Viral ‘darling, I’ll give you leaked papers’ audio sparks action; Lucknow University suspends assistant professor

Lucknow University has suspended a zoology assistant professor. LUCKNOW: The disciplinary committee (DC) of Lucknow University on Tuesday suspended the assistant professor of the zoology department accused of harassing girl students. The decision was taken after the DC tabled its interim report in the emergency executive council (EC).The DC suspended the assistant professor on the…

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TCS staff cites salary cut after appraisal, co disagrees

BENGALURU: TCS’ appraisal letters have triggered employee reactions, with some alleging reductions in CTC and downgrades in their performance bands. Discussions have also intensified around a drop in take-home salaries following changes linked to the implementation of new labour codes. The debate concerns the exclusion of gratuity from cost-to-company (CTC) under TCS’s revised compensation structure….

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Human life paramount, strays must go

NEW DELHI: Holding that constitutional balance must tilt in favour of human life if it clashes with welfare of animals, Supreme Court Tuesday strongly reaffirmed its Nov 2025 order to remove stray dogs from public institutions and spaces – hospitals, schools, colleges, playgrounds – noting that dog bite cases have assumed an “alarming proportion”. It…

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BPCL Q4 profit flat, FY26 net soars 75%

NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) reported a flat net profit in Q4FY26 after taking an impairment loss of Rs 4,349 crore on its upstream assets. It’s net profit in Q4 was Rs 3,191.5 crore compared with Rs 3,214.1 crore in the year-ago period. For FY26, its net profit soared 75% YoY to Rs…

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Gold falls 1.4% as high yields, strong $ weigh

Gold prices fell by more than 1% on a firmer US dollar and as persistent inflation fears kept interest rate hike expectations and US treasury yields high. Spot gold was down 1.4% at $4,504 per ounce. Prices fell to their lowest level since March 30 earlier in the session. US gold futures for June delivery…

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Rising yields impact states’ borrowing costs

MUMBAI: Six states raised a total of Rs 20,100 crore in the latest state development loan auction conducted by RBI on Tuesday, with weighted average yields ranging between 7.6% and 7.9% across tenures of 6 to 30 years. The results are in line with the rise in yields on central govt bonds where 10-year bond…

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