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Usha Martin's Return Patterns Seem Promising - Rajeev Jhawar's Strategic Decisions Pay Off

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One of the top manufacturers of wire rope in the world is Usha Martin Limited. The dynamic Usha Martin Group is a leader in finding new approaches to problems facing the entire industry. The profit-generating methods put in place by Rajeev Jhawar Usha Martin ’s MD, have started to pay off, according to the most recent data on Usha Martin returns. Industrialist Rajeev Jhawar has more than three decades of experience in strategic management. In a perfect world, we'd like to see businesses investing more money in their operations while simultaneously increasing the returns on that investment. Simply said, these businesses continually reinvest their profits at ever-increasing rates of return, making them compounding machines. So, Usha Martin and its ROCE trend based on Rajeev Jhawar's techniques are amazing. Managing Director at Usha Martin-Rajeev Jhawar The ROCE statistic measures the pre-tax income a business generates (in percentage terms) on the capital used to support its o

Afghanistan's 'gender apartheid' should be international crime: UN expert

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 "It is imperative that we do not look away," Richard Bennett told the UN Human Rights Council. In this January 2022 image, Afghan women march to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a demonstration near the former Women's Affairs Ministry building in Kabul. The UN's top expert on rights in Afghanistan urged countries Monday to consider making "gender apartheid" an international crime, helping hold the Taliban accountable for its grave and systematic abuses against Afghan women. Since ousting a foreign-backed government in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have imposed an austere sharia law, barring girls from secondary school, pushing women out of many government jobs, preventing them from travelling without a male relative and ordering them to cover up outside the home. "It is imperative that we do not look away," Richard Bennett told the UN Human Rights Council. Presenting his latest report, the UN special rapporteur on the sit

Punjab government offered to supply rice to K’taka for its Anna Bhagya scheme

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AAP Karnataka convener Prithvi Reddy took a dig at the BJP government at the Centre for allegedly declining to provide extra rice to Karnataka. AAP leader and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. BENGALURU: The AAP-ruled Punjab has come forward to supply rice required for Karnataka's free rice scheme, Anna Bhagya, the party's state unit has said. The AAP's Karnataka unit said the Punjab government, led by Bhagwant Mann was willing to help Karnataka by providing the rice required to implement the scheme, which offers 10 kg of food grain to each member of a family living below the poverty line. In a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, AAP Karnataka convener Prithvi Reddy said, “The AAP government of Punjab is ready to provide the rice required for the implementation of Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka.” He stated that he had a detailed discussion on the issue with Punjab Chief Minister Mann. ”Mann reacted positively and has in-principle agreed to supply rice in

Arrested Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji to undergo bypass surgery on June 21

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Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has said arrested state minister Senthil Balaji will undergo a bypass surgery on June 21. Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji will undergo surgery for heart-related ailment at a private hospital here on June 21, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Thursday. Balaji, arrested by the ED in a cash-for-jobs scam last week, was initially admitted to a government hospital and later shifted to a private facility following a court order. "Since the surgery has to be mandatorily performed on Senthil Balaji it will be done tomorrow," Subramanian told reporters here. He said the minister was not aware of the "critical blocks" before they were diagnosed last week by the government doctors. On June 14, Balaji underwent Coronary Angiogram and has been advised bypass surgery at the "earliest", Kauvery hospital, which is treating him said.

Manipur violence: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea seeking Army protection for Kuki tribals

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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said security agencies are on the ground and opposed the plea for urgent hearing. The top court posted the matter for hearing on July 3. File photo of people belonging to the Kuki tribe protest against the killing of tribals in violence-hit Manipur, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking Army protection for minority Kuki tribals amid ethnic violence in Manipur. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and M M Sundresh said it is purely a law and order issue. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves mentioned the matter on behalf of the NGO Manipur Tribal Forum. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said security agencies are on the ground and opposed the plea for urgent hearing. The top court posted the matter for hearing on July 3. The Manipur Tribal Forum has alleged that the central government and the chief minister of Manipur have jointly embarked on a communal agenda aimed at "ethnic cleansing" of Kuki

Yoga diplomacy: India's Modi will bend leaders into shape on International Yoga Day

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Modi has harnessed yoga as a cultural soft power to stretch his nation's diplomatic reach and flex his country's rising place in the world. FILE - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga to mark International Day of Yoga in Dehradun, India, Thursday, June 21, 2018. NEW DELHI: India's prime minister has a reputation for casting himself as an ascetic. So when Narendra Modi leads foreign dignitaries and bureaucrats in a session for International Yoga Day on Wednesday at the United Nations' Secretariat in New York, millions of Indians will take note. Yoga, an ancient discipline first practiced by Hindu sages, is now one of India's most successful cultural exports after Bollywood. And it's become a piece of India's diplomacy. Surinder Goel, a 61-year-old yoga instructor in the capital, New Delhi, practices daily. He says the activity is "India's contribution to the world." "Our prime minister has done a great job in spreading yoga

'Won't surrender even if they put me in jail', says ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan

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Khan is facing over 140 cases. The cases mostly relate to terrorism, inciting the public to violence, arson attacks, blasphemy, attempted murder, corruption and fraud. Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves after appearing in a court, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. LAHORE: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has said he will continue fighting for the rule of law in the country, asserting that he will neither strike a deal nor surrender even if the government puts him in jail. Addressing the nation via YouTube on Sunday evening, Khan said his fight is for the better future of his country and its people. "I will neither make a deal nor surrender even if they put me in jail. I will continue fighting for the rule of law and a better future for the people of my country," Khan said. The 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) party chief travelled to Islamabad from Lahore on Monday to seek an extension to his pre-arrest bail in 19 ca

UN complains Russia won’t let aid workers into area of Ukraine dam collapse, Moscow says it’s unsafe

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The United Nations rebuked Moscow on Sunday for allegedly denying aid workers access to Russia-occupied areas where residents are stranded amid “devastating destruction.” Flooded streets in Kherson, Ukraine after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed. KYIV, Ukraine: The Kremlin’s spokesman said Monday that UN aid workers who want to visit areas ravaged by the recent Kakhovka dam collapse in southern Ukraine can’t go there because fighting in the war makes it unsafe. The United Nations rebuked Moscow on Sunday for allegedly denying aid workers access to Russia-occupied areas where residents are stranded amid “devastating destruction.” The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, said in a statement that her staff were engaging with both Kyiv and Moscow, which control different parts of the area, in a bid to reach civilians in need. They face a shortage of drinking water and food and a lack of power. Brown urged Russian authorities “to act in accordance with their obli

11 labourers tied with chains rescued in Maharashtra; narrate inhuman treatment during work

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After being freed, the labourers narrated their ordeal saying they were made to work 12 hours, not paid any money for the work and forced to answer nature's call in the well itself where they worked. Image of labourers used for representational purposes.  AURANGABAD: Eleven labourers engaged in well digging work and kept chained by contractors to prevent them from escaping have been rescued by police in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, an official said on Tuesday. After being freed on Saturday, the labourers narrated their ordeal saying they were made to work 12 hours daily, not paid any money for the work, provided food just once a day and forced to answer nature's call in the well itself where they worked, he said. The police have so far arrested four persons, including two contractors, in this connection, the official said. The labourers were deployed by contractors two three months back for well digging work in Khamaswadi and Wakharwadi villages under Dhoki police s

Gujarat Couple With Illegal US Entry Plan Held Hostage By Pak Agent: Cops

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An FIR in this regard is being lodged at Krushnanagar Police Station of Naroda area and the Ahmedabad city crime branch has started investigation, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Chaitanya Mandlik.          As per the agent's plan, the couple was supposed to land at Tehran in Iran. (Representational) Ahmedabad: A young couple from Naroda in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city who planned to enter the United States of America illegally has been held hostage in Iran by a Pakistani agent who has sought money for their release, a police official said here on Monday. An FIR in this regard is being lodged at Krushnanagar Police Station of Naroda area and the Ahmedabad city crime branch has started investigation, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Chaitanya Mandlik. Since the incident has taken place outside the country, crime branch will approach the Indian Embassy in Iran with all details to secure the release of the couple identified as Pankaj Patel and his wife Nisha Pa

Rescue Teams Rush To Find Missing Vessel That Took Tourists To See Titanic Wreck

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One of those on board, according to his aviation company, is British businessman Hamish Harding, who had posted on social media about joining the expedition beforehand.  The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage from England to New York Boston, United States: US and Canadian coast guard teams were racing Monday to locate a submersible vessel with five people aboard, including a billionaire tourist, that went missing on a dive to the Titanic's wreckage in the North Atlantic. The 21-foot (6.5-meter) craft, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent early Sunday and lost contact with the surface less than two hours later, according to authorities. One of those on board, according to his aviation company, is British businessman Hamish Harding, who had posted on social media about joining the expedition beforehand. The US Coast Guard said it launched a sweeping search approximately 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while t