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Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Ashoka University professor row: Supreme Court questions Haryana SIT over FIRs against Ali Khan Mahmudabad; relaxes bail conditions
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Haryana Special Investigation Team (SIT) for allegedly expanding the scope of its probe against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who is facing two FIRs for online posts during Operation Sindoor . A bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta asked the SIT to confine its investigation strictly to the two FIRs registered against the professor and complete the probe within four weeks. "Do not try to expand the scope of the FIRs. SIT is free to form its opinion, but do not deviate from the task," the bench said. The court also questioned the SIT's decision to seize Mahmudabad's electronic devices, remarking that the agency appeared to have 'misdirected itself.' It further instructed the SIT to submit a copy of its investigation report after filing it before the jurisdictional court. In a relief to Mahmudabad, the apex court relaxed one of his bail conditions, allowing him to write articles and share opinions as long as they do not relate to matters that are sub judice or under investigation in the two FIRs. 'He can write anything except on the specific matters mentioned in the FIRs,' the court said. This comes weeks after the court extended Mahmudabad's interim bail till the third week of July, while maintaining a gag order on writing about the issues linked to the FIRs. At the May 29 hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mahmudabad, had pleaded for the gag order to be lifted, saying, 'He is an Oxford-educated mature person. He knows where he landed because of the writings. I am beseeching you to delete the condition. ' The court, however, had declined the request at the time, stating it did not want a 'parallel commentary' on the investigation. Mahmudabad was arrested earlier this year for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media related to Operation Sindoor, which led to the registration of two FIRs against him. The Haryana SIT comprises three senior IPS officers: ADGP Mamta Singh, SP Karnal Ganga Ram Punia, and SP STF (Gurgaon) Vikrant Bhushan.
Business Insider
02-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
What's next for Grady Marin as he expands his Vision from business to public service
Grady Marin, the founder of Ohio-based record retrieval powerhouse The Records Company, is no stranger to reinvention. Over the past decade, he and his team have transformed a niche service into a national enterprise processing over one million legal and medical records. Now, the Harvard- and Oxford-educated entrepreneur is preparing for his most ambitious pivot yet: a shift from corporate leadership to public service. This transition, rooted in Marin's lifelong ethos of turning 'nos into yeses,' raises critical questions about how his business acumen and personal philosophy will translate to civic impact. From Small-Town Roots to National Disruption Marin's journey began in rural Ohio, where financial instability and familial adversity forged his resilience. After funding his education through multiple jobs, he earned advanced degrees in business administration and most recently completed Harvard's prestigious Owner/President Management (OPM) program. These credentials, combined with his federally licensed Enrolled Agent status with the IRS, positioned him as an unconventional leader in the record retrieval industry. The Records Company, launched in 2013 by Grady Marin alongside Agata Zachary and later joined by Laura Elam, became Marin's proving ground. With its 24/7 operation, tech-based record retrieval systems, and U.S.-based teams, the company achieved a 14-day turnaround time, starkly contrasting with competitors' 21-day average. Education as a Bridge to Public Service Marin's investment in education has always been about more than collecting credentials. After graduating from Harvard's Owner/President Management (OPM) program in April 2025, Marin described the experience as 'a threshold. A final crossing from who I've been to who I'm willing to become.' For him, each academic pursuit is a deliberate step toward growth, not only for himself but for those around him, both in business and in public service. Marin has sought out programs at institutions like Oxford's Saïd Business School, where he studied negotiation and competitive decision-making, to gain practical skills and fresh perspectives directly applicable to policy and leadership. His recent recognition as an Honorary Professional Doctorate awardee from Azteca University in Mexico City and the European International University in Paris, France, further reflects his commitment to continued learning and global engagement. However, what sets Marin apart is his intention behind these educational investments. He views each classroom, workshop, and cohort as an opportunity to learn from other like-minded leaders, share his experiences, and absorb new skills and methodologies. This approach is not just about personal development; it is about building a foundation for collective progress. Marin believes that by connecting with peers from diverse backgrounds, he can bring back best practices and innovative ideas to The Records Company, ensuring its continued evolution and relevance. Policy, Equity, and the Power of Place Marin's policy interests reflect his personal journey. He advocates for standardized digital record laws to streamline access to critical information, a cause he championed during the pandemic when FEMA adopted his company's remote retrieval protocols. He is also committed to rural revitalization, partnering with underserved communities to create jobs and provide training through his nonprofit, The Reintegration Foundation. 'People's potential is not dictated by their zip code,' Marin says. His foundation focuses on job training and support for those affected by poverty and mental illness—an echo of his own family's struggles. Marin's approach to public service is pragmatic and inclusive, grounded in the idea that everyone deserves a seat at the table and a chance to contribute. A Vision for Collective Progress Marin's next chapter is defined by a call to action: to harness the power of collective work and ensure that progress is shared. He plans to focus on civic tech, regulatory innovation, mental health policy, and rural broadband access—issues that intersect with his business experience and personal history. 'Public service isn't just government work. It's showing up where systems fail and building bridges others won't. It is everyone's work. Let us do it together,' Marin says. He believes the solutions to society's biggest challenges will come from collaboration between public and private sectors, urban and rural America, and across lines of class and circumstance. Grady's Legacy in Motion At 42, Grady Marin is still driven by the lessons of his youth: that adversity can be a source of strength, and that the limits of their beginnings should define no one. 'The ultimate measure isn't profits. It's how many lives we make better by refusing to accept 'no' as the final answer,' he mentions. As he prepares to cross his new path, from business to public service, Marin's message is clear: progress is possible when people work together, and the American promise is alive wherever aspiration is met with action. For Grady Marin, the next frontier is not just personal achievement, but the collective advancement of communities—proof that, in his words, 'aspiration becomes reality when we put in the hard work together.'
Scottish Sun
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Haunting TV drama about aftermath of horrifying Southport murders which shocked UK being made for streamer like Netflix
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE horrifying murder of three schoolgirls in Southport has inspired a TV drama. Sadistic Axel Rudakubana was jailed for 52 years for killing Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, when he launched an attack on a Taylor Swift dance class. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Irish actor Jonas Armstrong will lead the project, which has a working title of Rooted Out Credit: Getty 5 Sadistic Axel Rudakubana was jailed for 52 years for killing Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, when he launched an attack on a Taylor Swift dance class Credit: PA Eight other children and two adults – dance class leader Leanne Lucas and businessman Jonathan Hayes – were seriously wounded. Now a haunting two-part drama is in the works covering the devastating riots that followed. Irish actor Jonas Armstrong will lead the project, which has a working title of Rooted Out. He said: 'There were riots in the UK two summers ago because a few girls were murdered by a young man over in Southport, which is just across the water from where I am. 'Riots were kicking off throughout the country and loads of people were arrested and there was a lot of anger and frustration going on. 'This is the backdrop of that. 'The character I play is Oxford-educated and now is a university lecturer at the London School Of Economics.' Production will begin this month, Jonas said, and will make up two 90-minute parts which will air on a streaming platform like Netflix. Real life horrors are increasingly looked at by TV execs, with titles including Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story and David Tennant's Des on Dennis Nilsen and Little Boy Blue on the murder of Rhys Jones. The actor, who is best known as Robin Hood in the BBC's 2006 series, shared more on the project's direction on podcast Lament of Hope, adding: 'I spoke to the writer and director and I said 'Why did you think of me?' and he said 'Because this breaks down racial bias, social bias, stereotypes, northern bias'.' Shocking new footage shows yobs hurl bricks & bottles at police as 3 more thugs jailed David: I'll never say dye He may have been on our screens for over two decades now, but David Walliams isn't worried about looking like his Little Britain days by dyeing his hair. The comedian, and former Britain's Got Talent judge, revealed he's turned down offers from his hairdresser to touch up his greying barnet. 5 David Walliams says he's happy to go grey and won't dye his hair despite offers from his hairdresser Credit: Alamy He said: 'Someone offered to dye my hair the other day and I thought, 'That is a slippery slope' isn't it? Dyeing your hair and then dyeing your beard, it is weird. 'A hairdresser said, 'Oh do you want me dye it?' I was like 'No, you end up like Jimmy.' But his Come Fly With Me co-star Matt Lucas, who lost his hair due to alopecia, joked to the Making A Scene podcast he'd love a new 'do. He told David that if he could have hair, he'd opt for long curly locks like Brian May or 1980s Arsenal player, Charlie Nicholas. A Prime Video documentary will take a closer look at the brutal murders of four university students in 2022 in Idaho, America. Told by those involved and affected by the crime, the series will explore the impact and fallout of the killings. One Night In Idaho will stream from July 11. Kelly's voice is paused The Voice UK has hit the pause button with this year's series now being delayed until 2026. Insiders say that the ITV singing show – which has just signed up Kelly Rowland to join the judges panel – will make its comeback in January, instead of its traditional autumn slot. 5 The Voice UK has been delayed until 2026 – with Kelly Rowland joining the judging panel for its big return Credit: Getty Judges Sir Tom Jones, and McFly's Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones will return alongside new girl Kelly, who previously appeared on The Voice Australia and coached on The X Factor. She replaces singer LeAnn Rimes, who left her role as mentor on the show to focus on her US career. She has headed over to the American version of the format alongside Sheryl Crow. It's Good Morning Olivia Olivia Attwood has a lot to celebrate at the moment. Her ITVX show The Price Of Perfection is riding high in the ratings – and it's now been revealed she will be joining the This Morning family. 5 Olivia Attwood is joining the This Morning team as a summer stand-in after the success of her ITVX doc series Credit: Shutterstock Editorial The Love Island star launched the second series of her cosmetic industry documentary last week, with an impressive 300,000 streams just hours after it dropped. Now, she is set to be one of the stand-in summertime presenters on the ITV daytime show. Joining Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley to discuss her new doc series, Olivia said: 'I have news, it's very exciting, I'll be joining the hosting team. 'I'm going to be doing a couple of shows in the summer. It's a huge honour. 'Being part of the Daytime team with the Loose Women has been the best experience and this just feels like a very natural progression of that.' This Morning airs weekdays on ITV from 10am. The Discovery Channel is marking its 40th birthday with a four-part docuseries investigating how its shows have sparked viewers' passions. Discovery Changed My Life follows a wildlife cinematographer, hiking guide and adventure organiser inspired by the channel. Airing on Discovery+. Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
The Irish Sun
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Haunting TV drama about aftermath of horrifying Southport murders which shocked UK being made for streamer like Netflix
THE horrifying murder of three schoolgirls in Southport has inspired a TV drama. Sadistic 5 Irish actor Jonas Armstrong will lead the project, which has a working title of Rooted Out Credit: Getty 5 Sadistic Axel Rudakubana was jailed for 52 years for killing Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, when he launched an attack on a Taylor Swift dance class Credit: PA Eight other children and two adults – dance Now a haunting two-part drama is in the works covering the devastating riots that followed. Irish actor He said: 'There were riots in the UK two summers ago because a few girls were murdered by a young man over in Southport, which is just across the water from where I am. READ MORE TV NEWS 'Riots were kicking off throughout the country and loads of people were arrested and there was a lot of anger and frustration going on. 'This is the backdrop of that. 'The character I play is Oxford-educated and now is a university lecturer at the London School Of Economics.' Production will begin this month, Jonas said, and will make up two 90-minute parts which will air on a streaming platform like Netflix. Most read in News TV Real life horrors are increasingly looked at by TV execs, with titles including Horror Story and The actor, who is best known as Robin Hood in the BBC's 2006 series, shared more on the project's direction on podcast Lament of Hope, adding: 'I spoke to the writer and director and I said 'Why did you think of me?' and he said 'Because this breaks down racial bias, social bias, stereotypes, northern bias'.' Shocking new footage shows yobs hurl bricks & bottles at police as 3 more thugs jailed David: I'll never say dye He may have been on our screens for over two decades now, but David Walliams isn't worried about looking like his hair . The comedian, and former Britain's Got Talent judge, revealed he's turned down offers from his hairdresser to touch up his greying barnet. 5 David Walliams says he's happy to go grey and won't dye his hair despite offers from his hairdresser Credit: Alamy He said: 'Someone offered to dye my hair the other day and I thought, 'That is a slippery slope' isn't it? Dyeing your hair and then dyeing your beard, it is weird. 'A hairdresser said, 'Oh do you want me dye it?' I was like 'No, you end up like Jimmy.' But his Come Fly With Me co-star He told David that if he could have hair, he'd opt for long curly locks like Brian May or 1980s A Prime Video documentary will take a closer look at the brutal murders of four university students in 2022 in Idaho, America. Told by those involved and affected by the crime, the series will explore the impact and fallout of the killings. One Night In Idaho will stream from July 11. Kelly's voice is paused The Voice UK has hit the pause button with this year's series now being delayed until 2026. Insiders say that the ITV singing show – which has just signed up autumn slot. 5 The Voice UK has been delayed until 2026 – with Kelly Rowland joining the judging panel for its big return Credit: Getty Judges Sir Tom Jones, and McFly's Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones will return alongside new girl Kelly, who previously appeared on The Voice Australia and coached on The X Factor. She replaces singer LeAnn Rimes, who left her role as mentor on the show to focus on her US career. She has headed over to the American version of the format alongside Sheryl Crow. It's Good Morning Olivia Her ITVX show The Price Of Perfection is riding high in the ratings – and it's now been revealed she will be joining the This Morning family. 5 Olivia Attwood is joining the This Morning team as a summer stand-in after the success of her ITVX doc series Credit: Shutterstock Editorial The Love Island star launched the second series of her cosmetic industry documentary last week, with an impressive 300,000 streams just hours after it dropped. Now, she is set to be one of the stand-in summertime presenters on the ITV daytime show. Joining Ben Shephard and news , it's very exciting, I'll be joining the hosting team. 'I'm going to be doing a couple of shows in the summer . It's a huge honour. 'Being part of the Daytime team with the Loose Women has been the best experience and this just feels like a very natural progression of that.' This Morning airs weekdays on ITV from 10am. The Discovery Channel is marking its 40th birthday with a four-part docuseries investigating how its shows have sparked viewers' passions. Discovery Changed My Life follows a wildlife cinematographer, hiking guide and adventure organiser inspired by the channel. Airing on Discovery+. Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
Gulf Today
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Britain's MI6 spy agency gets its first female chief
Britain's real-life spies have finally caught up with James Bond. MI6 has appointed its first female chief. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that Blaise Metreweli will be the next head of the UK's foreign intelligence agency, and the first woman to hold the post since its founding in 1909. She is currently the MI6 director of technology and innovation - the real-world equivalent of Bond gadget-master Q. A career intelligence officer, Metreweli, 47, steps from the shadows into the light as the only MI6 employee whose name is made public. She said "I am proud and honored to be asked to lead my Service." Starmer said the "historic appointment' comes at a time "when the work of our intelligence services has never been more vital. "The United Kingdom is facing threats on an unprecedented scale - be it aggressors who send their spy ships to our waters or hackers whose sophisticated cyber plots seek to disrupt our public services,' he said. Starmer made the announcement as he arrived in the Canadian province of Alberta for a Group of Seven leaders' summit. Metreweli takes over at MI6 as the agency faces growing challenges from states including China and Russia, whose use of cyber tools, espionage, and influence operations threatens global stability and British interests, even as it remains on alert against terrorist threats. Metreweli is the first woman to get the top job, known as C - rather than M, the fictional MI6 chief of the 007 thrillers. M was played onscreen by Judi Dench in seven Bond movies starting in the 1990s. She will take up her post in the fall, replacing Richard Moore, who has held the job for five years. Britain's two other main intelligence agencies have already shattered the spy world's glass ceiling. MI5, the domestic security service, was led by Stella Rimington from 1992 to 1996 and Eliza Manningham-Buller between 2002 and 2007. Anne Keast-Butler became head of electronic and cyber-intelligence agency GCHQ in 2023. Moore, an Oxford-educated former diplomat, fit the 007 mold like a Savile Row suit. But in recent years MI6 has worked to increase diversity, broadening its recruitment process from the traditional "tap on the shoulder' at an elite university. The agency's website stresses its family-friendly flexible working policy and goal of recruiting "talented people from all backgrounds.' Moore suggested he would like his successor to be a woman. He wrote on X in 2023 that he would "help forge women's equality by working to ensure I'm the last C selected from an all-male shortlist.' Like many things about MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service, the process of choosing a new chief took place out of public view. It began with the country's top civil servant writing to government departments in March asking them to put forward candidates. The job was open to applicants from other intelligence agencies, the civil service, the diplomatic service, the armed forces or the police. In the end, MI6 opted for an internal candidate with a 25-year career in espionage, a degree in anthropology from Cambridge University - where she was on the women's rowing team - and expertise in cutting-edge technology. "At a time of global instability and emerging security threats, where technology is power and our adversaries are working ever closer together, Blaise will ensure the U.K. can tackle these challenges head on to keep Britain safe and secure at home and abroad,' said Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who oversees MI6. Associated Press
