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Apex court widens ambit of POSH Act

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that proceedings under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act can be initiated not only at the department where the accused employee works but... Read More


'such boys need to be taught a lesson': SC rejects BMW hit-and-run accused's bail plea

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the bail plea of July 2024 Mumbai BMW hit-and-run accused Mihir Shah, 24, saying "such boys" need to be taught a lesson. "Parents are resp... Read More


How systemic limitations derailed Mumbai slums' garbage collection

Mumbai, Dec. 13 -- The state government's recent decision to order an audit of the Swachcha Mumbai Prabodhan Abhiyan (SMPA) has brought long-standing concerns around the city's slum sanitation network... Read More


50 artistes to pay tribute to Zakir Hussain on 1st death anniv

MUMBAI, Dec. 13 -- A year since the world stilled itself in disbelief at the passing of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Mumbai is preparing to reiterate the cadences he loved, shaped and shared generousl... Read More


10GWh battery plan may see stricter rules

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- More efficient batteries with longer life cycles could be mandated to address grid stability concerns under a scheme that offers incentives to produce 10 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of u... Read More


Rising costs force India Inc. to rewrite employee perks

Mumbai, Dec. 13 -- Indian companies are rethinking the benefits they offer their staff, such as healthcare, retiral plans, wellbeing perks, and leave, as they seek to control budgets while retaining t... Read More


GST cuts, easing inflation drive rural demand revival

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- India's rural economy expanded and recovered strongly in late 2025, with consumption, incomes and investment improving after a key tax reform and as inflation eased, a survey sho... Read More


Was this in the book?

India, Dec. 13 -- In Alexandre Dumas's 1844 tale of vengeance, sailor Edmond Dantes is framed and thrown into a hellish island prison. He escapes, reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo, and e... Read More


Don't rotate your phone

India, Dec. 13 -- What are micro dramas? Anne Chan, a Hong Kong-based distributor for the medium, described them as the '90s soap-opera The Bold and The Beautiful on steroids. She said it in an interv... Read More


Strongest evidence yet found for atmosphere around super earth

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) say they have found the strongest evidence so far that a rocky planet outside our solar system may have an atmosphere - a ... Read More