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Rahul Gandhi; Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI: A political tussle erupted in Odisha on Tuesday after the college student who had attempted self-immolation over alleged sexual harassment by a senior faculty member, succumbed to her injuries.While opposition parties Congress and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) blamed the “BJP system”, the ruling party hit back by asking the…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a batch of petitions challenging its directive mandating eateries and dhabas along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR codes containing ownership information. The court has sought a response from the state. The petitions, filed by Delhi University professor Apoorvanand…

Air India plane crash (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The preliminary report into the crash of the June 12 Air India AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad continues to draw flak. Now, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) has warned against coming to “hasty conclusions”. The report, whose details were known to a section…

Leading oncologists, nephrologists and NGOs shone the spotlight on preventive healthcare over merely curative options in a session titled ‘Rethinking CST in healthcare: Preventive, inclusive and scalable’.Dr Sultan Pradhan of CanCare Trust stated that mortalities and morbidities would not reduce unless more resources were invested in preventing diseases like cancer. He said communities themselves, not…

The tragic death of a 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore has triggered widespread outrage across Odisha and the nation. The student, who set herself ablaze on campus after allegedly being ignored over a complaint of sexual harassment by a professor, died on July 14, at AIIMS Bhubaneswar with 95% burn injuries.Her…

Tech and policy push enables faster adoption of ESG mission India is turning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges into opportunities, using technology, policy, and innovation to address energy consumption, sustainable construction, and supply-chain vulnerabilities. At a panel on ‘Tech for Good: Using Innovation to Solve Real-World Challenges,’ industry leaders described how constraints are driving…

Weeks before the deadly crash of Air India flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, British aviation authorities had issued a safety notice urging urgent checks on fuel shutoff valves in Boeing aircraft—including the 787 Dreamliner involved in the tragedy.The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Safety Notice SN–2015/005, issued on 15 May 2025, advised all Boeing 737, 757,…

MP Ahammad chairman Malabar Group of Companies MP Ahammad, chairman, Malabar Group of Companies, outlined how the group holistically integrates ESG principles into its operations. The company, with a turnover exceeding Rs 62,000 crore, allocates 5 percent of its profits consistently towards social welfare. This is more than double the mandated 2percent. “We believe in…

Girl child dropouts are not just an education issue but a deep-rooted socio-economic crisis demanding multi-departmental collaboration. A dropout, panellists at ‘Education: Micro Learning, Macro Impact: Bridging the Learning Gap’ session warned, increases the risk of child marriage, teenage pregnancy, poor maternal health, and entrenched poverty. The discussion focused on how to scale grassroots learning…

Kotak Mahindra Bank managing director and CEO Uday Kotak (File photo) Kotak Mahindra Bank founder and non-executive director Uday Kotak has pitched India’s 2 percent mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) spend as a global benchmark, calling on international companies to follow suit.“Why can’t we have the world’s corporations give half a percent of their profits…