More than 200 people are reported as victims of family violence every day in Canada, according to a new report by the chief public health officer. Family violence was the focus of the “State of Public Health in Canada report,” which waspublished Friday. In a statement, Canada’s Chief Public Health ... Read More »
While over a week has passed without a bulletin about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s health, her condition has witnessed some progress. She remains under the close observation of the original team of doctors that treated her from September 22, when she was admitted to the Apollo Hospitals. The Chief ... Read More »
New Delhi: TSR Subramanian shot back into the limelight recently when RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called for a re-look into the New Education Policy framed by a panel headed by him. A week after that, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar took the first major decision on the new “no-detention” policy, one ... Read More »
A robust education system reflects a country’s growth and prosperity. Education acts as the foundation for a brighter future of an individual. Over the last few decades, great strides in India’s education system are visible, though the focus on developing the right set of skills and providing training to create ... Read More »
When Rosley Espinoza’s daughter was very young, in preschool, she started acting differently. She seemed distracted and would get in trouble at school. “Lack of interest, teachers’ notes coming home with behavior notes,” Espinoza says, speaking in Spanish. She says she asked school officials to evaluate her daughter, Citlali, for ... Read More »
Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. On the contrary, academic ... Read More »
Electronics major Samsung has lately been dealing with one of its deepest crises, with the South Korean company having to suspend the production and sale of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 amid reports of these devices catching fire. Initially, the company tried to douse some of the fire it was ... Read More »
Faced with a ban on his movie, director Karan Joharpledged not to work with Pakistani artistes anymore. With the Maharashtra Navmirman Sena (MNS) threatening to disrupt screenings of his movie featuring Pakistani actorFawad Khan along with other Indian film actors, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has had to intervene to assure ... Read More »
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A seven-fold hike in visa fees to do business in Saudi Arabia risks deterring the foreign investment needed to transform its oil-dependent economy, diplomats and other sources say. But a senior Saudi business leader has dismissed such concerns, insisting the country’s most sought-after business partners could easily ... Read More »
New Delhi: Realty firm Sobha Ltd’s sales bookings rose by five per cent during the July-September quarter to Rs. 518 crore on increase in volume as well as realisation. The Bengaluru-based firm expects to achieve a sales target of Rs. 2,000 crore this fiscal year. According to a company presentation, it sold 8,55,662 square feet ... Read More »
New Delhi: Real estate developers across the country are unlikely to witness higher sales this festive season even as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed the interest rate by 0.25 per cent, according to the findings of a survey. “Buried under high debt and inability of developers to complete and hand over ... Read More »
New Delhi: In the high-profile Saradha Realty case, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 2 crore on the company, its chief Sudipta Sen and two directors for failing to comply with its earlier directions to wind up illicit money-pooling schemes and refund the investors. Saradha ... Read More »
