A will ensures that a person’s wishes are fulfilled to the letter after their passing. Properly drafted and witnessed wills provide the legal framework for distributing wealth to family members, settling debts, arranging specific funeral plans, or deciding the fate of mortal remains. While many begin contemplating wills in middle age, misconceptions remain about their … Read more
Bengaluru | Mumbai: Late industrialist Ratan Tata’s will to ensure ‘unlimited’ care for his pet dog Tito is likely to trigger a ‘pawsome’ trend – more and more pet parents making provisions for their furry companions on their posthumous wish lists. While queries on these lines have been coming in for a while now, the … Read more
A 75-year-old man living in a semi-expensive assisted living facility was supposed to receive an inheritance of almost $146,000 when the siblings decided to sell their late mother’s home for $600,000 last year. However, he was shocked to find that the mother, in her will, had deducted $20,000 from his payout for a loan he … Read more
Sophia, a 67-year-old retired civil servant, loves welcoming her ten grandchildren on Sundays during summer for barbecues in Cornwall, England. However, only half of them are her biological grandchildren. The others are of her partner David’s. “I love them to bits and treat them like my biological grandchildren. I shower them with love and affection, … Read more
There are signs of let-up in violence in Manipur after the announcement of parliamentary elections. As part of the preparation for the polls, 162 companies of central paramilitary forces have already been deployed in the state. The state is to get 200 companies of central paramilitary forces for the general elections, voting for which will … Read more
It is shameful to hear that the Congress party is asking, “Kashmir se kya waasta hai?”: Amit shah on XI would like to remind the Congress party that J&K is an integral part of India, and every state and citizen has the right over J&K, just as the people of J&K have the right over … Read more
The home ministry has cancelled FCRA licence of Centre for Policy Research, a leading non-governmental organisation, for alleged violation of rules, ET has learnt. CPR’s Foreign Contribution Registration Act licence was suspended eleven months ago. The cancellation order was issued last Wednesday after long deliberations, an official told ET. When contacted, a senior functionary at … Read more
The Congress leadership is in the process of conveying to leaders of alliance partners that it wants a consensus on Nitish Kumar as convenor of the INDIA bloc before announcing appointment of chairman Mallikarjun Kharge with Kumar’s name. No formal announcement has been made on the names, even three days after the alliance leaders discussed … Read more
It’s Succession meets Knives Out—only this Hollywood-like plot is real. Nicolas Puech, 80, the estranged Hermès heir, announced a bold plan to adopt his 51-year-old former gardener and handyman to bequeath him his $11 billion fortune. Puech is the grandson of the founder of the fashion giant and owns 5.7% of the company. According to … Read more
