NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking to bring registered political parties under the ambit of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013. “Subjecting political parties to the POSH Act would open a Pandora’s box and become a tool for blackmail,” it said….
NEW DELHI: Based on the finding of an SC-appointed SIT headed by its retired judge J Chelameswar who told the court there had been no violation of law in the running of Vantara (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre) at Jamnagar in Gujarat, the apex court on Monday not only closed the case against it…
Lucknow: A 22-year-old man’s hunt for “seed money” to launch his dream startup ended not with investment, but with a police case.The recent kidnapping of two children from Alambagh exposed how youthful ambition for a business venture spiralled into a desperate criminal act. The accused, Vijay Sharma, informed investigators that he wanted to set up…
NEW DELHI: The sex ratio at birth recorded a decline for the fourth successive year in Delhi, with 920 females being born in 2024 per 1,000 males, compared with 922 in 2023 and 929 in 2022. Delhi govt officials said the fall was marginal, but health experts sounded an alarm, saying that the trend pointed…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court declined the demand for a judicial inquiry into the cane-charge on students of Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University (SRMU). The court, however, clarified that disposing of the petition does not mean that any illegal act of the private university or other respondents is being overlooked.A division bench of…
MUMBAI: You will soon be able save more when you shop for groceries because prices of a host of products you use daily – from jams to shampoos are set to get cheaper. With barely a week to go for the rollout of the new GST rates, FMCG companies have begun firming up price cut…
Lucknow: In a stride towards digital inclusivity, BTech students from the faculty of engineering and technology, Lucknow University, are developing an AI-powered software tool that can generate real-time subtitles in Hindi and also translate spoken content from other Indian and foreign languages into Hindi. The software features emotion detection to reflect the speaker’s tone, specialized…
MUMBAI: Govt has directed e-commerce firms to disseminate information about the GST reforms on their platforms. In a meeting held last week, it was suggested that platforms run a ‘GST Bachat Utsav’ campaign on their portals for 100 days starting Sept 22. Firms were also asked to reflect GST reduction in the bill. “All the…
Lucknow: The India A team, led by Shreyas Iyer, is set to take on Australia A in the first of the two four-day matches, with the opening game beginning at the Ekana stadium on Tuesday. Iyer is getting the opportunity to prove his mettle in red ball cricket and make a strong case for inclusion…
BENGALURU: What was once billed as India’s challenger to global giants in artificial intelligence and semiconductors has quietly dwindled into a shadow of those ambitions. Krutrim, the AI venture founded by Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal, is now largely sustained by his personal wealth and loans tied to his Ola Electric stake, with most of its marquee…
