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The Union Minister said this while addressing the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Society of Auditors here on Saturday.She said that the next 25 years are critical for India to achieve the ‘developed nation’ status, adding the country has progressed in many levels in the last 20-25 years.Sitharaman said that the practices of Chartered Accountants were going through a lot of changes globally.She added that even some of those who were sitting in the audience had started feeling the change.The Union Minister said that the examinations for Chartered Accountancy will be of a different format from July 2024 onwards.The minister…

The downpour, however, also led to traffic snarls in several parts of the city.The maximum temperature was recorded at 33.8 degrees Celsius — the seasonal average.Meanwhile, weather experts have pointed to a convergence of meteorological factors behind the rainfall.”The monsoon trough extended to the south of Delhi, accompanied by a cyclonic circulation in southern Haryana and northeastern Rajasthan. Additionally, an active western disturbance further contributed to the city’s high-intensity rainfall,” said a senior India Meteorological Department official.”Light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speeds of 30-40 kmph would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi, NCR (Loni…

Muddappa holds both the National Records in the ‘851 to 1050cc class’ and the ‘1051cc and above class’ which he bettered last season. Apart from these two classes, he will take part in the 550-850cc class, and the Unrestricted Open category which is reintroduced this year as championship class. The 851 to 1050cc class is now a support category and will not count for the National championship.On Saturday, Mohammed Arfath became the fastest rider of the day on their way to winning the Super Sport 2-stroke 131cc to 165cc class and bagging two more podium places, while Mohammed Fazil won…

On Saturday, both Singh and former WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar were present at the court.The police made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Court.“Singh was not exonerated by the oversight committee. The committee had given recommendations, and not a decision. Nowhere has it been stated that these allegations are not substantiated or are false,” special public prosecutor Atul Srivastava told the court.He also urged the court to frame the charges against Singh, stating that even a mere gesture can constitute a crime under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).…

Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Hosts India started its campaign in the Davis Cup World Group II First Round match against Morocco on a disappointing note when the country’s second highest-ranked singles player, Sasikumar Mukund, conceded the opening singles match due to severe cramps here on Saturday.The Chennai-born Sasikumar, hampered by severe cramps, retired from the match against Yassine Dlimi, with the score reading 7-6(4), 5-7, 1-4 in his opponent’s favour.The result now doubles the pressure on Sumit Nagal as he will not only have to pull India level by winning against Adam Moundir but also try to seal victory in…

Centurion, Sep 16 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klassen helped South Africa level the 5-match series with a sensational 174 in 83 deliveries to power his side to 416/5 in 50 overs in the fourth ODI against Australia. Klaasen managed to smash the fourth-fastest 150 in men’s ODIs and the eighth-highest score by a South African batter in men’s ODIs.Australia fell short of the target by 164 runs and lost the match, which squared the five-match series 2-2.Talking to ESPNcricinfo after the match, Klaasen discussed how his approach towards the game changed after seeing his role model Ab De Villiers bat.“You look…

Colombo, Sep 16 (IANS) Ahead of the Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden said young Shubman Gill’s class, timing and form are going to be a very decisive factor for the Rohit Sharma-led side.On a tough pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium where very few of his teammates clicked with the bat, Gill stood tall against Bangladesh’s four-man spin attack to hit a sparkling 121 off 133 balls. He used his feet and crease well and was reliant on strike rotation too while hitting eight fours and five sixes, though it…

Hangzhou, Sep 16 (IANS) The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, which also served as the team welcome ceremony for the sports delegation of hosts China, was held here on Saturday.Village mayor Li Huolin addressed the audience with a welcome speech, saying the volunteers and other employees will do their best to provide high-level services and make it home to all, safe, warm and comfortable.The village, consisting of the athletes’ village, technical officials’ village and media village, is the largest non-competition venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games, reports Xinhua.During the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, the village will…

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), which met here, voiced its concern about security challenges in Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, and the Chinese challenge on northern borders.Briefing mediapersons on the deliberations on the draft resolution, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram said the Chinese were standing firm in Opposition despite numerous talks at various levels.”The Prime Minister’s statement at the all party meeting on June 19, 2020 that there is no foreign troop on Indian territory and that nobody intruded encouraged China to continue its stubborn position of not retreating an inch,” he said.”What happened to the brave words of status quo…

“So don’t knock andolans. Broaden the conception. Andolans have given us poetry and music and art and philosophy. Parents should, in fact, send their children to Ashoka to ‘do andolan’. The more andolanjeevis Ashoka produces, the greater will be its legacy,” he said referring to Bikhchandani’s recent post on Ashoka University.”Whatever may be the motivations of parents, his understanding of the role of andolans in human history is very narrow, if not primitive. His public statements only show the arrogance of an owner and not that of a trustee,” the article said.”Common to both in a liberal arts university is…