Anoushka Sawhney, Samreen Wani, Ashli Varghese

Stories by Anoushka Sawhney, Samreen Wani, Ashli Varghese

Sports Sexual Harassment Complaints May Be Higher

Sports Sexual Harassment Complaints May Be Higher

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2023

A parliamentary committee report on empowerment of women from February 2019 noted that the number of cases 'could be higher as many times cases against coaches also might have gone unreported/not complained against.'

Why the dream run for PSBs may not continue

Why the dream run for PSBs may not continue

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2022

The second quarter results of banks show that net profits for the industry increased 57 per cent annually. The private sector banks recorded a 64 per cent rise in profits, whereas the net profits of public sector banks jumped 50 per cent in this period. A significant portion of this increase can be attributed to the rise in credit costs and a decline in non-performing assets (NPAs).

Toy story: India is fast closing the gap with China

Toy story: India is fast closing the gap with China

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2022

Although India's share in the world toy trade has marginally improved, it still lags behind China's. Toys are not China's main item of export, but about two-thirds of the toys sold globally are from China. The world exported toys worth $73.2 billion in 2021: China accounted for 66.2 per cent, or $48.5 billion of that, out of which mainland China made up $46.1 billion and Hong Kong $2.4 billion.

India will touch peak population of 1.69 bn in 2063

India will touch peak population of 1.69 bn in 2063

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2022

Indian cities need $840 bn investment over 15 yrs, says World Bank report.

Companies see slowdown in growth of temporary, contract and casual jobs

Companies see slowdown in growth of temporary, contract and casual jobs

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2022

Some of India's largest companies have seen a slowdown in the growth of temporary, contract and casual jobs, as compared to the increase in their total workforce. The absolute number of such jobs is up 30 per cent between financial year 2017-18 and 2021-22 (FY18-22), shows an analysis of data collated from the annual reports of S&P BSE 100 companies. Forty-eight firms were considered for the final analysis based on the availability of uniform data across the last five years. In comparison, the total workforce numbers are up 36 per cent in the same period.

India saw 129,000 Alzheimer's and dementia deaths in 2019

India saw 129,000 Alzheimer's and dementia deaths in 2019

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2022

Between 1990 and 2019, Alzheimer's-related deaths increased almost five times, data available on the Global Burden of Disease has found.

Type 1 Diabetes On Rise In India

Type 1 Diabetes On Rise In India

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2022

India on average lost 44.85 years of a lifetime due to Type 1 diabetes in 2021.

Cybercrime against women up 28% since 2019, Karnataka's share highest

Cybercrime against women up 28% since 2019, Karnataka's share highest

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2022

The number of cybercrime incidents in 2021 has gone up by 18.4 per cent since 2019, but the number of such cases against women has risen at a significantly steeper 28 per cent, data released by the National Crime Records Bureau showed. Of the 52,974 incidents reported in 2021, 10,730 - 20.2 per cent - were reported as cases of crime against women, the data revealed. Cybercrimes against women primarily include instances of cyber blackmail, threatening, cyber pornography, posting/ publishing of obscene sexual materials, cyber stalking, bullying, defamation, morphing, and creation of fake profiles.

After a decline in Covid-hit 2020, economic offences increase 19% in 2021

After a decline in Covid-hit 2020, economic offences increase 19% in 2021

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2022

After a dip in 2020, the number of economic offences rose 19.4 per cent to 174,013 cases in 2021, according to the Crime in India report by the National Crime Records Bureau. The data shows that there was a marginal dip in the pendency of cases in 2021 at 96.6 per cent compared with 96.8 per cent in 2020, but this was still three percentage points higher than 93.6 per cent recorded in 2019. Economic offences include all offences of criminal breach of trust, counterfeiting, forgery, cheating, and fraud.

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