Saying he was “protecting reproductive rights,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday that allows teenage girls to obtain an abortion without notifying their parents.The new law, dubbed the “Youth Health and Safety Act” (HB 370), repeals a 1995 law that required minors to notify their parent or guardian 48 hours prior…Continue Reading
Representation imageMumbai: As Christmas and New Year shopping and celebrations are in full swing, the Mumbai Cyber police have warned people not to fall prey to scamsters promising discounts and offers on restaurant food bills, wine orders, or any other purchase made online. Such offers are largely posted on social media. The cybercops also warned…Continue Reading
Earlier this week, Piramal Enterprises Ltd appointed former global private equity head for India at KKR Rupen Jhaveri as its new group president, responsible for business development, strategy, M&A, capital allocation and corporate finance. Jhaveri, who spent 13 years at KKR and was part of several marquee transactions, will help Piramal build on its strong…Continue Reading
Consumer internet firms in the ecommerce, food delivery and quick commerce space are reiterating the need for caution as cases of the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, rise steadily in the country. These companies have started relying on measures they had taken during the second wave earlier this year, though they have yet to undertake any…Continue Reading
Dec 25, 2021CELEB LOOKSSaradha NatarajanThe one colour suitWhen in doubt, wear red, or brown.TwitterFormal but casualCombining running shoes with suit is the new fashion.TwitterAlluring in whiteWhite never puts you downTwitterThe emerging trendDesigning the dreamTwitterFusionThe future fashion is fusionTwitterSmart in suitStyle is eternalTwitterBlack and whiteThis look never goes out of style.TwitterThe black and red combinationThe suit…Continue Reading
Jaishankar was speaking at the Second Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture, which was delivered by Michael Fullilove, the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute of Australia Atal Bihari Vajpayee introduced policy corrections that reflected the end of the Cold War and the new global balance, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday and noted…Continue Reading
The key is among Mandela memorabilia being sold by Guernsey’s auction house in New York on Jan. 28 A South African Cabinet minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country’s first Black president, was long jailed for his…Continue Reading
Had the police sheltered Raman and his “wife” on the night of December 22, he would have been spared the horror and trauma he underwent soon after, his family said on Friday. The woman’s family members accosted the couple on the road, took them away from Rajouri Garden to Sagarpur and thrashed him mercilessly and…Continue Reading
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Capital has taken a monumental step in the fight against COVID-19 by administering the first dose of vaccine to 100% of its eligible population.According to Mr. Kejriwal, 148.33 lakh citizens had been vaccinated with at least one dose so far and more than 1.035 crore people had…Continue Reading
If full vaccination using any COVID-19 vaccine greatly reduces a person’s risk of progressing to severe disease and death, then the move by the U.S. FDA to grant emergency-use authorisation (EUA) to two oral antiviral drugs for certain categories of people who are likely to become severely ill provides a much-needed fillip to fight the…Continue Reading