The National Commission for Women is pushing for mandatory annual audits of POSH compliance in workplaces across India, moving beyond mere paperwork. This initiative aims to ensure genuine implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, with states like Maharashtra already taking proactive steps. Audits will scrutinize committee functionality, complaint handling, and awareness programs, with non-compliance facing penalties.
Gold price prediction today: Gold prices may find support in the Rs 142,800–143,200 band. They are trading with a bearish bias in the near-term, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
There are a total of seven income tax return filing forms and each year there are changes in some of these forms, so it’s important to be informed if your ITR form for a financial year is different from the previous year.
Haryana and Rajasthan have inked a crucial Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi to operationalize the 1994 Upper Yamuna River Board Agreement. Presided over by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the pact aims to streamline the sharing and management of Yamuna river waters between the two states. This significant step brings a decades-old water-sharing pact closer to full implementation.
After a year-long battle with injury and knee surgery, Avesh Khan says he is ready to return to the grind. Fresh off a successful Madhya Pradesh Premier League campaign, the fast bowler speaks about his rehab, Test cricket ambitions, preparing for the Ranji Trophy, and why he sees high-scoring T20s as an opportunity rather than a challenge.
A Pune court has handed down the death penalty to Bhimrao Kamble for the brutal kidnapping, rape, and murder of a three-year-old girl. The special fast-track trial, ordered by the Chief Minister, concluded swiftly, with the judge deeming the crime "rarest of rare." CCTV footage was crucial in proving Kamble lured the child to a cowshed where the heinous act occurred.
Starting July 1, 2026, several financial changes will affect you. Income tax filing deadlines are set, and updating your Aadhaar email becomes free for a period. Expect shifts in SBI Card rewards and HDFC Bank credit card lounge access eligibility. Passport fees are rising, and new RBI rules will protect bank customers from mis-sold financial products, ensuring refunds and compensation.
A Maharashtra consumer commission has ordered a developer to refund Rs 25 lakh collected in 1995 for 11 commercial units that were never built. The buyer, who intended to use the shops for his business, waited over three decades for possession. The commission found the builder guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice, awarding the buyer Rs 2 lakh for mental agony and Rs 25,000 for litigation costs.
The row over Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue opens a wider story of memory, guilt and legacy. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy remains tied to Bengal famine, Direct Action Day and Partition. Yet his family’s afterlives stretch across scholarship, diplomacy, human rights, Pakistan’s politics, Bangladesh’s public life and Jordan’s royalty over two turbulent centuries.
Three suspects arrested in the TET paper leak case have been remanded in police custody until July 6. The Maharashtra State Council of Examination was forced to cancel the June 28 exam, impacting over six lakh candidates. Investigators are tracing the alleged mastermind and other wanted accused across multiple states, seeking to uncover the source of the leak and the money trail.
DMK workers staged a road blockade in Chennai demanding legal action against minister Sarathkumar over a viral video showing him handling white powder at an IPL match. Police detained over 50 protesters, including former minister P.K. Sekarbabu and Mayor R. Priya, after denying permission. Sarathkumar claimed it was a crushed tablet for his sick child, but the DMK proceeded with the protest. A woman advocate also filed a complaint.
