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Times Now. “We are in the hospital, and something happened to us that we wouldn’t wish on anyone. Seven men raped me, and they have beaten us and robbed us, although not many things (were taken) because what they wanted was to rape me. We are in the hospital with the police, it happened tonight in India," the 28-year-old Spanish travel vlogger shared in her video post on Instagram.

Sunrisers Hyderabad is likely to change its skipper ahead of the upcoming season in 2024, Cricbuzz reported. Sunrisers Hyderabad may name Australia's Pat Cummins as their new skipper after the team’s miserable performance in the last season under Aiden Markram, the report said. The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League is scheduled to start from March 22.

13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO concluded with the acceptance of the Abu Dhabi Declaration on Saturday, but missed an agreement in either fisheries or agriculture, as India decided to defend its farmer-friendly policies. “Our objective was that our farmers and our fishermen should not face any kind of harm, no crisis should come, and in that, we successfully did not allow any such decision to be taken that would harm any farmer or fishermen," Union Minister Piyush Goyal said after the conference.

₹309 crore though its revenue also grew by 96% to ₹326 crore. The 2022-23 statements are not available on the Registrar of Companies. None of the two tech investments cited above are expected to be a write off—certainly not at the scale of Byju’s—but General Atlantic did have another stroke of bad luck, in October 2022.

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian seeking to set aside and declare as illegal the elections held by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The petition by the wrestlers, who were at the forefront of last year's protest at Jantar Mantar here demanding the arrest of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for the alleged sexual harassment of seven women grapplers, is listed for hearing before Justice Sachin Datta. The plea contended that the WFI elections, held on December 21, were in blatant violation of Sports Code and sought a direction to the federation to «cease and desist» from undertaking any activity pertaining to the sport of wrestling. «The present Writ Petition is being filed by the Petitioners inter alia assailing, challenging, and seeking directions against the illegal action of the suspended Wrestling Federation of India conducting selection trials for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 and Asian Olympic Games Qualifier Wrestling Tournament notified through its circular Dt. 26.02.2024 against the directives of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Wrestling Federation of India,» the petition said.

Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Mandi and Palakkad have developed a marine robot that can cater to real-time problems and reduce maintenance cost and death risk for underwater operation scenarios. The research which was partially funded by the Naval Research Board (NRB) of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has been published in two journals-- Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, and Ocean Engineering. The state-of-the-art robot has been developed for meticulous underwater monitoring and inspections, promising heightened efficiency, minimised risks, and potential cost savings, the researchers said.

Jairam Ramesh on Sunday used the "washing machine" analogy to target the leaders who have quit the Grand Old Party and joined the ruling BJP, a remark coming amid allegations that the turncoats get protection in pending cases. Ramesh also said Rahul Gandhi has talked about five «nyay» guarantees targeting farmers, youth, women, and labourers during the last 50 days of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. «The people who need a washing machine are leaving and going there (joining BJP). You count the Congress leaders who have left the party, be it the chief minister of Assam (Himanta Biswa Sarma)...all are the beneficiaries of this washing machine,» Ramesh told a press conference flanked by other leaders of Congress. Parties of the opposition INDIA bloc often use the «washing machine» analogy to suggest that leaders against whom corruption cases are pending come out «clean» after joining the saffron party.

The Indian Express. Pakistan has also decided to hold its National Day celebrations in New Delhi for the first time since 2019. For India until May this year -- when the Lok Sabha poll results would be declared, it will be a wait and watch situation to assess the vision of the Pakistan’s military-backed new Sharif-Zardari government.

₹1,340 crore on Google and issued a cease and desist order to remove its monopolistic practices. India is not the only jurisdiction where Google’s Play Store is facing accusations of monopolistic practices. Last December, Google’s Play Store and billing service faced charges of being an illegal monopoly at a US district court.

—Name withheld on request As per the Income-tax Act , interest received from NRE account is exempt from taxes for an individual, till the time the individual qualifies as person resident outside India (PROI) under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Fema) or is a person who has been permitted by RBI to maintain the said account. As per Fema, person resident in India (PRII) means a person who was residing in India for more than 182 days during the preceding financial year but excludes a person who stays outside India for employment/ business/ for uncertain period or a person who comes to stay in India, otherwise than for above purposes.

BSF, in its post on the microblogging website, X (formerly Twitter), said that the force is truly becoming inclusive. "BSF is truly becoming an inclusive Force where #ladies are taking rapid strides everywhere. In a step in this direction, after rigorous training, #BSF has got the First #Mahila Sniper," the post read.

Narendra Modi today urged 'everyone' to donate money to the Bharatiya Janata Party to boost nation building by monetarily helping the efforts of the saffron party, which meanwhile is gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections. The call to donate money to BJP comes weeks after the Supreme Court banned electoral bond, which was introduced by the Modi government, and helped political parties raise money. These bonds, which allowed for anonymous donations, had become a key component of political funding, with some regional parties relying heavily on them for financial support. For the BJP, electoral bonds constitute more than half of its overall income, indicating their crucial role in sustaining political campaigns. The prime minister donated 2,000 rupees to the BJP party fund.

schedule for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG is likely to be changed depending on the Lok Sabha elections schedule, according to UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar. The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced that the exam would be conducted from May 15 to 31 and the results declared on June 30. India is gearing up for general elections to elect its 18th Lok Sabha, the schedule for which is likely to be announced this month. «The dates announced by the NTA are tentative. Once the election dates are announced, the NTA will finalise the CUET-UG dates. The tentative schedule is from May 15,» University Grants Commission (UGC) chief Kumar told PTI on Sunday.

relationships and navigating interactions with safety and respect are now part of a new online course on «consent» launched by the dating platform Tinder. Titled «Let's Talk Consent», the free 90-minute self-learning course is being offered on the online learning platform «Coursera». It has been developed as a first-of-its-kind resource to provide young adults in India guidance on interpersonal consent. «Our conversations with Tinder users and the survey with young adult daters in India gave us an insight into the overwhelming need to create safe spaces for conversations on boundaries and mutual respect, which are not often discussed in our society,» Aahana Dhar, director of communications for Tinder in India told PTI.

programmes in twelve states and Union Territories (UTs) across the length and breadth of the country. The twelve states include Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Delhi. On March 4, the Prime Minister will commence the series by inaugurating, dedicating, and laying the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Adilabad, Telangana, and addressing a public meeting in Adilabad.

₹2,000 to the party fund. Sharing a post on microblogging site X (formerly known as Twitter), the prime minister wrote “I am happy to contribute to @BJP4India and strengthen our efforts to build a Viksit Bharat." I also urge everyone to be a part of #DonationForNationBuilding through the NaMoApp! https://nm-4.com/donation" the prime minister posted.

tranche of offshore minerals auctions is likely to kick off by June-July this year, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said. A total of 10 offshore mineral blocks have been short-listed by the mines ministry, and inter-ministerial consultations are underway to seek necessary clearances for auctions at the earliest, the Minister for Coal and Mines told PTI. When asked about a timeframe for the auction of offshore minerals, he said the auctions are likely to kick off by June-July of 2024. The blocks are located on the east and west coast of India, Joshi said without sharing any further information.

Apple office at Minsk Square in Bengaluru, a bunch of developers are teeming with excitement and nervous energy. They are here to meet Greg Joswiak — better known as ‘Jos’ — Apple’s senior vice-president of worldwide marketing. Joswiak chats with four developers — handpicked by Apple — and listens to their stories intently. “There’s a thirst to be successful in India and there’s a lot of passion for our products in India,” Joswiak told ET in an exclusive chat. Joswiak acknowledged the substantial growth of India’s app economy, which currently supports over a million jobs and continues to expand rapidly. He emphasised the immense opportunities available to Indian developers globally, particularly within the iOS ecosystem, where innovations often debut first.

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Mint in an exclusive interview that celebration travel has been growing consistently. This trend is likely to continue in the near future, with the March quarter and subsequent ones expected to see strong demand owing to several holidays and long weekends, he said. In the December quarter the company reported an increase in profit to $24.2 million from just $0.2 million in the same quarter of 2022.

unemployment woes. He mentioned that India’s unemployment had surpassed Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan. According to Gandhi, PM Modi's policies are responsible for it.