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An outer view of Bombay High Court. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) directed the Maharashtra government to grant the ₹50 lakh ex gratia insurance benefit to the family of a contractual data entry operator who died of…

Retail leasing across the top cities is expected to end at 9 million square feet (MSF), the highest annual absorption since the pandemic and a sharp rise over 7.8 MSF in 2024, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s ‘India Outlook 2026’ report. The strong year-end closure that is expected reflects a…

The Trump administration will restart wage garnishment for Americans in default on federal student loans early next year. The move marks the first new round of wage seizures since the pandemic-era pause on collections. The US Department of Education confirmed the decision on Monday. Beginning the week of January 7,…

BALTIMORE — David Fitzgerald knows how tough it is to prevent gun violence. In 15 years working in some of Baltimore’s deadliest neighborhoods for a program called Safe Streets, he said, he’s defused hundreds of fights that could have led to a shooting. The effort, part of Baltimore’s more than…

The first moment in my life when people began to talk about movies as if they could go away tomorrow was right after the pandemic struck. At that point, no one knew which end was up, but with America’s movie theaters having closed down, movies had gone away — at…

Build-A-Bear Workshop wasn't always a retail winner. The toy store, known for its interactive experience of building and accessorizing stuffed animals, has gone through a significant turnaround since CEO Sharon Price John took the helm of the company over a decade ago. "When I first came in 2013, that assessment…

Home » News » 45 the movie 2025: Release date, cast, crew, trailer, plot, budget, OTT; all you need to know about Arjun Janya’s debut directorial » One of Kannada cinema’s most popular music composers, Arjun Janya, turns director with 45, a story that came to him after he lost…

In a stark reminder of the ongoing challenges within the small business landscape, a recent indictment has shed light on fraudulent activities related to COVID-19 relief funds. Eleven individuals in Florida are facing serious charges for allegedly misappropriating more than $2 million through fraudulent applications for the Small Business Administration’s…

A federal judge’s four-year prison sentence for an Iowa meatpacking plant worker underscores that pandemic-era relief fraud remains an active enforcement priority—and a cautionary tale for small business owners who relied on Paycheck Protection Program funds to survive COVID-19 disruptions. According to a release from the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

PHILADELPHIA — Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine. “When you get shot,” he said, “you stop thinking about the future.”…