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LUCKNOW: Seven years after a delayed train cost a young girl an important exam, she has been awarded Rs 9.1 lakh in compensation.The district consumer disputes redressal commission in Basti held the railways accountable for the delay that stopped her from reaching the entrance exam centre for Lucknow University’s BSc biotechnology course on time.The decision…
Today brings a sense of financial equilibrium, as your income aligns perfectly with your expenses, allowing for a more peaceful mindset. Travel plans may have been tossed aside unexpectedly, but this could be the perfect time to dive into home projects or spend quality moments with family. Look for opportunities to strengthen relationships through engaging…
US President Donald Trump sent reporters on an unexpected guessing game after sharing an anecdote about a “very famous” friend for whom Ozempic apparently didn’t work—prompting amused denials from within his own administration. As journalists tried to decode the mystery, Vice President JD Vance jumped in to rule himself out, drawing laughter and briefly turning…
India’s high cost of capital is a macroeconomic outcome rather than a financial-sector flaw. Borrowing is expensive not because malfunction in market, but because the economy saves too little and relies on foreign capital to fund its investment gap. Persistent current account deficits force India to pay a risk premium to global investors, which is…
New Delhi: Placing before Supreme Court the videos and the transcripts of his alleged inflammatory speech and interview which were termed as anti-national and became grounds for his detention under National Security Act, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk told Court on Thursday that he was misquoted and edited videos were circulated by “certain IT cell” which…
Venezuela’s national assembly (File photo) Venezuela’s National Assembly on Thursday approved a law to open the country’s oil sector to private companies, reversing a policy that has kept the industry under state control for more than 20 years. The vote comes less than a month after then-President Nicolás Maduro was seized in a US military…
If you are looking at the Economic Survey for clues to the Budget, you need not look beyond the cover showing how trade may be the dominant theme. Within that the annual economic report card makes no bones about the need to push manufacturing, going beyond the usual policy prescription to call it a strategic…
Against the backdrop of global challenges and heightened uncertainty, the Survey has backed reforms, including regulatory entities, and called for “creating a cadre of professionals”, who are adept in regulatory design and implementation, to improve the ease of doing business.“Policy reforms do matter. Process reforms arguably more so. Processes define the interaction between govt and…
When Tomas Lindahl was failed in Chemistry in school. Image credit: Getty images Great scientific careers rarely follow straight lines. They are shaped not only by talent and persistence, but also by institutions—and by the people who operate them. Tomas Robert Lindahl’s story begins with an uncomfortable reminder of that reality: failure.“I had a teacher…
Rani Mukerji, who is gearing up to reprise her role as Shivani Shivaji Roy in Mardaani 3, has weighed in on AR Rahman’s recent remark suggesting that Bollywood has become “communal.” In a recent interview, the actress firmly dismissed the claim, calling the Hindi film industry one of the most inclusive spaces she has experienced.Addressing…
