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Vrinda Grover will no longer be representing the R G Kar Medical College rape-murder victim's family, sources said on Thursday. They said that the concerned trial court, before which the trial in the rape-murder case is being held, has been informed accordingly and that the counsels stand discharged from the matter. The sources said that at this stage, on account of «certain intervening factors and circumstances», senior advocate Vrinda Grover is constrained to withdraw from the case proceedings in this matter and will no longer be representing the victim's family. The chamber of advocate Grover, including advocates Soutik Banerjee and Arjun Gooptu, were requested by the victim's parents to provide legal representation before the Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court and the Sealdah sessions court and ACJM court, they said.

In her first job, according to her, she said that faced an abusive boss, prompting her to leave within six months. The second job demanded excessively long hours, with workdays stretching to 17-18 hours. Unable to cope with the mental and physical strain, she resigned after just three months. The third job proved no better, as the organization’s head blatantly discouraged hiring women, citing biases related to family responsibilities. After nine months, she chose to leave. Her fourth job appeared promising, offering a work-from-home arrangement. However, once she joined, the company reneged on this promise, requiring her to commute over 100 kilometers daily. Disheartened by this breach of trust, she left within two months. Adding to her frustration, she frequently encountered invasive interview questions about her personal life and family plans, making her job search even more daunting.

Gopal Snacks shares skidded as much as 10% on Thursday to Rs 406.75 on BSE after a major fire incident at the company’s snacks manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Rajkot city in Gujarat. The company disclosed this development in an exchange filing. The snacks manufacturer said there had been no casualties or injuries onsite at the Rajkot factory and there has been no loss of data or disruption to the company’s IT systems due to the fire.

Vancouver city council has voted to explore ways to make the municipality a “Bitcoin-friendly city.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As Artificial intelligence (AI) gains currency as a tool to help businesses improve their operations, India's mid-sized software service providers are jumping at the opportunities the new technology promises.

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has promised to pay a private security company $1.4 million after some of its employees walked out of the jail in August

The next United Nations climate conference will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation has turned the surrounding rainforest from a vital carbon sink into a significant carbon source

The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $144 million in grants to fund 13 projects in California to help the state phase out big rigs that run on diesel

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says his government will protect major television stations in the country, like the U.S.-owned TVN, against hostile purchases, in a move aimed at protecting from any such attempts by Russia

Sanjay Malhotra, a career civil servant, has become India’s new central bank governor at a time when the country’s economic growth is slowing and inflation is surging

Legal tech startup Legitquest has raised $660,000 (Rs 5.5 crore) in an ongoing funding round from its existing investors InfoEdge and WaterBridge Ventures. The company, in a statement, said that with more commitments in the pipeline, it is set to close the funding round soon. “We are excited about the continued trust and support of our investors, which allows us to accelerate our vision of leveraging generative AI to transform the challenges faced by legal stakeholders,” said Karan Kalia, founder of Legitquest.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru-based K12 Techno Services has secured $40 million ( ₹340 crore) from venture capital firm Kenro Capital, according to a statement from the education and technology services provider on Wednesday. The deal has been struck at a valuation of about ₹5,000 crore, a person aware of the matter said on condition of anonymity.

The Chief of Army Staff of Nepal also met Chief of the Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. The meetings sought to further strengthen the ties between the two countries, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

Telecom operators have deployed technology to block all pesky messages with immediate effect, industry body COAI said on Wednesday. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had set deadline of December 11 for telecom service provider to trace and block all messages that do no comply with its rule to stop pesky messages. «In line with the directive issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on August 20, 2024, all commercial messages sent by Principle Entities (PEs) must now be fully traceable. »Effective December 11, 2024, messages that do not have a defined or matching telemarketer (TM) chain will be blocked, reinforcing a significant step towards safer and more transparent communication channels," COAI, Director General, SP Kochhar said in a statement.

Budget 2025: Every year, the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance prepares the Union Budget, which is then presented by the Finance Minister. The Budget which is tabled annually serves as a financial plan for the country and lays out the estimated earnings and expenditures of the government for the upcoming fiscal year. Here are the five essential steps involved in the formation of the Union Budget: Initial Processes: The process starts approximately six months before the Budget is presented. The Finance Ministry releases Budget Circulars to the relevant ministries and departments, providing essential instructions and guidelines. These circulars are then circulated among disbursing and field officers, who provide information about their department’s financial expenditures, receipts for the current and previous fiscal years, and their financial needs for the upcoming fiscal year.

Indian passport holders starting January 1, 2025, while the existing 60-day visa exemption for Indian travellers will remain in effect. Applicants, non-Thai nationals, must apply for all types of visas at the website https://www.thaievisa.go.th. Each application can be applied by (1) the applicants themselves or (2) other representatives. ALSO READ: Simplest hack for a cheap New Year's trip-go abroad

laid off? A job seeker recently sought advice from Reddit and received mixed responses from seasoned job seekers and recruitment professionals. A user named ‘noob-expert’ wrote on the subreddit Indian Workplace, “My current company decided that they needed to let go of some workforce, and I was also impacted due to that. I am currently applying for jobs and getting calls from the recruiters. They are asking if I am serving my notice period and later if I have any offers in hand. So, about this, do I tell them that I have been laid off? Or do I tell them that I voluntarily put my papers in without any offers in hand? I am confused how this might be pictured. Any suggestions would be very helpful.

Bengaluru Rising report, released by the UnboxingBLR Foundation during the Bengaluru Tech Summit, highlighted the city’s economic growth, lifestyle advantages and global appeal. Bengaluru has positioned itself as an economic powerhouse, ranking third in company formations after Mumbai and Delhi, with over 27,000 new companies registered between 2012 and 2023. It has also added 80 million square feet of Grade A office space, generating 800,000 jobs—the highest among Indian cities. In the startup ecosystem, Bengaluru remains unmatched. On average, the city has seen 1,400 startups emerge annually over the last decade, trailing only Delhi NCR’s 2,100 yearly average. It also leads the nation in startup funding and the creation of unicorns, reinforcing its reputation as India’s entrepreneurial hub in addition to being its own Silicon Valley. But it seems Bengaluru is getting saturated with its phenomenal growth. Though it may seem nearly impossible to build another Bengaluru in India, a lot of mini Bengalurus can sprout across the country in coming years.

«Primarily, I would believe that that would continue going forward with whoever is the governor and with Governor Malhotra there, I think we are in very good hands because he brings several, I would say, set of experiences,» says KV Kamath, Chairman, NABFID & Veteran Banker In your understanding we are looking at end of an era, Shaktikanta Das. He has been rated as the best central banker for three years on the trot now and everyone will miss him. KV Kamath: Yes, I think indeed. He had to manage multiple challenges. Admirable. So, we all owe a big thank you to Mr Das.

inflation that could provide clues on the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The Australian dollar sagged near a four-month low after a dovish tilt to the central bank's policy outlook a day earlier. That also weighed on New Zealand's kiwi, which languished near a one-year trough.

Canadian lawmakers took aim at the country’s widely used money-transfer service, run by Interac Corp., and hinted that its owners should be forced to sell it.