Most people don’t think they’ve met an “evil person.”The word itself feels too dramatic. It brings to mind movie villains, serial killers, or the kind of people whose stories end up in documentaries.But not every harmful person looks dangerous.Sometimes they’re the colleague everyone seems to like. Sometimes they’re part of a friend group. Sometimes they’re…
NEW DELHI: State-run Oil India Limited (OIL) Friday said it has reported the presence of natural gas in its third exploratory well in the Andaman shallow offshore block, further indicating hydrocarbon potential in the region.In a regulatory filing to stock exchanges, the company said natural gas was encountered in the exploratory well Vijayapuram-3, drilled 15…
NEW DELHI: JEE (Advanced) authorities on Friday said a cloud storage misconfiguration identified by an ethical hacker earlier this week did not result in any mass extraction of candidate data and had no impact on examination records, results or rankings. The clarification came after social media claims that candidate records and admit card documents linked…
NEW DELHI: Scientists have identified warning signals in the blood that can predict lung cancer more than five years before the disease is diagnosed, a breakthrough that could help tackle one of India’s deadliest cancers, where most patients are detected only at an advanced stage.The findings are particularly relevant for India, where lung cancer cases…
NEW DELHI: Holding that it is part of an accused’s right to fair trial that he gets access to documents relied upon by the prosecution, Supreme Court has said invocation of the Official Secrets Act (OSA) cannot take away the right of the accused person to get copies of the documents forming part of the…
BGB, the border patrolling force of Bangladesh, claimed on Friday that India’s BSF “made multiple attempts to push in people into Bangladeshi territory in the early hours of Thursday and Friday”.In an official statement, Border Guard Bangladesh further pointed out to alleged incidents near their areas such as Lalmonirhat and Panchagarh (both close to Bengal’s…
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew 7.8% in the Jan-March quarter as strong investment, sustained farm production and expansion of the construction and tertiary sector led to a robust demand, offsetting the anticipated adverse impact of the conflict in West Asia.Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) Friday with the revised 2022-23 base year…
MUMBAI: In a coordinated move, govt and RBI Friday rolled out a clutch of measures aimed at attracting foreign portfolio investors and non-resident funds to govt bonds and bank deposits. The strategy is as much about sentiment as it is about flows: signalling openness, easing friction, and offering a small subsidy from RBI in the…
Raising a child who thinks for themselves takes time. It needs patience, trust, and support. Let kids ask questions, make choices, and learn from mistakes. This helps them feel more confident. 1. The goal is not to raise kids who always agree with others. 2. The goal is to raise kids who can think clearly…
MUMBAI: RBI has proposed tighter disclosure norms for deposit interest rates while allowing banks to price large deposits based on withdrawal risk, which will be a fourth factor for differential rates. Until now banks were allowed to offer differential rates based on tenor, size, and premature withdrawal conditions. These determine whether deposits qualify as bulk…