food with love and genuine interest, and it will show on the plate. A finalist in the top five of MasterChef India Tamil (2024), Preethi does not claim authenticity for any dish she cooks. Her reason is simple: every household has its own way of…

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