NEW DELHI: Navy will begin deploying a small batch of women Agniveers, who now number 1,119 in the force, as sailors on frontline warships, towards end-Feb to join the almost 50 women officers already serving on them.Lt Commander Prerna Deosthalee is also set to soon take over as the first woman commanding officer of a…
NEW DELHI: Two years prior to the nationwide ‘Me Too’ movement, a Muslim woman in 2016 had lodged an FIR at a police station in Assam accusing a Hindu man of sexually assaulting her in 1982 when she was a minor and cited birth of a male child in 1983 to corroborate the rape, a…
China’s ruling Communist Party is facing a national emergency. To fix it, the party wants more women to have more babies. It has offered them sweeteners, like cheaper housing, tax benefits and cash. It has also invoked patriotism, calling on them to be “good wives and mothers”. China’s population was 1,409,670,000 (or 1.4 billion) at…
KOLKATA: In a first, Calcutta HC established Wednesday a joint special investigation team (SIT) comprising both CBI and Bengal police to investigate the attack on ED officers in Sandeshkhali on Jan 5. “To unearth the truth and apprehend the miscreants responsible, a concerted effort is required from both central and state agencies,” HC said, while…
Nearly 43% of children in the 14-18 age group cannot read sentences in English, while among their rural counterparts, 25% struggle to read a Class 2 level text in their respective regional language, shows the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023. And more than half of the children in rural areas struggle with even…
Arun Govil, Deepika Chikhlia and Sunil Lahri, who are popularly known for their iconic characters of Lord Ram, goddess Sita and Lakshman in the OG Ramayan are all set for the grand inauguration of the Ram Mandir. The celebs have reached Ayodhya today (January 17) and have given a glimpse of their journey on social…
Demand for silver idols & coins of Ram surges Prayagraj: As the date of temple consecration in Ayodhya inches closer, the demand for silver idols and coins of Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, Lord Hanuman and Ram Darbar along with the Ram temple has gone up manifold in jewellery markets. “The demand has shot up in…
New Delhi: Credo Brands Marketing, the operator of men’s casual wear brand Mufti has reported a rise of 7.5 per cent in consolidated net profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 27.97 crore in the quarter (Q2) ended 30th September 2023. It reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 26 crore in the same period last…
New Delhi: Nykd, Nykaa Fashion‘s private lingerie label, has reached a significant milestone by crossing the Rs 100 crore revenue mark, shared a top official of the company, without commenting on the revenue target for the end of the fiscal. Last financial year, Nykd reported a revenue of Rs 84.9 crore. “We have already crossed…
NEW DELHI: A co-passenger onboard the IndiGo flight in which a passenger assaulted the co-pilot due to 13-hour long delay gave a first-hand account of the incident and criticized the airlines for “mismanagement”. Sanal Vij, who was flying on Delhi-Goa flight (6E-2175), is the second such passenger to speak out about the incident after model-cum-actress…
