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Nikhat Zareen. (PTI Photo) Indian women’s boxing is going through an interesting churn — the rise of fearless young contenders with concerns over dip in form of seasoned stars Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain. As the countdown to major events like the CWG and Asian Games gathers pace, head coach Santiago Nieva reflects on the…
Following a distressing incident involving a racial slur during its recent award festivities, BAFTA has come forward to acknowledge significant shortcomings in their event execution. An internal investigation unveiled considerable gaps in both planning and crisis management protocols, which led to a failure in their obligation to ensure a safe environment. This year’s award season…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Sunday said in merit-based selections, women secure more than 50% of judicial officers’ posts across states, but in the collegium’s subjective assessment criteria, only a minuscule get selected as judges of high courts and SC.Addressing the Supreme Court Bar Association’s first national conference at Bengaluru, Justice…
India is examining the United States’ move to initiate Section 301 investigations against a group of 16 trading partners and will take an appropriate position after analysing the legal and economic aspects, PTI reported citing an official on Friday.On March 11, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced probes into countries including…
Elon Musk has pushed back against comments made by Peter Thiel who recently said that the Tesla CEO had lost faith in the idea of humans settling on Mars. The response came after a social media user shared excerpts from a recent conversation involving Thiel, published via the New York Times, in which the investor…
NEW DELHI: Armed with the SC order, the income tax department will revive Tiger Global’s assessment for 2018-19 and deal with its refund claim of Rs 968 crore, even as investors review their transactions with some in the pipeline expected to be delayed.On Thursday, SC had upheld the I-T department’s claim related to Tiger Global’s…
The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) on Thursday said it has rolled out its second Audit Practice Toolkit to support small and medium audit practitioners across the country, as part of its broader effort to improve the quality of auditing practices, PTI reported.The toolkit, titled ‘Risk & Response Memorandum: ROMM (Risk of Material Misstatement) Assessment…
Shreyas Iyer had picked up an abdomen injury during the ODI series against Australia in October. India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer had his first batting session, since injury, in Mumbai on December 24 and the right-hander is now headed to the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. It is learnt that Iyer batted for…
