Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday suspended deputy inspector general Nishikant More, who has been booked for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old girl. The teenager went missing from her home on Tuesday. “Preliminary inquiry into the molestation case found. More guilty under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). […]
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NEET: PIL filed on reservation of seats in govt medical colleges for Tamil students
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the state government to reserve a minimum 5 per cent of seats in all government medical colleges to students who have studied in Tamil medium and passed the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). A division bench of […]
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Spirituality classes for medical students in UP to reduce patient- doctor clashes in hospitals
In view of complaints of misbehaviour of doctors and increasing cases of patient-doctor clashes in hospitals, the medical education department in Uttar Pradesh has decided to give some spiritual lessons to the medical students. According to sources, the state-run medical colleges have decided to run spirituality and morality classes for […]
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Curbs on Palm oil from Malaysia may impact India’s food inflation
India, the world’s biggest importer of edible oils, has curbed inbound shipments of palmolein or palm oil, whose main exporter is Malaysia, a move that can alter global trade in these items and stoke inflation. India’s move is the fallout of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s comments, first at the […]
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Now tailor-made books for kids with intellectual disability in UP
Thirteen years after Aamir Khan starrer ‘Taare Zameen Par, highlighted how learning disorders like dyslexia can’t stop kids from becoming a star, the government has finally taken note of problem and has also start redressing it. As step one, the Yogi Adityanath government has started preparing special text books for […]
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SC stays NCLAT order restoring Cyrus Mistry as executive chairman of Tata Group
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the NCLAT order restoring Cyrus Mistry as executive chairman of the Tata Group. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant agreed to hear Tata Sons’ plea challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) decision […]
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Redefining make-up and masculinity: Eyeshadow and lipstick on men
At the 77th Golden Globes Awards, Ansel Elgort sported a midnight blue Tom Ford dinner jacket, which was not out of the blue among the other glitter jackets. He also had a cluster of ice-blue glitter in the corner of his eye, and a similar nail varnish which sent fangirls […]
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Zomato to raise $150 million from investor Ant Financial
Zomato is raising $150 million from investor Ant Financial, an Alibaba affiliate, at a valuation of $3 billion for the food delivery startup. Zomato’s top shareholder Info Edge (India) Ltd said in a filing on Friday that after the funding its stake will drop to about 25.13%. It had a […]
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Aina Mahal, Parag Mahal: Here’s why Bhuj is a craft lover’s paradise
Bhuj, once the capital of the prosperous princely state of Kutch, was among the richest towns in the region, whose wealth was derived from its sea trade with the East Africa and the Persian Gulf. The bartering of African slaves with India’s textiles, was an important part of the Kutch […]
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Rupee likely to beat most Asian currencies in 2020, says top forecaster
India’s rupee will likely beat most Asian peers this year, according to Rabobank, in contrast with other top forecasters who expect the currency to continue trailing. The worst of the country’s economic slowdown has passed and the authorities are unlikely to use currency depreciation as a measure to revive growth, […]
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Deepika, Laxmi stun in Sabyasachi sarees at Chhapaak screening
Deepika Padukone is a trailblazer, be it her movie roles, her open acceptance to suffering from depression, her integrity when it comes to causes she believes in, and even her fashion sense for that matter. The actor has been making waves not only for her upcoming movie Chhapaak, which is based on the real-life […]
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Life on the run is proving expensive for ex-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn
Life on the run is proving expensive for Carlos Ghosn.The cost of his escape included $14 million in forfeited bail money while the operation that saw him celebrate New Year’s Eve in Beirut could have cost $15 million or more. That includes $350,000 for the private jet that spirited the […]
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Designer Manav Gangwani who styled Gaga and Bieber, in legal soup
Fashion designer Manav Gangwani, who has styled the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Hrithik Roshan and Kangna Ranaut is in serious money trouble. The ace designer is failing to pay even the rent of his accommodation in the capital’s Panchsheel Park area. The situation has come to such that Gangwani might have to […]
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India headed for a slow economic recovery: World Bank
After growing at 5% in FY20, the slowest pace in a decade, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth will start increasing from the next fiscal year, the World Bank said in its Global Economic Prospects released on Wednesday, downgrading its previous estimate for the fiscal year from 5.4%. However, the […]
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Mark Zuckerberg ends annual personal challenge for a decade-long one
Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution: No more public New Year’s resolutions. The Facebook Inc. chief executive officer, who in January usually shares a “personal challenge” for the coming year, said Thursday he’s forgoing that tradition in 2020. Instead, Zuckerberg said he will “take a longer term focus” this decade to prioritize projects […]