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According to the FIR, Priya, a resident of Laluwala village under Bhojpur police station, and her friends filmed the incident and shared the video on a social media platform linked to Rajiv Singh. The video, shot on Sunday and widely circulated, shows the group beating the cat, which later died. They then poured petrol on the animal and set it on fire.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Will we reach a maturity level in our workplaces where a company can ask for a mental health check the same way it asks for a physical test after rolling out a job offer but before signing the final appointment letter? When attention deficit disorder (ADD), cortisol spikes and high cholesterol are openly discussed in water-cooler conversation, why is mental health not a factor that needs to be gauged before an employment contract is signed?According to a senior partner at one of New Delhi’s most prominent law firms, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016 states that one is prohibited from discriminating against a candidate based on the Act’s stipulated list of disabilities, unless proportionate to a legitimate objective.A note released by the Press Information Bureau in December 2025 said that the same law defines a ‘person with disability’ as “someone who has a long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which, in interaction with barriers, hinders their full and effective participation in society equally with others.” While employers cannot be biased during the hiring process, they can take a final call depending on the role’s needs. If the mental health conditions of candidates may obstruct their work efficacy, should employers not be informed of such diagnoses? Maybe not under present workplace dynamics.

trade agreement (BTA) Friday. As of date, there has been no imposition of country-specific reciprocal tariffs by the US on India, he added. On March 12, US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports of all steel and aluminium to limit imports and boost production domestically. These duties threaten an estimated $5 billion worth of engineering goods and almost $1 billion worth of aluminium exports to the US from India. The minister informed that India continues to engage with the US to achieve enhancement and broadening of bilateral trade ties in a mutually beneficial and fair manner. The two countries aim to more than double trade to $500 billion by 2030 to be achieved by deepening the trade. «Both countries have committed to negotiate a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement under which the countries would focus on increasing market access, reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers, enhancing supply chain integration and resolving key trade issues bilaterally,» Prasada said. India and the US aim to negotiate the first tranche of the BTA by fall this year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Women’s History Month began as a way to honour women’s contributions throughout time. It was meant to commemorate their ‘firsts’ and perhaps more importantly, to inspire future generations of ladies to achieve greatness.

Trump’s actions – namely that they are well thought of and have specific objectives in mind. So too could be his threat to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries, including India, on a selective basis.

A settlement has been reached by North Carolina's Insurance Department and the industry that sells homeowner policies

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Luigi Mangione and Sean «Diddy» Combs, now have two things in common: they share the same prison and the same lawyer. Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been transferred to Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), where Combs is also being held amid a series of sexual assault lawsuits. Incidentally, Mangione's lawyer is also defending rapper Sean «Diddy» Combs in a separate sex-trafficking case. Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania after a five-day search and brought to New York. CNN and ABC News report that he is now in federal custody at the MDC. “Mangione appreciates everyone’s support,” said Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Mangione’s lawyer and the wife of Marc Agnifilo.

Identity verification startup Bureau has secured $30 million in a fresh equity funding round led by US venture firm Sorenson Capital and PayPal Ventures. Existing investors Commerce Ventures, GMO Venture Partners, Village Global, Quona Capital and XYZ Ventures also participated in the round. While this is primarily a fresh infusion into the company, there is a small secondary component where some of Bureau’s early investors and employees have sold their shares. This round takes the overall funding raised by the company to around $50 million.

The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts international migration in its annual population estimates

The home loan interest rate is the amount charged by the lender on the borrower's principal sum. You repay a loan in Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) comprising principal and interest. Repayment by way of EMI commences from the month following the month in which you take the full disbursement. One of the most crucial things a lender considers when disbursing a home loan is the CIBIL score. Your CIBIL score indicates your ability to repay any debt. TransUnion CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau India Limited) monitors credit scores for individuals based on their credit history.

Many Canadians are sick and tired of junk fees and it’s changing how they shop.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Two whistleblower complaints flagging financial impropriety at a small New York Stock Exchange-listed company marked the start of a two-year probe by the US government into the Adani group.

international students in the United States, according to the latest Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. During the 2023-2024 academic year, over 331,602 Indian students pursued higher education at US institutions, representing a significant 23% jump from the previous year. This increase was primarily driven by graduate student enrollment, which saw a 19% rise to reach 196,567 students. The report also highlights a significant 41% increase in Indian students participating in Optional Practical Training (OPT) after graduation, reaching a total of 97,556. “The experience of studying in the United States not only shapes the lives of individuals, but the future of our interconnected world,” said Scott Weinhold, senior bureau official for the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. “The ties formed between US and international students today are the basis of relationships for future business and trade, science and innovation, and government relations.”

India and Qatar met Tuesday to discuss methods of effective information exchange and possible areas of future collaboration between the two organisations in the areas of anti money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) between the two countries.

«At present, we have not found any foul play (in the death of elephants). I have visited so many nearby areas. I am not seeing any foul play as of now. But let us see what (autopsy and forensic) reports say,» he said. «A five-member team of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau from Delhi is in the reserve. The National Tiger Conservation Authority's Nagpur-based regional officer, assistant inspector general of forests Nandkishore Kale, was camping here to get first-hand feel of the situation,» Ambade said.

In his three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Donald Trump dug in on his false claims about voting, election fraud and his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Rogan helped encourage some of these claims.

Vikash Yadav in a case of alleged kidnapping, extortion and attempt to murder filed by a Delhi businessman is likely to commence soon. Yadav is also wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that has accused him of plotting an unsuccessful attempt to murder Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. People in the know of the Delhi case said proceedings under Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which mandates supplying to the accused a copy of certain documents relied upon by the prosecution, were nearing completion.

Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of knowledge about the U.S. farm bill in the campaign’s closing days, after first saying in a debate that he is “not an expert” on the legislation that is ...