New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court has upheld a Jharkhand High Court decision that had set aside a first appellate court’s decision granting ownership rights on the basis of adverse possession in a civil suit. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan concurred with the Jharkhand High Court’s view that the first appellate court had acted beyond the pleadings in introducing and deciding an adverse possession claim not originally pleaded in the suit.The Justice Pardiwala-led …

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon today following a fresh wave of protests by Opposition members demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.As Speaker Om Birla entered the House at 11 a.m., Opposition members rose to their feet, shouting slogans and displaying placards, plunging the chamber into chaos.Despite the din, Speaker Birla initiated Question Hour and began calling names.BJP MP Manoj Tiwari from Delhi posed a…

Cincinnati, Aug 12 (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka’s Cincinnati title defense stayed alive after a marathon win 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (5) over Emma Raducanu.The dramatic match required three hours and nine minutes, the fourth longest of Sabalenka’s career. She improved to 11-0 in first-set tiebreaks this year.Sabalenka finished with 46 winners — and 72 unforced errors. She will play a Round of 16 match Wednesday against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, a 6-4, 6-1 winner over wild card Taylor Townsend.Sabalenka has…

Cincinnati, Aug 12 (IANS) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner saved a set point to beat Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 7-6(6) and advanced to the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open.Play was halted in the second game of the second set in his third-round match with Gabriel Diallo when a fire alarm in the 1899 club grandstand began to sound.After a delay of several minutes, the players agreed to play through the sound and flashes, playing four points before the alarm ended, ATP reports.Sinner ultimately closed out the…

Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IANS) The queen of pop, Madonna is strongly coming out in support of Palestine. The legendary singer-songwriter took to her Instagram recently, and expressed her grief at the suffering of Palestinians. On the occasion of her son, Rocco’s birthday, Madonna urged everybody to save the innocent children in Palestine. She shared a note in the creative and the caption, and urged for the authorities to send humanitarian aid to the children of Gaza.She wrote, “Most Holy Father,…

Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Actor Abhishek Kumar is seen playing a simple yet passionate young man, Pamma, in Ravie Dubey and Sargun Mehta’s show “Tu Aashiki haii”. Speaking about his character, Abhishek revealed that Pamma is almost the same as him in real life—disciplined, very focused, and extremely dedicated.”If I lose focus even for a day, I immediately feel the need to regain it. He is someone who never gets tired, no matter how much work he does,” he added.Talking about what it has been lik…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk on Tuesday threatened legal action against tech giant Apple, alleging that the company is unjustly favouring the OpenAI application in its App Store.Musk’s own AI startup, xAI, was not able to claim the number one spot on the App Store due to this favouritism, he alleged.Musk wrote on X, “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust…

Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his administration will not impose tariffs on gold imports, an announcement following days of speculation that gold bars might be subject to country-specific duties.Trump issued a terse statement in a social media post, after speculation arose over the possibility of gold tariffs after a recent ruling by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that 1-kilogram and 100-ounce gold bullion bars from Switzerland would face duties.”Gold will not …

New York, Aug 12 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its front organisation, The Majeed Brigade (TMB), as foreign terrorist organisations (FTO).Making the announcement on Monday, he said that the MTB was also being added as an alias to BTA’s “previous Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) designation”.“Today’s action taken by the Department of State demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to countering te…

Ottawa, Aug 12 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, underscoring that any decision on the future of Ukraine must be made by Ukrainians.According to a statement on the prime minister’s official website, the two leaders said the international borders cannot be changed by force.Carney affirmed Canada’s support for Ukraine. Last week, Canada, the European Union, and Britain announced they intend to lower the price cap for Russian crud…