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Protests over the alleged demolition that took place during the ongoing renovation work at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi. Express

'Ahilyabai Holkar statue razed' during Manikarnika ghat makeover, triggers protests in Varanasi

January 14, 2026 8:07 pm

The alleged demolition was part of ongoing renovation work at Manikarnika Ghat. A probe has been ordered, said the district administration

The Delhi High Court directed the defendants to pay Rs 10 lakh to the company manufacturing Nutella.

Can donate Nutella filled jars to NGOs feeding poor: Delhi High Court in trademark violation case

December 12, 2025 3:50 pm

Delhi High Court Nutella Counterfeit Case: Ferrero SpA, owners of Nutella, moved the Delhi High Court for restraining the misuse of its trademark labels, jars and products.

USAID has been dismantled. CSR funds should be used in research and innovation

May 30, 2025 7:06 pm

Most CSR and UHNI (Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals) grants continue to be single-year grants that are heavily restrictive and linked to very measurable outcomes. Not many fund research, innovation and risk-taking

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CSR spend: Listed firms record 16% rise to Rs 17,967 crore in previous fiscal

April 28, 2025 9:58 am

HDFC Bank topped the list with a CSR spend of Rs 945.31 crore, followed by Reliance Industries Rs 900 crore, TCS at Rs 827 crore and ONGC Rs 634.57 crore.

india inc's equity challenge, express opinion, indian express

For equitable growth, India Inc needs to step up

January 29, 2025 11:52 am

Unless, all of India develops equally and quickly, we remain exposed to the risk of under-utilising our demographic dividend and the unique economic opportunity of China plus strategy

The psychology of “giving back” to one’s alma mater can be dissected further.

Alumni giving and CSR funds for the privileged? The flawed logic of philanthropy in India

January 03, 2025 4:03 pm

Alumni and corporates view their contributions to the well-funded, elite institutions as an investment in prestige—a way to perhaps immortalise their names in the annals of highly reputed institutions

The spread of sex selection in India: Not just the foreign hand

October 17, 2024 10:14 am

The modernising family buffeted by rapid social and economic change, wanting a small family (backed by the Indian state’s two child norm), hoping for at least one son for their economic future and at most one daughter to be successfully settled ‘elsewhere’ are responsible for the shift