New Delhi: It is a case where both the accused and the survivor ended as sufferers of the justice delivery system as injustice was done to the former who had to spend 13 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, while the latter was denied justice as the real perpetrator of sexual…
NEW DELHI: India’s exports grew at their fastest pace in over three years, rising 19.4% to $38.1 billion in Nov on the back of a jump in shipments to the US and China. With imports falling 2% to $62.7 billion, the trade deficit narrowed to $24.6 billion, the lowest level since June.India’s exports to the…
MUMBAI: The insurance sector is expected to see significant investments with the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, to be introduced by the government in the winter session of Parliament.The Bill seeks to enable 100% FDI in insurance and allows Irdai, the regulator, to issue sector-specific licences, permitting new insurers to…
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday firmly rejected Pakistan’s reference to Jammu and Kashmir during an open debate at the United Nations Security Council, saying the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral part of India and will always remain so. Speaking at the UNSC Open Debate on “Leadership for Peace”, India’s…
New Delhi: The unemployment rate for those in the 15 years and above age group dipped to an eight-month low of 4.7% in Nov from 5.2% in the previous month while the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for the same age bracket rose to a seven-month high of 55.8% during the month.The monthly bulletin…
Payments company PayPal (PYPL) applied for a Utah industrial bank license, it said Monday, with the goal of creating a lending arm called PayPal Bank. The company, which also operates the PYUSD stablecoin through a partnership with Paxos, said in a press release it intends to “provide business lending solutions” to small businesses and interest-bearing…
New Delhi: For the first time, govt proposed a graded penalty regime for higher education institutions, with fines ranging Rs 10-75 lakh for repeated violations, suspension of degree-awarding powers and closure, while illegal institutions could face Rs 2 crore penalty and immediate shutdown, with safeguards to protect enrolled students.The proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill,…
Indian-origin Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal criticised President Trump’s tariffs on Indian goods, saying they are raising prices for Americans and also pushing India closer to other global powers. In a post on X, Jayapal said, “Trump’s tariffs on India aren’t only raising prices for Americans — they are pushing India away as a trading ally and…
Pain for crypto bulls persisted on Monday as bitcoin BTC$86,156.49 remained sharply lower during U.S. afternoon trading amid growing investor uncertainty surrounding the macroeconomic outlook. Just after the close of U.S. stock trading, bitcoin was lower by 3% over the past 24 hours to $86,000. XRP$1.8984, ether ETH$2,942.59 and solana SOL$126.01 all fell more than…
NEW DELHI: Delhiites woke up to winter’s first dense fog on Monday, with visibility dropping to zero in the city. There was havoc at Delhi airport as departures remained suspended for nearly five hours from 4am to 9am when visibility was below 100m.As many as 228 flights – 131 departures, 97 arrivals – were cancelled,…
