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Supreme Court Friday said it will strengthen its 2018 guidelines for dealing with mob violence, hate speeches and lynching to ensure that culprits are dealt with equally, irrespective of their communities for their public utterances spreading bigotry. In a significant verdict on a plea by activist Tehseen Poonawalla, the top court had on July 7, 2018 issued a slew of guidelines to curb hate crimes, and directed states and union territories to take preventive and remedial measures like appointment of nodal officers in each district to keep a tab on such activities. The top court on Friday asked the Centre to collate details from states and UTs on compliance of its 2018 verdict in three weeks.

India, Mumbai, 25th August 2023:Metropolis Healthcare Ltd., India’s leading diagnostic service provider, proudly announces its remarkable achievement of receiving two esteemed awards at the ASSOCHAM’s 2nd Healthcare Summit and Awards held on August 22, 2023, in Delhi. The event served as a platform to recognize and honour exemplary contributions within the healthcare industry. Metropolis Healthcare is thrilled to receive the prestigious Best Diagnostic Company Award, securing the top spot in this category.

Mint reported concerns on behalf of the I&B Ministry in this regard. “With the World Cup and Asia Cup around the corner, there will be more of an emphasis on this.

runway took place on July 14, 2023, marking IGIA's fourth operational runway. However, since its commissioning, the new runway has exclusively been used for take-offs, owing to the pending activation of its instrument landing system (ILS). As per a TOI report quoting sources, the ILS equipment was procured from Russia in May this year, yet its calibration has encountered certain complications.

Enforcement Directorate, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh granted the relief to Satyendar Jain after taking note of his medical report. The top court on July 24 had extended by five weeks interim bail granted to Jain.

G20 Summit in India next month. Delhi police are currently busy ensuring smooth traffic flow in the city as high-profile delegates, including heads of states, will gather in the national capital for the event. The G20 Summit is slated to take place on September 9-10 at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan.

₹54,650 per 10 grams for 22 carats, and ₹59,600 per 10 grams for 24-carat in the spot market. Silver prices remained stable at ₹73849 per kg.

Hindustan Times, Livemint's sister publication. When asked about his relations with Sachin Pilot, his party colleague, Gehlot replied, “When Sachin Pilot became a central minister, I supported him. At the time, we had got 20 out of 25 seats (in the Lok Sabha in the state).

Weather update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy over heavy rains in several states till 26 August. As per IMD, heavy to very heavy rain has been predicted in Odisha, West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, Assam & Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh In Himachal, IMD has issued a yellow alert in the state for today.

Lt Governor Anil Baijal unveiled the application at the Raj Niwas here. The 'MCD 311' app is a user-friendly interface where citizens can conveniently register their grievances such as illegal dumping of construction debris, improper disposal of municipal solid waste, road potholes, malfunctioning streetlights, the presence of stray cattle, etc. Basically, the digital channel promises to streamline the process of reporting problems to authorities, promoting transparency and swift resolution.

SpiceJet and its CMD Ajay Singh to pay former promoter Kalanithi Maran ₹100 crore by September 10 «as bonafide subject to their rights and contention» or else the airline's assets will be attached. Justice Yogesh Khanna questioned Singh, who was present in the court, about his payment plans and also warned him that the company's profits would be attached otherwise in the seven-year-old share transfer dispute. An application for Singh's arrest could also be filed, it said, while posting the matter for further hearing on September 11. The HC rejected SpiceJet's offer to deposit ₹75 crore within 10 days despite its senior counsel Amit Sibal arguing that the airline was «struggling to stay afloat» and if the company went into insolvency, it will not help anyone. Justice Khanna, however, said that the court was only concerned with how they will pay their liabilities to Maran. Senior counsel Maninder Singh, appearing for Maran, demanded attachment of SpiceJet's profit of ₹ 204 crore in the quarter ending June 30 towards payment of its liabilities. SpiceJet said in a statement it would honour the court order and «make the specified payment within the prescribed timeframe.» Meanwhile, the HC division bench led by Justice Yashwant Varma refused to stay the 2018 arbitral award and grant waiver of interest, as sought by SpiceJet.

Bandhan Bank has decided to build a corporate office in Mumbai while setting up a zonal office and government business centre in New Delhi as it plans to expand beyond the eastern region where it is dominant. The private sector lender has spent about ₹160 crore to buy a commercial space in the country's financial capital to build the corporate centre which will also house its treasury, managing director Chandra Shekhar Ghosh told ET. The centre is being built on a 40,000 sq ft area in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and is likely to become ready in the fourth quarter of this fiscal, Ghosh said.The bank is also building a back office in Navi Mumbai in a rented 65,000 sq ft space, he said. Its New Delhi zonal office will be important for liaison with government departments for government business. Bandhan, which celebrated the completion of eight years in banking on August 23, is also on a branch expansion spree even as it is getting ready to expand digital offerings.

There will be public holidays in the national capital from September 8-10 with the closure of banks, financial institutions and commercial establishments in the New Delhi district, a Delhi government notification said on Wednesday. All Delhi government and private offices, and educational institutions, including schools and colleges, will remain closed during these three days, said the notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Delhi government.

Mint in an exclusive interview. “Earlier, the Indian airports were merely destination airports, but today we find a rising trend of people flying from one part of the world and come to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, and take another onward flight without really exiting into any Indian city. That trend is increasing," Vinay Malhotra, head of global sales at IndiGo, said.

Construction tech startup Bettamint has tied up with Prestige Group’s construction arm K2K Infrastructure and Brigade REAP to manage informal workers at the construction sites of projects. The company, currently operational in Bangalore, is planning to expand to Mumbai, Pune and Delhi-NCR regions. Over the next two years, Bettamint aims to invest a significant amount in three phases, initiating operations in several cities, starting with Bangalore in Karnataka, and gradually expanding its reach to cover the whole of South India before pan India expansion. The platform comes equipped with recruitment, identity verification, onboarding features; supported by attendance, communication, field notes, compliance, payroll and payment capabilities. “Bettamint leverages technology to address industry-wide challenges including labour shortages, low productivity, high attrition and unpredictable quality. We want to solve this problem in an inclusive way where we empower millions of informal construction workers by enhancing their skills, reach, employability, earnings and quality of life, transforming individual workers to highly engaged, actively contributing, well incentivised participants in the project,” said Kezya De Braganca, founder of Bettamint. Bettamint offers builders an interface to digitise their workforce operations while also getting the benefits of increased productivity, improved quality, reduced attrition and enhanced project timelines. «Our mission has always been to raise the bar for industry standards and to prioritise the wellbeing and skill development of our workers.

A post shared by Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap10) "Haddi" explores a "gritty and twisted revenge drama that skilfully exposes the intricate nexus of the criminal underbelly operating throughout the capital city", a release reads. Set against the backdrop of modern ruins in the NCR, the film takes into the life of Haddi, a rookie transgender, portrayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who comes from Allahabad to Delhi to join a gang of transgenders and climbs up to the top of the crime chain to avenge his family who was wronged by a mighty powerful gangster-turned-politician played by Anurag Kashyap. "Haddi" also features Anurag Kashyap in a pivotal role.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held an interaction with a group of youths after he reached Kargil town on Thursday evening on the last leg of his over week-long tour of the Union Territory of Ladakh. The former Congress president is scheduled to address a public meeting on Friday in poll-bound Kargil before returning to Delhi, senior Congress leader and former legislator Asgar Ali Karbalai said. The election to 26 seats of the 30-member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil, is slated for September 10 and the counting of votes will be held four days later. After an overnight stay at Padam in Zanskar Tehsil of Kargil, the 53-year-old Gandhi reached Kargil town late this afternoon, riding on his motorcycle.

Hindon civil terminal here to maintain preparedness that may be used for foreign delegates during the G20 Summit to be held in Delhi on September 9-10, officials said on Thursday. The civil airport was not in operation for commercial flights since January this year. «We have been asked by the Ministry of Home Affairs to make arrangements at the civil terminal at Hindon airport as a secondary airport for the G-20 Summit.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and share their joy on the stunning success of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission. The PM is in Johannesburg as part of the BRICS summit and will fly directly from there to Bengaluru en route to Delhi. He watched the spacecraft’s descent on screen from the South African city and made a statement soon after the mission’s success was announced. Modi personally called ISRO director S Somanath and conveyed his happiness to the team of scientists who diligently worked on the project after the previous mission failed four years ago. “The PM congratulated all of us and said that he would like to personally come down and congratulate each one of us,” Somanath said. The PM is expected to land at the HAL airport at 5.30 am and will spend two hours at the ISRO centre in Peenya from 8 am, sources said. The BJP has planned a rousing welcome to the PM at HAL and outside the ISRO facility.

two-wheeler showroom here early on Thursday morning, a police official said. The fire broke out around 5 am at the showroom located near the national highway (NH-16) and raged for about 90 minutes, the police official added. «The fire accident occurred when new vehicles were being unloaded from a truck which came from Chennai,» Vijayawada Central ACP P Bhaskar Rao said and added that the loss could be around Rs 4 crore, as per preliminary estimates. Five fire engines were deployed to douse the blaze as a result of which as many as 200 vehicles could be saved, he said. No police complaint has been lodged yet, he added. Police are yet to ascertain the cause of the accident, he said, adding there was no loss of life or injuries. Meanwhile, the situation is under control and the fire has been completely doused, Rao said, adding the owner of the showroom is estimating the loss.

₹7, 693.17 crore were assessed," the ministry of commerce & industry said. Dawra stressed the importance of utilising the GatiShakti National Master Plan portal and adopting the 'whole of government' approach for infrastructure planning and execution. She emphasized upon the critical importance of the projects in terms of connectivity to economic and social nodes of the area and accentuated on following an area development approach.