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Subjecting child to corporal punishment not part of education: HC

It is cruel to subject a child to physical violence in school in the name of discipline or education, the Chhattisgarh high court has observed while dismissing a petition of a woman teacher accused......

You dismissed the subject in just 10 words: Chidambaram cautions govt on inflation

Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday cautioned the government against taking inflation lightly, saying every family is hit hard by price rise and asked why the Reserve Bank of India......

UK polls: Record 26 Indian-origin MPs elected to House of Commons

A record number of around 26 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the UK's general election as results were announced on Friday, with several......

There are mistakes: Plea in SC for review of EVM VVPAT verdict

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its April 26 judgement by which it had rejected the demand for reverting to the old paper ballot system and the complete......

Don't bring down system like this, says SC in hearing on EVMs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deprecated criticism of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and calls for reverting to ballot papers, saying the electoral process in India is a "humongous task" and......

Exports up 1%; trade deficit widens to 4-month high

India's merchandise exports rose by 1 per cent to $34.99 billion in April even as the trade deficit widened to a four-month high of $19.1 billion during the month, according to government data.......

'How Long Should I Wait For An IPO?'

'Had there been no war, maybe we would come out with 7.5 per cent stake sale.''At this point in time, a 3.5 per cent stake sale looked good.' IMAGE: Amit Agrawal, secretary, department of......

What Budget has in store for regional rural banks

RRBs were formed under an Act to provide credit to small farmers, agricultural labourers and businesses in rural areas. The government is working on a policy to bring regional rural banks (RRBs)......

Nifty may fall below 8,000, say experts

According to experts, the Nifty has continued to form lower top-lower bottom formations, a trend seen in the last five weeks, and witnessed sharp selling towards 9,700 zones. Derivatives and......

Budget: Why senior citizens may pay more tax

'There are no new benefits for senior citizens, but on the other hand senior citizens having sizeable dividend income may have to suffer tax at applicable slab rates,' says Mahesh Padmanabhan.......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on October 3

IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain will be in action in the boxing 75kg semifinal contest on Tuesday. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 2

Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday, October 2. Aquatics - Diving London Singh – M 1m Springboard – Final......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 1

IMAGE: Jyothi Yarraji will be in action in round one of the women’s 200m. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday,......

Asian Games' ultimate makeover: Esports to breakdancing

Esports to breakdancing, Hangzhou will set the trend for future of sport Two sports disciplines including esports, which is becoming a rage among youngsters across the globe, will make their debut......

What PT Usha said in her maiden speech in Rajya Sabha

'We are yet to open our eyes to the doping in our country which was earlier confined only to the senior national level but has now reached the junior, college and district levels.' IMAGE: India's......

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