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IPC), a colonial relic, was meant to, first and foremost, protect British interests. Last week, home minister Amit Shah, after introducing three new criminal codes — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill (BSB) — emphasised the need to break free from colonial legacies. He accurately stated that the colonial criminal system focused on harsh punishments, lacking justice for Indians.

By Valentina Za and Angelo Amante

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Circle, a prominent financial technology company, has announced the launch of Programmable Wallets, a new product designed to bridge the gap between the traditional internet and blockchain networks. The announcement was made on Circle's official blog.

Millets, once a staple in the Indian diet, are coming in vogue again thanks to growing consciousness about health and government campaigns. India wants to make itself a “global hub" of these grains, and the United Nations has declared 2023 the International Year of Millets to raise awareness. However, many Indians do not know much about various kinds of millets, and even if they do, they don’t necessarily consume them or even see themselves doing so in the near future, found a survey of 11,281 Indians conducted by Development Intelligence Unit, a collaboration between Sambodhi, a research group, and Transforming Rural India, a non-profit.

Startup Open House with Priyank Kharge, Minister for Information Technology (IT), Bio-Technology (BT), and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka, on 26 August at Bengaluru. The Startup Open House with Priyank Kharge will provide startup founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in a direct, unfiltered dialogue with the Minister himself, with the aim of defining the next growth trajectory for startups powering India’s ambitions of becoming a global tech superpower.REGISTER NOW FOR THE ET SOONICORNS SUMMITStartup Open House with Priyank Kharge At the ET Soonicorns Summit in Bengaluru, Priyank Kharge, known for his visionary approach and profound insights, will deliver the Keynote Address where he will share his vision for and commitment to nurturing the startup ecosystem and fostering an environment conducive to growth.

Gen Z is 'snackifying' breakfast, by «either replacing the meal with a snack or having it as an accompaniment,» a ToI report said on August 16. It's not that Gen Z does not have the intent to eat healthy, research by market intelligence agency Mintel reveals. It's just that there exists a gap between the intent and the actual action, which makes Gen Zers binge on snacks.

Stock market today: Infosys shares have been witnessing buying interest since early morning deals on Wednesday. Infosys share price today opened with an upside gap at ₹1,410.80 apiece levels on NSE and went on to hit intraday high of ₹1,419.50 per share levels, logging near 2 per cent rise against its Monday close of ₹1,393.55 per share.

Buy or sell stocks for today: In this truncated week at Indian stock market, Dalal Street will resume trade session today after a gap of one day as stock market was closed on Tuesday for Independence Day 2023. On Monday, Nifty and Sensex recovered from morning losses and ended marginally higher. NSE Nifty finished 6 points higher at 19,434 levels, BSE Sensex gained 79 points and closed at 65,401 mark whereas Bank Nifty index lost 108 points and finished at 44,090 levels.

Buy or sell stocks for today: In this truncated week on Dalal Street, Indian stock market will resume trade session today after a gap of one day as stock market was closed on Friday for Independence Day 2023. On Monday, Nifty and Sensex recovered from morning losses and ended marginally higher.

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.

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.

Workplaces have a vital role to play in Pride inclusion. Even as we see the number of Pride-friendly employers grow, let us examine how organizations can make the leap from tokenism to fostering a truly inclusive workplace culture.

Western Australia gold and nickel explorer Lunnon Metals was drumming up interest in a $20.5 million equity raising on Tuesday to bankroll work at its projects including Silver Lake-Fisher.

Fitch Ratings analyst Chris Wolfe warned that the US banking industry has inched closer to another turbulence — the risk of rating downgrades on dozens of US banks that could even include JPMorgan Chase, a report from CNBC said Tuesday. In June, the ratings agency lowered the score of the US banking industry's "operating environment" to AA- from AA, citing pressure on the country's credit rating, gaps in regulatory framework and uncertainty about the future trajectory of interest rate hikes.

Fitch Ratings warned that U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase, could be downgraded if the agency further cuts its assessment of the operating environment for the industry, according to a report from CNBC on Tuesday. In June, Fitch lowered the score of the U.S.

India's population growth and economic development requires robust infrastructure in roads, railways, aviation & ports etc. There has been emphasis on balanced development in all sectors of infrastructure whether it is roads, railways, ports, real estate, water, aviation, energy or even buildings of national importance. India on cusp of returning to high growth trajectory, will become world’s third largest economy by 2027-28 as mentioned by Arvind Panagariya, Eminent economist.

Poland is deploying thousands of troops to its border with Belarus, calling it a deterrent move as tensions between the two neighbors ratchet up. Those tensions between Poland — a NATO and European Union country — and Belarus, which is Russia's ally in its war on Ukraine, have been building up in recent months on the border.

By Divay Nagpal

Surging exports helped economic growth hit 6% on an annualised basis in the second quarter, and lower global oil prices have helped keep a lid on the import bill. But a key factor behind the yen's weakness is unchanged, namely the yawning yield gap with the United States.