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New Delhi [India], December 20: In recent years, the importance of gender equity has come to the forefront as organizations, educators, and policymakers recognize its role in driving societal and economic progress. While gender equality ensures everyone receives the same treatment, gender equity goes a step further, addressing the unique needs of women and the systemic barriers they face to create equal opportunities for all.

Advancing Gender Equity: A Pathway to Inclusive Leadership and Progress

New Delhi [India], December 20: Residents of Kolkata can now breathe a sigh of relief as expert services for fridge repair in Kolkata become more accessible than ever. With refrigerators playing a vital role in preserving food and maintaining household efficiency, quick and dependable repair solutions are crucial. Technicians across the city are stepping up to address this growing need, ensuring that malfunctioning refrigerators are restored promptly.

Timely and Reliable Fridge Repair in Kolkata for Hassle-Free Living

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: The Indian Comics Association (ICA) hosted a panel discussion on the role of comics in Create in India, a key initiative of the government, at the Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) office in Mumbai.

Model and Actor, Ruhi Singh Joins Hands with Indian Comics Association as Brand Ambassador to Promote Comics at \'Create in India\' and \'Waves 2025\'

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20: Miles Education, the flagbearer of accountants, made history by hosting M-PACT: India's First Public Accounting GCC (Global Capability Center) Conclave, on Dec 7, 2024. Bringing together over 500 participants from the Big 4, public accounting firms and academia, the event marked a pivotal moment in cementing India's position as the driving force for public accounting across the globe.

Miles Education Hosts India\'s First-Ever Public Accounting GCC Conclave (M-PACT), Cementing India\'s Role as a Global Accounting Powerhouse

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20: Truecaller, the leading global communications platform, today announced the launch of its latest innovation - Truecaller Verified Campaign, as part of its business offering.

Truecaller Launches Verified Campaign to Amplify Customer Engagement

The Banning of Unregulated Lending Activities Bill calls for the CBI to handle probes in cases spanning multiple states or UTs

The Centre, in collaboration with states, has proposed to classify unregulated lending as a cognizable and non-bailable offence, with penalties including imprisonment of up to 10 years. The finance ministry has invited feedback by February 13 from st

Aditya Birla Money shares hit a record high of Rs 289, as they surged 17 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade amid heavy volumes in otherwise a weak market.

The number of active investors on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have jumped 44 per cent over the past one year to 47.9 million at the end of September 2024. The surge in active clients is underpinned by the rally in the markets, with the Nifty 50

The meet comes against the backdrop of merchandise exports hitting a 25-month low in November amid continued geopolitical tensions as well as a decline in petroleum prices

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Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) -- the nation's top oil firm -- will invest over Rs 21,000 crore to expand the Barauni refinery in Bihar as well as in setting up a city gas distribution network across the state, a senior executive said on Thursday.
IOC is expanding its Barauni refinery to 9 million tonnes per annum from current 6 million tonnes together with a petrochemical plant at a cost of about Rs 16,000 crore and invest another Rs 5,600 crore in setting up network to retail CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households and industries in 27 cities of Bihar, company Executive Director Suman Kumar said while speaking at the Bihar Business Connect 2024 investor summit here.
"IOC is the oldest investor in Bihar, setting up the Barauni refinery in 1964. The initial capacity was 3 million tonnes per annum which was later expanded to 6 million tonnes. Now we are expanding the capacity from 6 million tonnes to 9 million tonnes per annum. Alongside, a 200,000 tonnes polypropylene is

Indian Oil

According to reports from Australia's Channel 7, Kohli seemed visibly upset by the presence of cameras aimed at his family, particularly his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma.

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Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 is available with the build number BP11.241121.010 for eligible Google Pixel devices enrolled in the Android 15 beta program

Android 15

India avoided the follow-on in the 3rd Test against Australia courtesy of a brilliant show of grit and determination by tailenders Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday at the Gabba in Brisbane.

India vs Australia

Mobikwik shares are scheduled to make their D-street debut on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Grey market trends suggest a bumper start for the company's shares on the bourses

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia's Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence, was killed on Tuesday outside a Moscow apartment building

Russia Ukraine conflict, Russia Ukraine

Shares of PC Jeweller rallied up to 4.90 per cent at 19.25 per share on the BSE in Tuesday's intraday deals

Gold, Gold jewellery

On Vijay Diwas, PM Modi honoured Indian soldiers whose sacrifices secured victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war, leading to the liberation of Bangladesh

1971 Surrender pic India Pakistan

Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who purportedly gave controversial statements at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad function, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday, sources said.
According to the sources, Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and was asked to put forth his version on the statements made.
The top court on December 10 took note of news reports over the statements and sought a report from the Allahabad High Court on the issue.
"The Supreme Court has taken note of newspaper reports of a speech given by Mr Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The details and particulars have been called from the high court and the matter is under consideration," an official statement had said.
According to the established norm, a judge, against whom a report is sought by the apex court collegium on any controversial issue from the high court concerned, is given opportunity to 

Supreme Court, SC

India cannot stay out of global technological race and should build capabilities that will keep it at the top while remaining vigilant against its misuse, said Jeet Adani, Director, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd.
Speaking at IIT Bombay's Techfest 2024, Adani, the 27-year old younger son of infrastructure magnate Gautam Adani, said the future of technology is both scary and exciting.
"But be it scary or exciting, we cannot afford to ignore technology or even go slow in our use of technology -- either as a nation or as its citizens. India cannot stay out of this global race," he said.
"Our generation needs to build capabilities to lead India into this new technological era if we want to stay at the top of our game and realise our dream of Viksit Bharat -- to become a USD 26-trillion economy by 2047," he said.
While technology has helped mankind progress, it is also being applied to wrong causes -- fake news, fake photos, fake videos, fake money, online scams, spoofing, phishing, and ...

Jeet Adani, director of Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL)

Launched in collaboration with Visa, the HSBC Taj metal co-branded credit card is specially curated for those who appreciate finer life experiences and services and are seeking unparalleled luxury

Tata Group’s hospitality arm and Taj Hotels’ parent company Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) on Tuesday set a target to grow consolidated revenue 2x to Rs 15,000 crore and double the portfolio of hotels to over 700 by 2030.

Tata Group's hospitality arm and Taj Hotels' parent company Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) on Tuesday set a target to grow consolidated revenue 2x to Rs 15,000 crore and double the portfolio of hotels to over 700 by 2030.

Netflix has bought the OTT rights of Pushpa 2 and will release the movie in multiple languages-Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi

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