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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday issued notices to all the Indian states and Union territories asking them to conduct a detailed inquiry into all the madrasas that get funds from the government.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has urged the parliament to revise the age of consent for sex under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), saying this provision poses difficulties for judges.

The year 2022 was a chaotic one for companies. Twitter's ownership passed on to Elon Musk, who initiated wide-ranging layoffs and work culture and policy changes. FTX, once a trusted crypto company, imploded under Sam Bankman-Fried's leadership. In India, a CEO advised youngsters to work 18 hours a day, drawing backlash.

"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike": BharatPe seeks Rs 88 crore in damages from Ashneer Grover and family; requested court to restrain Grover from continuing his 'vitriolic campaign' against company on social media

BharatPe, a fintech unicorn, has sought up to Rs 88 crore in damages from former managing director and co-founder Ashneer Grover's wife Madhuri Jain, and other family members. The company alleges that the Grover family created fake bills, enlisted fictitious vendors to provide services to the company, and overcharged the company for recruitment.

What according to you is the problem that citizens face on a day-to-day basis? Some of you may have guessed it right. Getting unsolicited advice is a major worry. Especially, when it comes from those who don’t even have an iota of expertise in that domain.

The Supreme Court on Thursday took objection to the Central government citing opinions of certain judges against the Collegium system, as an excuse to delay clearance to the recommendations made by the Collegium.

The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments(TN HRCE) Board, trusted with the protection of temples, has vandalised a temple sculpture to install a CCTV camera. After much outrage and BJP taking up the issue, the CCTV camera was removed, and the sculpture of Dwarapalaka was hastily restored.

In a country where studying humanities often termed as “arts” is brushed aside with disdain and referred to as the last option for those failing to pursue science and so miserably incompetent to not have been able to get even commerce, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) gave the study of humanities a respect and a glow of the intellectual glamour.

Two days after JNU campus walls were defaced with anti-Brahmin and anti-Baniya graffiti, slogans against communists appeared on the wall next to the main gate of the campus. The slogans against communists were reportedly painted by Hindu Raksha Dal.

In a first, 341 women sailors have been inducted into the Indian Navy through the Agniveer scheme. Addressing a press conference ahead of Navy Day, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said that around 3,000 Agniveers have been inducted into the Navy, out of which 341 are women.