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India will need around 1 lakh company secretaries by 2030 amid rising economic growth and increasing focus on good governance, according to the company secretaries' apex body ICSI. Currently, there are more than 73,000 company secretaries and out of the total, around 12,000 are practising company secretaries. Company secretaries play a key role in the corporate governance framework in ensuring compliance of companies with various statutory requirements. Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) President B Narasimhan said there has been a paradigm shift in the way the country's economy is perceived today and company secretaries have essentially become a significant linchpin in making India one of the most preferred investment destinations of the world.

From a batch of MBBS students who had seen Covid pandemic break out as they learnt their craft, she had chosen respiratory medicine as her specialisation. At RG Kar, the campus she called her «second home», she immersed herself in patient management, the report said further. On August 9, after a shift and study cycle that stretched for 36 hours without a break, she had dozed off on a platform in the college's seminar room when she was sexually assaulted by one or more individuals (still the subject of a probe), and murdered in an attack of depraved brutality. Interns and fellow postgraduate trainees who had come to the seminar room the next morning found her body. Her laptop, a notebook & cellphone lay intact beside it.

economic recovery at risk. Since July, internet networks have been up to 40 percent slower than normal, according to one IT association, while documents, images and voice notes have been disrupted on WhatsApp, used by tens of millions of people. Digital rights experts believe the state is testing a firewall — a security system that monitors network traffic but can also be used to control online spaces.

TVS Motor Company plans to expand the sales of its electric vehicles to both developing and developed markets, betting big on India's potential to emerge as a major export hub for electric two-wheelers, according to Director and CEO KN Radhakrishnan. The company will leverage on its plant in Indonesia to cater to other neighbouring markets in the ASEAN region, where it has started selling its electric scooter TVS iQube last year, he told analysts. In the first quarter of this fiscal TVS Motor Co sold a total of 52,000 units of electric two-wheelers, as against 39,000 units in the same period last year. «We strongly believe that India will emerge as a major export hub for two-wheeler EVs. With the continuous improvement in the EV supply chain and infrastructure, we are confident that we will continue to be a strong player in the EV segment,» Radhakrishnan said.

Union Home Ministry has asked all state police forces to provide it situation reports every two hours in the wake of protests by doctors, nursing staff and others against the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. In a communication to the state police forces, the home ministry said that the law and order situation of all states should be monitored in view of the protests. «Henceforth, a continuous two-hourly law and order situation report in this regard may kindly be sent to the MHA control room (New Delhi) by Fax/ Email/ WhatsApp from 1600 hours today,» the communication sent on Friday said. On August 9, a postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A civic volunteer of Kolkata Police was arrested in connection with the crime the next day. The Calcutta High Court handed over the case to the CBI on Tuesday.

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is constantly making dedicated efforts to integrate modern technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and IOT-based devices into its operations, to improve both safety and passenger convenience. In one such significant move, an advanced Water Level Monitoring System on trains was inaugurated on Friday, August 16, in the Brahmaputra Mail Express train at Kamakhya Railway Station by the General Manager/NFR Chetan Kumar Shrivastava. This innovative system marks a major step forward in water management on long-distance trains, designed to ensure continuous and reliable water availability for passengers.

Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 266 release date and time are almost here and it's time for the manga fans to read the latest chapter of the manga. The shonen manga was not coming out due to the holiday in Japan. Finally, the chapter 266 of Jujutsu Kaisen is releasing this weekend. Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 266 will be released on Sunday, August 18 at 11 am (ET).

Charles following the death of Princess Diana have shed new light on the profound grief he experienced. The correspondence, sent by Charles in the aftermath of Diana’s tragic car accident in 1997, reveals the deep sense of loss and “unbearable emptiness” felt by the then-Prince of Wales.

The representatives of the majority of the political parties across J&K stated that the demand for restoration of statehood will feature in manifestos. The regional parties like the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party will include the plans of passing a resolution against the decisions of August 5, 2019 when Article 370, granting special status to J&K was abrogated. As of now the two former chief ministers Omar Abdullah of the NC and Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP are unlikely to contest this assembly election. However, their final decisions are yet to be made public formally. «We will have one more round of meetings on Sunday and the final draft is likely to be prepared on Monday. Ideological, developmental as well as our larger political framework will be put forth before the people,» a senior NC leader told ET. Another senior leader said that this election is decisive and people should come forward to vote if they have to reject the decisions of August 5, 2019.

Modern Family was celebrated for its humor and camaraderie, yet tabloid media often sensationalized stories of discord among the cast members. One of the most talked-about rumors involved a supposed rivalry between Julie Bowen and Sofía Vergara, the show's leading actresses. As the series aired, stories emerged suggesting that Bowen and Vergara were in constant competition and harbored ill feelings towards each other. Bowen has recently addressed these rumors, revealing the truth behind the speculation.

Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday said it would need to increase provision for deferred tax liability by around Rs 850 crore due to the withdrawal of indexation benefit while calculating long-term capital gains on debt mutual funds. The company was making accounting provisions for deferred tax liability on fair value gains on these investments, Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing. A one-time impact on profit after tax will be felt in the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal, it added. In the Finance (No.2) Act 2024, the indexation benefit has been withdrawn while calculating long term capital gains on debt mutual funds which were purchased prior to April 1, 2023, it added.

Manish Sisodia as part of his 'Padyatra' campaign met people of his Patparganj constituency on Saturday, and alleged the BJP's "conspiracy" to keep him in jail till the Delhi Assembly polls failed due to the blessings of Lord Hanuman. The former deputy CM of Delhi, without naming any party leaders, said the central government agencies registered such cases against him and Kejriwal that are registered against terrorists and drug mafia. «I have come among my brothers and sisters of Patparganj after 17 months. They (BJP) tried to keep me in jail somehow in fake cases till Delhi Assembly polls. But due to the blessings of Bajrangbali and Ram ji, their conspiracies failed,» Sisodia said addressing a gathering of people. He said AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal too will be out of prison.

Raksha Bandhan is a joyous occasion celebrated worldwide that honours the relationship between siblings. The day is marked by the tying of a sacred thread, known as Rakhi, by sisters on their brothers' wrists, a sacred depiction of pure love and affection. This holy day falls on August 19, 2024; observing the rituals at the appropriate time is very crucial. Here are the details of the ideal shubh muhurat for tying the rakhi, regardless of your location— the USA, the UK, Canada, or the UAE.

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman could be extradited to India where is wanted for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. «The (India US Extradition) Treaty permits Rana's extradition,» the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in its ruling on Thursday. Ruling on an appeal filed by 63-year-old Rana, a panel of judges of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court in the Central District of California's denial of his habeas corpus petition challenging a magistrate judge's certification of his as extraditable to India for his alleged participation in terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Rana, currently lodged in a jail in Los Angeles, faces charges for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attack and is known to be associated with Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the terror incident that hit India's financial hub in 2008.

hypocrisy and family-centric politics". The «scam» pertains to alleged allotment of compensatory sites to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which was «acquired» by MUDA. In a post on X, Nadda said, «Congress Party's Legacy of Corruption Continues! From National Herald to MUDA Scam Karnataka, Congress Party's history with corruption is well-documented. Time and again, they have betrayed the trust of the people for personal gain.» «While Congress portrays itself as the guardian of Dalits and minorities, one of their own Chief Ministers is involved in grabbing land from a Dalit family. This is yet another instance of Congress' hypocrisy and its family-centric politics,» he said.

Northern Army Commander Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kuma Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar on Saturday reviewed the security situation and the counter-terror grid in south Kashmir. "#LtGenMVSuchindraKumar, #ArmyCdrNC, along with #GOC @ChinarcorpsIA, visited South Kashmir to review the Counter Terrorism grid and prevalent security situation," the Northern Command said in a post on X. The commander of the army's Northern Command was briefed on the soldier-citizen connect and operational preparedness of the force, it said. Kumar felicitated troops for maintaining the momentum in operations and exhorted all ranks to continue to refine tactics in view of emerging threats and maintain a high level of professionalism, it said.

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended indefinitely due to an alleged doping violation, the national governing body Sri Lanka Cricket said. Dickwella failed a doping test conducted by the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency under World Anti-Doping Agency guidelines during the Lanka Premier League.

Congress MP Randeep Surjewala accused the BJP-led Haryana government of cheating the people of the state ahead of assembly polls in the state in October. Congress MP Randeep Surjewala said «The 10-year tenure of atrocities of the Bharatiya Janata Party has come to an end. In the last 10 years, there is no class left that has not been cheated by the BJP.» «The people of Haryana are going to initiate the end of the Bharatiya Janata Party on October 1», the Congress leader said.

Dehradun: The trek route to Kedarnath which was heavily damaged by landslides triggered by heavy rain on the night of July 31 has been repaired and reopened for pilgrims after a 15-day closure. The 19-km long route which was blocked at 29 places by landslide debris was restored on Friday, officials here said. Around 260 labourers worked day and night to repair and reopen the route for pilgrims, they said. The route has been repaired now except a couple of spots where security personnel are helping the pilgrims cross the road, they added.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday said here that some people in the country have put their political interest above the national interest and wished that wisdom would prevail on them. The Vice President expressed hope that such people would take counsel from the supreme sacrifices made for achieving freedom for our country.

malls in Noida and Gurugram (Gurgaon), including the well-known DLF Mall of India and Ambience Mall, received bomb threats via email at 10 am on Saturday, reported ANI, citing the chief civil defence team. «After receiving the email, the district administration started search operations in the malls. Police administration, dog squad, civil defence team are engaged in the search,» said Mohit Sharma, Chief Civil Defence Team, Gurugram.