Author: Rakesh Sashmal
Learning to Love Your Body Is Hard — Especially After Breast Cancer
As we age, we bear scars and stretch marks that tell the story of a life well-lived. For me, that story includes breast cancer, a double mastectomy, and no reconstruction.…
Application Correction Window Closes Tomorrow
For GATE 2019, online application correction window will close tomorrow (October 25). Candidates ‘are requested to attend the defects marked on GATE 2019 application immediately. The last date for correcting the…
World shares sink towards 1-year low
An ugly start to European trading pushed world shares towards their lowest level in a year on Tuesday, as negative drivers from Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic isolation to worries about Italy’s…
HCL Tech Q2 net profit up 16.1% to Rs 2,540 crore
Software services major HCL Technologies Tuesday posted a 16.1 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,540 crore for the September 2018 quarter. The company had registered a…
‘Average income of salaried, non-salaried & corporate taxpayers rises over last 3 years’
The number of and average income declared by salaried and non-salaried categories of taxpayers in the country have increased over the past three years, the CBDT said on Monday. The…
Indian steel cos to forge pacts with global firms to expand
Leading domestic steel producing companies, including SAIL, JSPL and Mecon Ltd, are set to sign more than 20 MoUs with top global companies this week for producing capital goods. This…
Expect roller coaster ride in expiry week with limited upside: Chandan Taparia
Traders’ body CAIT on October 21 wrote to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seeking further extension of the deadline for filing summary sales return GSTR-3B for September till December 31, claiming issues…
Top 15 things to know before Opening Bell
The market corrected sharply for the second trading session in a row on October 19, with the Sensex falling more than 450 points as bears further tightened their grip on…
The Flu Shot Can’t Infect You and Other Flu Facts
It is now the middle of October and doctors are urging that you should get the flu vaccine if you haven’t already done so. Given that 900,000 people were hospitalized in the…
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Celebrates Sir Syed Day
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) celebrated Sir Syed Day, the birth anniversary of its founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on October 17. Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr S Y…