One of the biggest challenges facing India’s labour market is the growing disconnect between available talent and the capabilities employers require. By Balasubramaniam AIndia’s employment landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. The conversation is no longer limited to how many jobs the economy can create. It is increasingly about the nature of these jobs, the…
New Delhi: In two cases of sexual assault of minors resulting in pregnancy, Delhi courts relied on forensic evidence to secure convictions.In one case, a court convicted one Afzal Ahmad of rape and repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor after DNA evidence established him as the biological father of the “aborted fetus”. Rejecting his…
The art world mourns the loss of Hirak Sen, a distinguished still photographer who beautifully documented Satyajit Ray’s life and work until his passing at the age of 71 KOLKATA: Still photographer Hirak Sen, whose camera quietly chronicled the working life of Satyajit Ray through the master’s final decade, died on Wednesday. He was 71….
Kolkata: Festive celebrations turned chaotic in some parts of the city on Kali Puja night (Sunday) after 12 incidents of fire were reported, including from Beleghata and at Nil Ratan Sircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital hostel.In Beleghata, a blaze engulfed an abandoned and dilapidated house located along the densely-populated Beleghata Main Road, opposite Alochhaya…
A long-running boundary dispute in Leicestershire has ended in a legal defeat for a couple who extended their driveway onto a neighbouring garden to improve access to their horse paddock. Railway expert Dr Piers Connor and his partner, Professor Christine Pasquire, have failed to establish ownership of the disputed strip of land after a First-tier…
A California restaurant has raised a record-breaking $75,000 for children battling cancer by selling more than 60,000 cookies during a month-long fundraising campaign. Corky’s Kitchen & Bakery collected the money through its annual Cookies for Cancer initiative, which supports patients receiving care at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital in California. The restaurant raised nearly $25,000…
Jaunpur district magistrate Samuel Paul N taking stock of injured children and teachers in hospital Varanasi: At least 22 students and two teachers of a school who were on an educational tour suffered injuries when the driver of their bus lost control of the steering and hit a road divider at Kulahna Mau under the…
Australia’s Usman Khawaja (AP Photo/James Elsby) The Sandpapergate scandal that rocked Australian cricket in 2018 has returned to the spotlight following fresh revelations from Usman Khawaja, who has claimed that the entire team was aware of the ball-tampering attempts during the Test series against South Africa.Excerpts from Khawaja’s upcoming autobiography, Sabr, published by the Sydney…
China’s trade surplus crossed $1 trillion in the first 10 months of the year, as strong global demand for high-tech products, fuelled by the race to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, helped offset weak domestic consumption.The surplus reached $1.04 trillion between January and October, according to customs data released on Tuesday.China has now recorded a…
The celebratory occasion turned into mourning following the death of the child, identified as Arsh, son of Girivar Gopal Patel. LUCKNOW: A five-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a bullet during celebratory firing at a wedding in Futhehri Baneka village under the Kadipur police station area of Sultanpur district on Sunday evening.The incident…
