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diverse workforce, India's top corporates have only three persons with disabilities ( PwD) for every 1,000 employees on rolls, an ET analysis showed. According to latest workforce data reported by Nifty 50 constituent companies as part of their annual disclosures, only five out of these 50 companies have more than 1% people with disabilities on their rolls, with four of them being public sector companies. To be sure, public sector companies are required to reserve 4% of all jobs for disabled people in compliance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — a target which all the analyzed companies fall short of.

India heads to the 18th Lok Sabha elections after 76 years of Independence, Anubhuti Vishnoi looks back at the electoral journey travelled by the largest democracy. It is one marked with many milestones — the largest electorate in the world at over 900 million; women voters who closed the gender gap in voter turnout in 2019 and outdid men; and the only country to transition to paperless ballot through EVMs.THE FIRST GENERAL ELECTIONS Things moved swiftly in independent India with the adoption of the Constitution on November 26, 1949. Four months later, Sukumar Sen was appointed the first Chief Election Commissioner. With this, the country embarked on the 'great experiment' to conduct the first nationwide election. In April 1950, the Representation of People Act was passed by provisional Parliament. The first general election was held in 68 phases between October 25, 1951 and February 21, 1952. Around 53 political parties and 533 independents were in the fray for 489 seats. Around 173,212,343 voters were registered out of a population of 361,088,090 and 45.8% voter turnout was recorded.

Cape Town: Homegrown automaker Mahindra & Mahindra is looking to tap the 2-million unit market for mid-sized pick-ups with a new global lifestyle pick-up truck that will first be launched in its key existing export markets including South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and South & Central America, the company announced during its global concept showcase in Cape Town on Tuesday. Mahindra is aspiring to snag a double-digit market share in these countries, where it has a rapidly growing presence, albeit with a single-digit share in the respective markets.

NEW DELHI : Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) is in the fray for Finnish state-run power utility Fortum Oyj’s Indian solar projects totalling 185 megawatts (MW), two people familiar with the matter said, adding that the deal may have an equity value of around $130 million. Others in the race include Malaysia’s state-run oil and gas company, Petronas unit Gentari Sdn Bhd, Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd, Edelweiss Infrastructure Yield Plus Fund’s Sekura Energy Ltd, and private equity firm Actis Llp.

Union Pacific’s new CEO Jim Vena started Monday by promising to improve safety and service to help the railroad grow, but he cautioned that “the road ahead won’t be an easy one.”

The presidents of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday

Accounts of contestants being forced to strip to their underwear for «body checks” during the Miss Universe Indonesia pageant earlier this month have shocked the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation

Mint projected a mid to high single-digit growth for refurbished smartphone market, as well as a rise of over 50% in average selling price of second-hand phones. Talking to Mint, Glen Cardoza, senior research analyst at market research firm Counterpoint India, said demand in refurbished smartphone market remains strong.

₹20 lakh for this purpose. Your adviser recommends you to invest approximately ₹10,000 per month in a few funds for 10 years which may help build this corpus, assuming a return of 10%. As humans, we might desire to reach that goal in five years by chasing investments which we assume can deliver higher returns.

A study published by SBI Research economists on Tuesday also said the weighted mean income of tax filers in the country will increase to ₹49.9 lakh in FY47, from ₹13 lakh in FY22, owing to the transition to an upper-income group economy from a lower-income group and tax buoyancy. The government has set a target of FY47 to become a developed economy.

NEW DELHI : Aurobindo Pharma Ltd saw its stock prices more than double during the last few months, from 52-week lows of ₹397.20 on the National Stock Exchange on 3 February to 52-week highs of ₹887.70 on 14 August. The turnaround in the company’s prospects has been aided by an improved outlook for its US formulations business, which contributes almost half of the company’s overall revenues. The base business in the US remains stable helped by lower competitive intensity.

₹46 trillion, is growing rapidly and it will get the next ₹40 trillion in just five years. Gupta said the industry has been doubling its AUM roughly every five years since the year 2000 and so it is safe to assume that the next doubling will also happen in the next five years. “When will the next 40 trillion happen: I think it is fairly simple, it will happen in the next five years," said Gupta, while speaking on the topic ‘the next 40 trillion’ at the Mint Annual Mutual Fund Conclave in Mumbai recently.

old building collapsed near the Banke Bihari temple here, police said. The incident took place in the evening, they said, adding that a big chunk of a balcony collapsed on devotees walking past the house first and as work was underway to rescue those trapped under the debris, a wall of the building collapsed.Vrindavan SHO Vijay Kumar Singh said a couple of monkeys were fighting among themselves on the balcony when it collapsed.

BBC reported the group were accused of spying for Russia. The individuals are Bulgarian nationals, who were alleged to be working for Russian security services, the BBC said in its report, saying they had been held as part of a major national security investigation. London's Metropolitan Police confirmed five people had been arrested by counter-terrorism officers in February under the Official Secrets Act and three had since been charged with possession of false identity documents with improper intention.

Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday said it aims to bolster its presence globally as it unveiled a pickup concept, which it plans to introduce in the international markets. The auto major, which also showcased the electric version of its sports utility vehicle Thar, noted that it plans to sell its Born Electric (BE) products in markets like Europe and the UK. The company said its products are doing well in the domestic market and it is now time to scale up business in overseas geographies. «We are going to go global...We are off course a strong brand in India, we believe our products are able to compete with the best in the world,» M&M Executive Director and CEO (Auto and Farm Sectors) Rajesh Jejurikar said here.

In an incident reported from Mathura on Tuesday, five people were killed and four were wounded after a portion of an old building collapsed near the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan. Mathura district magistrate Pulkit Khare said that five people have died and four were injured after a portion of an old building has collapsed near the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan.

real estate, according to Realtor.com. (News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal, also operates Realtor.com.) Glencoe’s 60022 ZIP Code median listing price is $3.26 million, surpassing the next priciest Midwestern ZIP Code—that of Kenilworth, Ill., about four miles southeast of Glencoe—by close to $1 million. Anchored by a buzzing downtown with local boutiques and restaurants, Glencoe has transformed into a village of its own, says luxury broker Jena Radnay of @properties.

MUMBAI : A declining core inflation, amid a 15-month high retail inflation, gives no reprieve to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which recently called for supply-side interventions to cushion food price shocks. Inflation, without accounting for food and energy prices, known as core inflation, stood at 4.9% in July, as against 5.1% in June. Economists believe it will remain sticky in the coming months.

MUMBAI : A declining core inflation, amid a 15-month high retail inflation, gives no reprieve to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which recently called for supply-side interventions to cushion food price shocks. Inflation, without accounting for food and energy prices, known as core inflation, stood at 4.9% in July, as against 5.1% in June. Economists believe it will remain sticky in the coming months.

Indiana Jones enthusiasts will soon witness Harrison Ford's final portrayal as the archaeologist from their homes.Indiana Jones 5, also known as Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, secures its digital release date. Directed by James Mangold (known for Ford v Ferrari), it reaches US homes on August 29. No details are available about the UK digital release date yet. Accompanying the digital release are five featurettes revealing the movie's production process. This installment is the first since 2008's divisive Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and James Mangold took the director's seat, replacing Steven Spielberg. The featurettes will delve into three primary settings of the new film: New York, Morocco, and Sicily. They'll offer insights into the prologue, featuring a digitally rejuvenated Indy, and the concluding scenes where the cast bids adieu to the cherished archaeologist. The movie, premiered in June, showcases Ford donning the iconic hat once again. Phoebe Waller-Bridge from Fleabag joins the cast as Indy's goddaughter Helena Shaw. Notable actors in Dial of Destiny include Antonio Banderas, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, Mads Mikkelsen and Karen Allen. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is currently showing in cinemas across the UK and the US.

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 – The Shiba Inu price has gained 14% in seven days, but Wall Street Memes coin has raised nearly $25 million in its presale and today announces that staking will soon be available.