he Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea from one of Nirbhaya’s rapists claiming he was a juvenile when he and five others gangraped the paramedic student in December 2012. The petition had been rejected by the trial court and wasn’t raised before the Supreme Court. A fine of Rs […]
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Patanjali Ayurved completes acquisition of bankrupt Ruchi Soya for ₹4,350 crore
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved on Wednesday made its first big acquisition when it paid ₹4,350 crore to take over soya food brand Nutrela-maker Ruchi Soya through an insolvency process. The acquisition will help Patanjali acquire edible oil plants as also soyabean oil brands such as Mahakosh and Ruchi Gold. […]
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Delhi Metro shuts 19 stations; 15th time stations are shut in 4 months
The Delhi Metro shut the entry and exit gates at 19 stations across the city on Thursday on the instructions of the Delhi Police as protests against the Citizenship (Amendement) Act, or CAA, in parts of central and Old Delhi. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials the stations […]
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Delhi HC denies interim protection to students from arrest in Jamia incident
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Centre and the city police on a bunch of pleas which had sought action against the police in the Jamia violence. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices after several senior advocates […]
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Govt launches National Broadband Mission, to invest Rs 7 lakh crore in 4 years
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the National Broadband Mission which aims to fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure, bridge the digital divide and provide affordable and universal access of broadband for all The government yesterday launched the National Broadband Mission which aims to fast track growth of digital […]
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Historian Ramchandra Guha detained during anti-CAA protest in Bengaluru
Noted historian Ramachandra Guha was detained near Puttanachetty Town Hall in Bengaluru by the police while protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act which was recently passed by Parliament. The city is under Section 144 since Wednesday; it will remain in force for three days to prevent assembly of four of more people […]
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Air hostess found hanging in Gurugram; house owner booked for harassment
A 23-year-old female flight attendant died after she allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her room at a paying accommodation in DLF Phase-3 on Tuesday. The police said they have booked the owner of the paying guesthouse after her parents alleged that he was harassing and humiliating her. […]
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Rs 26k-crore order for building Tejas Mark 1A to open door for Mark 2
After months of negotiations, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have fixed the price of the Tejas Mark 1A light combat aircraft (LCA) at about Rs 310 crore per fighter, say Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources involved in the negotiations.Now HAL is awaiting a formal contract, worth some […]
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Quality Council of India conclave in Uttarakhand
Quality Council of India (QCI) along with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) is organizing its 11th Regional Quality Conclave (RQC) on 20th December 2019 at, Rudrapur, district Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Conclave will be inaugurated by Madan Kaushik,Minister of Urban Development Government of Uttarakhand.Faggan Singh Kulaste,Minister of State, […]
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Online store to relaunch French fashion house Sonia Rykiel
The online store Showroomprive on Wednesday announced it would relaunch French fashion label Sonia Rykiel, nearly five months after its demise following a court ruling. A court in the French capital in July ordered the winding up of the loss-making brand founded by the “Queen of Knits”. The designer, who died nearly […]
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HDFC Bank crosses $100 billion in market cap
HDFC Bank Ltd on Thursday crossed the $100 billion market capitalisation, becoming only the third firm in the country to achieve this milestone. The lender is now in the league of Reliance Industries Ltd, which has a market cap of $140.74 billion, and Tata Consultancy Services that has a market […]
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Menopause makes uninterrupted good night’s sleep difficult
The value of a good sleep can’t be underestimated, especially during the transition period like post menopause that causes sleep problems. Sleep complaints are common during the menopause transition. A new study from Canada compared sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleep disorders between postmenopausal and pre/perimenopausal women and documented increased sleep […]
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Uber will invite drivers to cook, clean, do laundry
Governments around the world are pressing Uber Technologies Inc. to give employment benefits to its army of gig drivers. Uber, meanwhile, is pursuing a different tactic: applying its gig economy model to all kinds of work. Uber plans to announce an expansion of a temporary staffing service it has been […]
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Manmohan Singh demanded Citizenship Amendment Act in 2003, BJP releases video
Did Congress demand a Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2003 which it is so vehemently protesting against? The BJP on Thursday released an archive footage of Rajya Sabha proceedings in 2003, where former prime minister Manmohan Singh is seen to be making an appeal for the same. From its official […]
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Instagram may help develop friendships in real life
Facebook-owned photo and video-sharing platform Instagram helps young adults develop friendships in real life, especially those who are more hesitant to try new experiences, a new study suggests. In the study published online in Computers in Human Behavior, the researchers at Washington State University analysed survey responses of nearly 700 college-going adults about their […]