The Supreme Court of India has overturned a verdict by the Bombay High Court in a sexual assault case. In a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the apex court has ruled that the most important ingredient in a rape case is sexual intent and not skin-to-skin contact with the child.…Continue Reading
The GCC (global capability centre) model is redefining what it means to operate as influencers and innovative thought leaders within global organisations, said John Waldron, president and chief operating officer, Goldman Sachs Group, in a virtual meet on Wednesday.In his keynote address on ‘Harnessing the Global Innovation through Capability Center Model’ at Bengaluru Technology Summit–2021…Continue Reading
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed on a highway airstrip in an Indian Air Force’s C-130J Super Hercules plane on Tuesday to inaugurate the 341-kilometre-long Purvanchal Expressway in northern Uttar Pradesh state. The inauguration comes months ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections that is scheduled to take place in India’s most populous Uttar Pradesh state…Continue Reading
Higher prices of primary goods along with food articles and fuel cost stiffened India’s October 2021 wholesale inflation on a sequential and year-on-year basis.Accordingly, the annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, rose to 12.54 per cent last month from 10.66 per cent in September. Similarly, on a YoY basis, the Wholesale Price Index…Continue Reading
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah (TOI file photo)NEW DELHI: Indian team’s performance in the T20 World Cup where they made a group league exit will be one of the main topics of discussion during the Annual General Meeting of the BCCI, scheduled in Kolkata on December 4. There are 24 points in…Continue Reading
Govt. to spend more on rural job guarantee, incentives programme for exporters Ray of hope: Govt. plans to top up its rural job-guarantee effort by up to ₹300 billion, says an official. Govt. to spend more on rural job guarantee, incentives programme for exporters India will utilise a big bump in revenue collection to…Continue Reading
Tripura, India – Liton Miya is still in a state of shock. It was 10 pm on October 23 when the 35-year-old heard some villagers scream in panic. As he rushed out along with others, a wooden bier and some prayer mats in the courtyard of the local mosque were on fire. “We found that…Continue Reading
By: PTI | Washington | November 5, 2021 9:47:25 am India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, walks down a corridor inside the venue of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo) The IMF has welcomed India’s announcement at the COP26 summit on new targets to increase reliance on…Continue Reading
“India’s actions may help catalyse action in other emerging market economies as well” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” event during UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021 | Photo Credit: Reuters “India’s actions may help catalyse action in other emerging…Continue Reading
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiBENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted an extension of…Continue Reading