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Delhi High Court has said unless an environment free from harassment and fear was created, all discussions on women's progress were superficial. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said real empowerment began with women's right to live and move freely without fear. The court made the observations in a judgement passed on February 28 while refusing to interfere with the conviction of a man for sexually harassing his female co-passenger on a public bus in 2015. In 2019, the trial court convicted the accused and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for one year for offence punishable under Section 354 (Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and six months under Section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of the woman) IPC. The decision was also upheld by the sessions court in appeal.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Damu Nagar near Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park is one of those places where slum fires are a frequent occurrence. When residents hear “Cooker phat gaya" (an LPG cylinder has blasted), they all fetch that one bag of documents, which is always kept handy, and run for their life.

Manoj Joshi, Distinguished Fellow, ORF, says right now we are only seeing the first stages in Mr Trump's economic outlook towards the world. Yesterday, he has announced a whole set of new tariffs. The reciprocal tariff system is yet to come in. I think it will come in in April. And so, yes, certainly the world is looking at a geopolitical disaster as well as an economic disaster. There is no doubt about that. ET Now: What do you make of what transpired last night in the Oval Office? Many foreign policy experts saying that this was unprecedented, but it was not altogether surprising, given the kind of statements that Donald Trump has made in the past with respect to Russia and, of course, the Ukrainian leader in particular.

Alastair Newton, CEO, Alavan Business Advisory Ltd, we can park Asia largely because Donald Trump has not really turned his attention to Asia, other than he had quite a warm meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister and as I mentioned a moment ago, had a very warm meeting with Narendra Modi. But for the moment, Donald Trump's attention seems to be largely, largely on Western Hemisphere, Panama, Mexico, Canada. He had that spat with Columbia right at the beginning of his current term of office, and in particular on Europe. ET Now: What really happens now, what do you anticipate will be the next set of steps because Donald Trump has stated that this was something that we had a very fruitful meeting in the White House. Much was learned that could have never been understood without conversation under such fire and pressure. Do you think that there will be a resumption of peace talks anytime soon between Ukraine and the United States?

Alia Bhatt just remove all pictures of her daughter Raha from Instagram? Fans were disappointed when they failed to find any pictures of the adorable little munchkin on Instagram. This development was noticed by eagle-eyed fans on social media such as X and Reddit. Some fans on the popular subreddit BollyBlindsGossip speculated that Alia and Ranbir may have requested photographers to refrain from capturing images of Raha altogether—similar to Kareena Kapoor Khan’s recent decision regarding her sons, Taimur and Jehangir Ali Khan. While the reason behind this choice remains unclear, many netizens have expressed their support for the couple’s decision. Several users on social media applauded the move, emphasizing the importance of protecting a child’s privacy. One user shared, “I’m not usually an Alia fan and often critique her, but I completely back this decision. The internet is full of creepy individuals, and as a parent, she has every right to take protective measures.” Another commenter added, “This is the right choice. I hope the paparazzi respect their wishes and stop following them around. Let’s give the child and her parents the space they deserve.”

UK has launched a new review led by a former Opposition Conservative Party minister into anti-Muslim hate to provide the Labour Party government with a working definition of Islamophobia. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said on Friday that former attorney general Dominic Grieve will bring his years of legal and government expertise to the role, which will also support a wider stream of work to tackle the «unacceptable incidents» of anti-Muslim hate crimes hitting the highest number on record in 2024. The new working group has been tasked to deliver a definition of anti-Muslim hatred, referred to as Islamophobia, within six months. «The rise in anti-Muslim hate crime is unacceptable and has no place in our society,» said Rayner, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. FOR TWO years the war in Ukraine has been fought metre by blood-soaked metre. Suddenly, dramatic change is at hand.

left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh in the Sunday's Champions Trophy game. If the Friday's practice session was an indication, then the Punjab pacer in all likelihood will replace Shami, who has recently returned to the national fold following a long injury lay-off. Arshdeep trained under the watchful eyes of bowling coach Morne Morkel, bowling 13 overs with full run-up while Shami only bowled 6-7 overs with a curtailed run-up. He was not bowling full steam. During the game against Pakistan on February 23, Shami had received treatment in his right leg from the physios just after bowling his third over of the innings.

From mastering the fast-paced strategies of squash to finding focus on the golf course, Kush shares how his journey in sports has shaped his problem-solving skills and business acumen.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A Gurgaon resident was blindsided by an email from Axis Bank demanding ₹23.25 lakh for excess reward points acquired through a loophole. "Since you have redeemed X excess reward points beyond what is rightfully accrued by your transactions, we request you to pay INR 23,25,639 to the Bank as per MITC clause..." The notice was part of the bank’s recent effort to recover rewards points accumulated by some credit card holders through a technical loophole in 2023.

Conan O'Brien will be hosting the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, taking over from Jimmy Kimmel. Recently, Conan O'Brien at a press conference said that he does not think he will be able to avoid politics when he hosts Oscars 2025. «I think as host I cannot ignore the moment we're in right now, but also it's threading a needle,» Reuters quoted O'Brien as saying.

electric scooter maker Hero Electric is up for insolvency resolution under IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code), with the resolution professional (RP) inviting prospective bidders for the now bankrupt company. The Expression of Interest (EOI) from prospective bidders for the company was floated on February 18 and is set to close on March 14, 2025. The RP will thereafter issue the final list of prospective resolution applicants on April 8.

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday modified its guidelines and issued necessary clarifications on nomination facilities in the securities market in a bid to make the process of transmission and nomination easier for demat accounts and mutual fund (MF) folios. In its circular, Sebi said that if one or more joint account holders pass away, the assets will be transferred to the surviving holder(s) without the need for additional KYC unless it was requested earlier and not provided. The surviving holder(s) can update their contact details and add or change their nominee(s) at any time.

«For midcap or smallcap, that could be a different story. But in the largecap space, the valuations have become very attractive. A couple of percentage points more of correction cannot be ruled out,» says Devender Singhal, Kotak Mahindra AMC. First up on the markets, nothing has been holding up. Since all this while we have been talking about the broader indices, getting into that bear territory, but look at Nifty 50 is down about 15% from those highest points of September 2024. Do you believe that another 5% correction from here on cannot be ruled out or you believe that at the index level we should find some bit of a base building? Devender Singhal: So, yes, you are right, we have seen around 15% correction in the Nifty. But there has not been a single year in the last 30 years where we have not seen something like this happening. But honestly, it looks like in terms of valuation comfort, we are very near to the bottom or the immediate bottom in terms of where the Nifty or largecaps are concerned.

broker Angel One on Friday said some of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources were compromised and that it has hired an external forensic partner to investigate the impact. The company's shares, already pressured in a weak market, extended losses to as much as 4.7% after the news.

«As far as supports are concerned for Nifty, I believe there is a support around 22,200 followed by 22,000 which is the support zone for Nifty,» says Sneha Seth, Angel One. It is just a deep sea of red across the screen and both the benchmark indices are not holding up well. Which are the next support levels as per you? Sneha Seth: If you look at the market, yes, we have seen decent correction. If you see the rollovers for last series, the rollovers were quite decent. In fact, I believe decent amount of shorts have been rolled over to the market. FIIs long-short ratio is also around 16, which clearly indicates that it is in the oversold territory and until we do not see any buying interest from FIIs in the future segment or in equity segment, the market may continue to be in pressure only.

In Douglas Adams’ 1979 cult classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the narrator says dolphins are the second most intelligent creatures on Earth — after mice, and before humans. While humans live tucked away in the conceit that they’re masters of the universe, sometimes dolphins send out a correctional signal.

work-life balance. The constable, Chandrashekhar, had been working double shifts, totaling 16 hours daily, for 60 consecutive days without a break due to a staff shortage.

HCL Technologies are set to be in focus on Friday after the IT services company announced a strategic agreement with Children’s Minnesota to enhance operational efficiency and patient care using artificial intelligence (AI). The partnership, announced after market hours on Thursday, will see HCL Tech deploy its AI-powered platform, HCLTech AI Force, to modernize the operational systems of Children’s Minnesota, one of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the United States. The AI-driven solutions aim to streamline service delivery, reduce manual processes, and enable data-driven decision-making, the company said in a statement.

Tata Power will be in focus on Friday after the company announced that its solar manufacturing arm, TP Solar, has secured an order worth Rs 632 crore to supply 292.5 MWp solar modules to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). This order, awarded under the CPSU Scheme Tranche-III, involves the delivery of high-quality DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) modules to a site in Ramagiri, Andhra Pradesh.