New Delhi: The Juvenile Justice Bill was listed for discussion and passing in the Rajya Sabha on Monday after demands from members, amid protests over the release of the December 16 gang-rape juvenile convict. As the issue was raised by Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Monday morning, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu got the bill added in a supplementary list of business soon after.The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, Read more [...]

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Nearly 1,200 companies listed on the BSE together spent one billion dollars or Rs.6,400 crore towards corporate social responsibility activities in 2014-15, with majority of funds utilised for education, skills, health and sanitation sector, according to a report.Under the new Companies Act, a certain class of profitable companies must spend every year at least 2 per cent of their average net profit over the preceding three years on CSR. The norms, which are applicable on a 1,294 BSE-listed companies, Read more [...]

NEW DELHI: Over 1,000 BSE-listed companies together shelled out Rs 6,400 crore towards CSR activities last fiscal, with funds going to education, health and other areas, says a report. The findings are based on an analysis of disclosures made by 1,181 BSE-listed companies, done by CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development. These firms were required to comply with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) norms under the Companies Act, 2013. Under the Act, certain class of profitable Read more [...]

By Chris Priestman . December 19, 2015 . 5:30pm After several years of development it seems that the Harvest Moon-like RPG Stardew Valley will be finished and ready to release soon. Why is that? It now has a Steam page that lists it as “Coming Soon.”   Stardew Valley is the work of one-man developer ConcernedApe but is being assisted and published by Starbound creator Chucklefish. It’s an open-ended country life RPG that supports up to four players in co-op. On your farm, you’re able Read more [...]

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady is officially listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report due to an illness. In a somewhat surprising move, the New England Patriots listed quarterback Tom Brady as questionable on Friday’s injury report due to an injury. However, Pats fans shouldn’t worry too much as Ian Rapoport is reporting the illness shouldn’t be too big of an issue that would prevent him from playing. The #Patriots officially list QB Tom Brady (illness) as questionable. From Read more [...]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was listed on the team's injury report Friday with an illness that made him questionable Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.Brady did not practice with the team, according to the injury report.Since he took over when Drew Bledsoe was injured in Week 2 of the 2001 season, Brady has played in every game of every season except for 2008, when he was injured in the first quarter of the opener and missed Read more [...]

North East digital agency Visualsoft has been featured in a table ranking the world’s fastest growing tech companies. The Stockton-based firm, which also has offices in Newcastle, is listed in the Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2015 compiled by business advisory group Deloitte to recognise the leading technology companies in the world. Visualsoft, which offers a range of eCommerce solutions including website design, development, online marketing services and training, was ranked at number 471 in the Read more [...]

TWO of Cheshire's most iconic viaducts will be renovated as part of a £17million investment that will lead to closures of the line between Wilmslow and Crewe. During an 11-day (February 13 to 24) closure of the Crewe to Manchester and Sandbach to Northwich railway lines, - Network Rail will carry out vital refurbishment works to four bridges and two viaducts - Peover and Twemlow - as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan. Completing these works at the same time has helped Read more [...]

18 December 2015 | By Guy Montague-Jones Glanmore Property Fund could become an AIM-listed REIT under a last-ditch plan to breathe new life into the beleaguered vehicle. To continue reading register for free today Register today to get access to Propertyweek.com, the UK's number one source for commercial property news. As a registered user you are entitled to access four articles per month and you can also sign up for our newsletters. Get all of the latest Read more [...]