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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday told the Supreme Court that he will not apologise for his remark. And if he wanted to compound the offence, he could have done it much earlier.

Ensuring all children in India get good education requires ensuring children have access to schools and that schools are delivering quality education. Our education system prioritized access to education and the quality of what is delivered in classrooms got overlooked. In order to achieve the goal of universal access, driven by the values of equity and inclusion, the system has put its effort behind building schools, making sure that teachers are deployed, equipping classrooms, etc.

ANI. Om Birla has expressed deep displeasure with both the ruling party and the opposition over the functioning of the House, according to sources,ANI has reported. Parliament officials said Om Birla was upset at the behaviour of both the Opposition and Treasury benches during the passage of bills in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, as reported by news agency PTI.

Zerodha Co-Founder Nikhil Kamath believes investors should not get carried away in a bull market if it lasted longer with low volatility. Sharing his views on Twitter, Kamath said it is it's more about not losing too much in the bad times and not making the most during the good times. "Bear markets are significantly more dramatic than bull, if this bull run has lasted longer than usual and vix(volatility index) is at a ridiculously low level, don't get carried away," Kamath wrote on Twitter.

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which seeks to replace the Delhi services ordinance, will not survive in the Rajya Sabha. All members of the opposition bloc INDIA will oppose the proposed legislation in the Upper House, he told PTI video. Tabled by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, the proposed legislation will reverse the effect of a Supreme Court verdict that gave the elected government of Delhi power over administrative services in the national capital.

I am 30 years old and I have been investing into mutual funds for the past four years. I have SIPs in the following funds since the last three years. I am little unsure about Axis schemes and large cap funds after seeing their underperformance via-a-vis index fundsAxis Bluechip FundAxis Focused 25 FundDSP Midcap FundUTI Flexi cap Fund My goal is to buy a house in 10-15 years. Also, to build a retirement corpus. I am okay with market fluctuations but I am just a little worried that the selected funds aren't performing as good as the market has in the past couple of years. Also, I keep reading about rebalancing. Can you please explain how and when a person needs to decide to change the schemes. --Vivek Pandey We looked at the performance of your schemes in the last three years.

LONDON — HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said Tuesday that the lender would not «exit a client based on their lawful personal views,» after Coutts' termination of Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage's account sparked a banking scandal in the U.K.

Gurugram, Sohna, and Manesar, as clashes erupted between two groups during a procession organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Nuh district on Monday. To maintain order and prevent further unrest, stringent measures have been put in place, resulting in a mix of restrictions and allowances across the affected regions:Nuh: The administration has imposed Section 144 and temporarily suspended mobile internet services in Nuh district until Wednesday. Section 144 prohibits the gathering of more than four individuals, as well as the organization of rallies, protests, or processions without prior approval from the police authorities.Gurugram: In the Sohna sub-division of Gurugram, all educational institutions will remain closed.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday said the yatra organisers in Nuh did not provide complete information to the district administration, which resulted in the violence on Monday. Speaking to media persons on Wednesday, after the violence in the Nuh district claimed 5 lives, including that of 2 police homeguards, the Deputy CM vowed stringent action against those responsible. «The yatra organisers did not give complete information about the procession to the district administration, which resulted in the violence.

Australia’s ambitions to develop a green hydrogen industry have suffered only a temporary setback from the US Inflation Reduction Act, and enjoy positive prospects at the hands of state and federal policies, funding support, and demand from key Asian trading partners.

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Christy Turlington has once again emphasized that she is against plastic surgery or any other way of changing her face, as she likes real faces. Christy Turlington said that she really admires those women who walk away from augmentation of themselves. She said that she loves seeing real faces, as per a report in Fox News.

Parliament the 48th report on Citizens' Data Security and Privacy on Tuesday. ET has reviewed a copy of it. As reported by ET on Friday, the conclusion of the report says, «The Committee, in no uncertain words stresses the urgent necessity for the early enactment of a robust and all-encompassing legislation that effectively safeguards citizens' data and privacy».

Companies will not have to deduct GST under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) on services such as renting of immovable property provided by directors in his personal capacity, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.In a clarification issued after the GST Council meeting on July 11, the ministry said that only those services which are provided by directors in his official capacity to the company would attract GST under RCM.Under the RCM, entity receiving the services are required to deduct GST while making payments to the supplier.

Not as many Americans are quitting their jobs each month as last year. That might mean the Federal Reserve can quit worrying so much about wage inflation. The Labor Department on Tuesday reported that a seasonally adjusted 3.8 million people quit their jobs in June, down from 4.1 million in May.

NASA's Voyager 2 probe, a remarkable symbol of humanity's reach into the cosmos, recently encountered a temporary communication breakdown with mission control. However, the US space agency has now confirmed that the spacecraft is in «good health» after re-establishing contact. Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 was intended to serve as a beacon representing humanity's existence to the wider Universe. It currently resides over 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) away from Earth, exploring interstellar space alongside its twin, Voyager 1. The communication hiccup occurred when planned commands inadvertently caused the probe's antenna to shift two degrees away from Earth on July 21, preventing data transmission and reception of commands. This situation was not anticipated to be resolved until an automated re-orientation maneuver was scheduled for October 15. However, to the delight of scientists and space enthusiasts, NASA's Deep Space Network, an array of giant radio antennas, successfully picked up a carrier signal from Voyager 2 on Monday, indicating the spacecraft's well-being.

Companies will not have to deduct GST under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) on services such as renting of immovable property provided by directors in his personal capacity, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. In a clarification issued after the GST Council meeting on July 11, the ministry said that only those services which are provided by directors in his official capacity to the company would attract GST under RCM.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the government of not allowing the opposition to speak in Parliament and of «insulting» him by turning off his mike as he asserted that the INDIA coalition would not be intimidated and would defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Changing that the BJP government was trying to threaten and intimidate the opposition parties in Parliament, he alleged that there was «dictatorship and Hitler-shahi» in the country instead of democracy. Kharge said he was being insulted in Parliament and not being allowed to speak despite being the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha.

If you ever, for that tiny fraction of a second, come across a situation where you broke your iPhone or MacBook, Apple has you covered. In place of sending your device for repair, Apple has a provision of Self Service Repair that allows the user to follow certain steps and get their device fixed. But there might be some issues with fixing your iPad (and perhaps cutting some corners).

AI (GenAI) in their strategies. As per a ToI report, companies are already integrating GenAI to expedite code generation, optimize labor-intensive tasks, and facilitate system integration. However, analysts anticipate that widespread enterprise adoption of GenAI is still a few quarters away.