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Women founders are building India’s social startups NEW DELHI: A survey of more than 145 organisations working in the social impact space shows that over 57% of non-profits have at least one female founder – more than three times the 18% share reported among Indian startups. Moreover, female representation in the nonprofit sector outpaces corporate…

J&K Congress distances itself from Farooq Abdullah’s Pakistan remarks; Kashmiri Pandit groups seek FIR NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress has distanced itself from National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah’s remarks that Pakistan was helping Kashmiris by keeping the Kashmir issue alive at international fora.“The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has distanced itself…

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge triggered a controversy on Sunday with his remark, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega” (Modi’s father will also be defeated), at a programme in Patna.In a video shared by ANI, a person can be heard shouting, “Modi nahi jayega” (Modi will not be defeated), prompting a response from Kharge.“Modi ka…

Jaishankar said some countries continued to allow political calculations to take precedence despite lessons of history. NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that the use of terrorism as an “instrument of statecraft” was unacceptable and could never be justified, warning that the threat persisted because some countries did not demonstrate “zero…

Congress flags judicial independence concerns over claims in ex SC judge’s memoir NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has questioned former Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud’s approach to judicial appointments, alleging that he was “too deferential to the government”. He also expressed concern over the practice of discussing…

NEW DELHI: Keralam BJP president and former Union minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Sunday said chief minister VD Satheesan should refrain from encouraging “Jinnah worship”, accusing him of indulging in “selective secularism.“His remarks came in response to a social media post by Satheesan after a YouTuber was booked for allegedly making communal remarks in a video….

The Cybersecurity Training Institute will focus on training, research and capacity building. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute at Info Valley-II in Jatni, near Bhubaneswar, Odisha.Spread across 18.55 acres, the facility’s foundation stone was laid by then RBI…

The five-year initiative, established in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, will support research, medical training, faculty exchanges and patient care at BJ Government Medical College.Indian American physician and philanthropist Dr. Navin C. Shah has committed $525,000 to establish an infectious disease program at his alma mater, BJ Government Medical College in Pune, Maharashtra, in collaboration…

The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended four Pakistani fishermen who allegedly entered Indian waters for crab-catching activities and seized a fishing boat near the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Kutch district.According to news agency PTI, the fishermen were apprehended from the Sir Creek area on Sunday following specific intelligence inputs, an official said. The fishermen…

Kharge calls anti-SIR campaign ‘second war of independence’, targets BJP-RSS NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the RSS in Patna, accusing them of undermining democratic institutions and alleging irregularities in the electoral process.Addressing a gathering in Patna, Kharge said, “As long as RSS ideology is…