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To release on Feb 2, Kamthan a stress busting film on 'thief' who burgles a cop's home

  The makers of Gujarati film “Hellaro” are back with a bang. Four years on, they are all set to release their second feature film, “Kamthan”, on February 2, 2024. “Kamthan” is based on popular Gujarati writer Ashwini Bhatt’s last of dozen-odd Gujarati novels, also called “Kamthan”. It revolves around the mess created by a thief,  belonging to  a denotified tribe -- a community traditionally identified in the so-called civilised world as consisting of criminals.

India's fast-track courts failing to deliver justice to child sexual abuse victims: Study

India has 2,43,237 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) cases pending in its Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) till January 31, 2023, despite Central Government’s robust policy and financial commitment. Moreover, even if no new case is added to this long list, the country will need at least nine years to clear this backlog, says a new study.

'New jobs distress-driven': Economists criticise CMIE claim of upward trend in employment

At a time when the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE's) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, senior economists have sought to expose the claim by stating that a fall in unemployment is not equal to a rise in employment. 

20% of Indian businesses have no emission plan in place despite climate emergency: Report

New research underlines urgent need for strategies and transition plans to combat climate change, remain successful and meet stakeholder expectations. As world leaders gather for COP 28, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Accountants), IFAC (the International Federation of Accountants) and professional services firm PwC released a  new report : "The role of the CFO and finance function in the climate transition: driving value and sustainability", based on a survey of 1,000 senior finance professionals around the world. The research reveals that 20% of organisations in India don’t have an emissions plan in place and 25% of those don’t intend to develop one. The research found that, globally almost half of respondents (46%) have yet to produce a plan for reducing their carbon emissions. Alarmingly, 70% of those respondents without an emissions plan say they currently have no intention of developing one. This is a significant problem given that successful transition planning to ...