NEW DELHI: What slows down a court case, why public trust in courts matters, and how corruption can affect access to justice are now questions Class 8 students will encounter in their civics textbook, with the latest NCERT social science book explicitly listing corruption, massive case pendency and shortage of judges as challenges facing India’s…
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images PayPal‘s stock surged nearly 7% on Tuesday following a report that fintech startup Stripe is weighing buying the payments platform. Bloomberg reported the news, citing people familiar with the matter, and said the discussions are in early stages. The report said Stripe is considering buying…
MUMBAI: A global sell-off in a large number of technology stocks affected investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Tuesday, resulting in sensex sliding by 1,069 points or 1.3% to close at 82,226 points. The current sell-off is on the back of fears that AI models could upend established business models of a large number of…
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian company, Operation Zero, and the individuals behind it after accusing them of buying stolen cyber tools for millions in cryptocurrency and re-selling those technologies, which were created to be used by the U.S. government. The tools bought and sold by newly sanctioned Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk and his…
JAMMU: Kathua Police Tuesday attached property belonging to a Pakistan-based terror handler in the district’s Lohai Malhar tehsil on orders of the additional sessions court, Jammu.The attachment of the land (approximately 7.5 marlas) owned by the accused, Swar Din, in Bhatodi area was carried out in connection with an FIR registered at Billawar PS under…
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (Photo-AP) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon signalled he plans to remain in charge of the largest US bank for “a few years,” offering fresh clarity on leadership succession even as the lender projected strong investment banking and trading performance, Reuters reported.Speaking at the bank’s Investor Day in New York, Dimon…
Crypto exchange Kraken is launching what it calls the first regulated perpetual futures contracts based on tokenized stocks, the firm told CoinDesk. The products, available to eligible non-U.S. users in more than 110 countries, track digital versions of major U.S. stocks, indices and a gold ETF, building on the tokenized equities offering of xStocks that…
NEW DELHI: Tyson, a four-legged Army hero, was shot in the leg during Operation Trashi-I in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, and is “recovering well.” The Army on Tuesday said he is “wounded but in high spirits,” showing courage while leading the entry into a terrorist hideout.The German Shepherd, serving in the Army, demonstrated true Indian…
The petitioner approached the High Court seeking quashing of the appointment order and her own appointment based on merit. (AI image) In a strongly worded decision that upheld the constitutional right to equality in the public employment, the Gujarat High Court ruled that refusal to employ an unmarried woman on the assumption that she might…
