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Confirming the development, NBU joint registrar Swapan Rakksit said that a departmental inquiry has also been initiated against Jnan Bikash Bhandari .While Bhandari has been asked to proceed on leave, the university’s dean of science department has been given the temporary charge of the botany department.The disciplinary proceedings against the HoD has been initiated following a complaint by a research-scholar who accused him first of offering her sexually explicit proposals and finally physically harassing her.The research-scholar first filed a complaint against the accused professor at the internal complaints committee of NBU and subsequently forwarded it to the office of the…

According to Forbes’ latest list of India’s 100 richest people, brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath were ranked 40th among the country’s wealthiest people, with a combined net worth of $5.5 billion.”They have a net worth of Rs 45,754.50 crore and their rich list rank improved 18 places this year,” Forbes said.The Kamath brothers founded Zerodha in 2010, which revolutionised zero-cost equity investing.Earlier this week, the duo featured in the Hurun India rich list of 2023.Nithin and Nikhil Kamath were ranked 42 and 81, respectively, with net worths of Rs 35,300 crore and Rs 23,100 crore.Meanwhile, Zerodha has reported a revenue…

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Nawal El Moutawakel, Los Angeles 1984 Olympics gold medallist and Laureus Academy member, marked International Day of the Girl with a visit to the Magic Bus programme here.El Moutawakel visited along with former pole vaulter Sergey Bubka. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha, who completed with El Moutawakel in the 1984 Olympics and share a special bond off the track was also part of the event.Both Laureus Academy members, as well as PT Usha, are due to attend the IOC session in Mumbai later this week, with Wednesday’s visit offering them an opportunity to spread…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) About 97 per cent of Indian firms believe that allowing for remote and hybrid work has improved their bottom line, while 79 per cent of organisations agreed that hybrid and remote working has led to their investment in mobility over the last two years, a new report said on Thursday.As many organisations are now implementing more structured approaches to work, about 50 per cent of hybrid workers spend half the work week at the office, according to the IT infrastructure and services company NTT.Less than 57 per cent of Indian organisations provide employees with the…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have developed a scalable and wearable pressure sensor that can potentially provide an easy, low-cost alternative to expensive footwear modifications, surgeries, and posture correction accessories.The new sensor is based on a nanocomposite material, that has unique combination of light-sensitive polymer and piezoelectric nanoparticles, which offers the advantage of easy array design for pixelated sensing over large area, simple process flow, and low-cost implementation for human movement monitoring and injury rehabilitation.In a study published in the journal Nano Energy, the researchers reported the sensor as fully flexible that…

Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) Three children diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease were provided the required enzyme replacement therapy at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).An official spokesperson of the institute said the treatment was facilitated under the national policy of rare disease, 2021.Experts said Gaucher disease is a rare and debilitating genetic disorder that affected one in 40,000 live births.The disease, like many genetic disorders, was untreatable until 2010 when enzyme replacement therapy velaglucerase was approved.However, the extremely high cost made it impossible for this therapy to be used for Indian patients.In the disease,…

A new research presented at the ongoing European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress 2023 in Berlin, Germany, assessed 22,356 patients with suspected skin cancers over a 2.5-year period.The new software showed a 100 per cent (59/59 cases identified) sensitivity for detecting melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.It also correctly detected 99.5 per cent (189/190) of all skin cancers and 92.5 per cent (541/585) of precancerous lesions.The third version of the AI software marks a significant improvement from the first model, tested in 2021, which detected 85.9 per cent (195/227) cases of melanoma, 83.8 per cent (903/1078) of…

IT Job Index is currently down 49 per cent from its peak levels in July 2022.BPO/ITes/CRM/Transcription hiring also reported a decline of 6.4 per cent MoM, and it has now declined for the eighth consecutive month on a YoY basis.IT-Hardware and Networking jumped by 3.3 per cent MoM but was 28 per cent lower YoY.Weaker trends in IT-Software/Services are corroborated by lower attrition/muted hiring trends reported by IT companies in the last few quarters. Timelines for recovery in the IT sector hiring remain uncertain and depend on macros, while non-IT hiring is expected to sustain strength, Emkay Global Financial Services…

Writing a post in Hindi on X (formerly Twitter), Kharge said, “Modiji, the importance of Mother Ganga, the provider of salvation for a common Indian, from birth till the end of his life is very high. It is good that you are in Uttarakhand today, but your government has imposed 18 per cent GST on the holy Ganga water itself.””For not even once did you think what would be the burden on those who order Ganga water in their homes. This is the height of loot and hypocrisy of your government,” he added.The remarks from the Congress leader came in…

Powerlifter Mahant Gaurav Sharam and several other people reached the airport to receive the Indian grappler.Bajrang, who entered the Asian Games after escaping the selection trials, suffered defeat to make a medal-less exit from Hangzhou.An under-prepared Bajrang, who spent a major part of this year protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, began with two easy wins but failed to beat Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili and Japan’s Kaiki Yamaguchi.However, the Haryana wrestler was amazed by such a positive welcome.Gaurav Sharma said: “Bajrang is our hero. He won medals for the nation. Winning and losing is a part of the game.…