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India Gazette
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Operation Sindoor has created panic among people involved in terrorist activities: Gujarat Home Minister
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], May 14 (ANI): Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi on Wednesday lauded Operation Sindoor as a significant success for the Indian Army in dismantling terrorist leaders and training centres in Pakistan. He added that the operation has created panic among those involved in terrorism in India and other countries. Speaking to mediapersons, Sanghvi said, 'Through Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army achieved a great success in destroying the terrorist masters and their training centres sitting in Pakistan. India has given a new direction to the world. Due to this, panic has been created among the people involved in terrorist activities in the country and the world.' Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces in the early hours of May 7, targeting nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), in which more than 100 dreaded terrorists were killed. This operation was a retaliatory response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 civilians, including one Nepali national, were killed. On May 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Operation Sindoor has carved out a benchmark in India's fight against terrorism and has 'set up a new parameter and new normal'. Addressing the nation, PM Modi also referred to India conducting a surgical strike in 2016 at terror launch pads along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and to the air strikes at a terror camp in Pakistan in 2019 and said that after the two operations, Operation Sindoor is India's policy against terrorism. 'After the surgical strike and air strike, now Operation Sindoor is India's policy against terrorism. Operation Sindoor has carved out a new benchmark in our fight against terrorism and has set up a new parameter and new normal,' he said. (ANI)
Indian Express
09-05-2025
- Indian Express
Conduct ossification test to determine if accused was minor: Court to J J Hospital
A sessions court on Friday directed the Dean of Sir J J Hospital to constitute a committee or board to conduct an ossification test of the accused booked for allegedly murdering a vice- president of HDFC Bank in 2018. The accused, earlier this year, claimed that he was a 17-year-old at the time of the offence and hence must be tried as a juvenile. 'It is hereby directed that, the Dean of Sir J. J. Hospital shall constitute a Committee/Board or any other alternative arrangement available at their establishment for conducting the Ossification Test of the applicant/accused within two weeks from the date of receipt of this order at their establishment,' additional sessions judge A A Joglekar. The court said that its decision on whether the accused was a minor in 2018 will be kept in abeyance till the test report is filed. On September 5, 2018, 39-year-old Siddharth Sanghvi, a vice-president with HDFC Bank, was killed in the parking lot of his workplace building at Kamala Mills. The accused was arrested after Sanghvi's body was found five days later, and the police had claimed that the murder was committed with the intent to rob Sanghvi. Earlier this year, the accused claimed he was a minor at that time. After two school leaving certificates emerged— one submitted by the prosecution showing he was an adult in 2018, and one by the accused showing he was a minor then — the court has now ordered an ossification test. Ossification is the natural process of bone formation. Based on the development of bones, medical experts can determine the approximate age of the person. As per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, proof of age is to be determined through birth certificate or school leaving certificate and only if these certificates are not available, the court can order an ossification test. In this case, the court had summoned an education officer in Uttar Pradesh and a principal of a school where the accused had received a school leaving certificate from. The authorities said that the school leaving certificate given by the prosecution was not in their records and that the transfer certificate taken from another school too appeared bogus. Hence, the court ordered an ossification test.
Indian Express
08-05-2025
- Indian Express
HDFC VP murder: Accused claims he was minor, court to determine
OVER SIX years after a man was arrested for the murder of a vice-president of a multinational bank, the accused has now claimed before the sessions court that he was a minor at the time of the crime in 2018. Over the past few months, the court has been conducting an inquiry into the documents and other evidence available to ascertain whether the man was below 18 years of age when the crime took place, and is likely to pass an order on Friday. On September 5, 2018, Siddharth Sanghvi, a 39-year-old vice-president with HDFC Bank, was reported missing after he did not return home from his workplace at Kamala Mills in Worli. His family approached the police and a search was conducted. Five days later, his body was found in a hilly area in Thane district. The police had arrested a driver for the murder, claiming that Sanghvi was killed with a motive of robbery. The trial against the accused began in 2022. Mid-trial in January this year, the accused filed an application claiming that on the day of the offence, his age was 17 years, 1 month and 16 days. As proof, the accused submitted a school leaving certificate from a school in Uttar Pradesh. The prosecution, however, opposed his plea stating that at the time of the probe, various documents were seized from the accused, including a driving license, Aadhar card, which showed that he was an adult, aged 20 in 2018. The prosecution also brought on record another school leaving certificate, which was used to procure the driving license, as it showed the accused as an adult. Due to the discrepancy in the two school leaving certificates, additional sessions judge A A Joglekar issued summons to the school authorities, to ascertain which of the two is original. Last month, the court examined as court witnesses, a school official and an education officer, both of whom were summoned from Uttar Pradesh. According to their testimonies, the school leaving certificate cited by the prosecution was not found on the school records. The accused, however, had moved from one school to another. The education officer deposed that the transfer certificate too was not found in his records. Additional public prosecutor Abhijeet Gondwal, submitted that this showed that the school leaving certificate produced by the accused, therefore, cannot be relied on. Lawyer Wahab Khan, who recently began representing the accused, and filed the application over his age, submitted that the school register had a thumb impression of the accused's father and an entry about his admission, hence it can be concluded that the information about his birth date was genuine, and the accused was therefore a minor. The court has to now decide on whether it can rely on the school register and the school leaving certificate produced by the accused, showing him as a minor, or the one by the prosecution, showing him as an adult. The J J Act states that the date on a birth certificate from the school or concerned examination board, or from the civic authorities, is to be considered as evidence. If that is not available, as in this case so far, or is not conclusive, a person's age can be determined by an ossification test. If the accused is found to be a minor, the case will be transferred before a Juvenile Justice Board. It can determine on various grounds if the accused can be tried as an adult in cases of heinous offences. While a person ordered to be tried as an adult, may face jail too, he cannot be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of release.
Technical.ly
05-02-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
Abridge hires first chief financial officer following last year's groundbreaking $250M raise
Power Moves is a recurring series where we chart the comings and goings of talent across the region. Got a new hire, gig or promotion? Email us at pittsburgh@ Forging partnerships and pivoting through change can help companies drive growth, even amid market challenges. Sometimes, though, a flashy new hire will do, too. In this month's Power Moves, startups like Aurora put those strategies into action by finding ways to overcome government hurdles, while others, like Coeptis, are trying out new niches hoping for innovative results. Meanwhile, healthtech Abridge has taken a straightforward approach to building out its c-suite, most recently with the new hiring of a top financial leader. Read on below the chart for more on these developments, and other power moves. Abridge hires experienced tech executive Sagar Sanghvi as CFO Downtown-based health tech startup Abridge announced last week it had appointed Sagar Sanghvi as its first chief financial officer. Sanghvi brings nearly 15 years of experience as an operator and investor to the role, including six years at the grocery delivery company Instacart where he eventually rose to CFO and is credited with scaling the team from 300 to 1,500 employees, raising over $2 billion in financing. The hire comes just a few months after Abridge, which offers an AI-powered platform for clinical conversations, raised $250 million in later-stage VC funding, making it the largest deal in the Pittsburgh region during the final quarter of 2024. The deal raised the company's valuation from $2.2 to $2.5 billion. 'Abridge needs agility and creativity to continue serving the needs of clinicians and patients across a diverse array of care settings, specialties, and languages,' Shiv Rao, CEO and founder of Abridge, said in a recent news release. 'Sagar is a rare variant of a strategic CFO who has extensive experience working in highly dynamic markets like healthcare AI.' Aurora partners to help it stay on track for driverless truck launch Autonomous vehicle company Aurora, headquartered in the Strip District, announced a partnership with chip manufacturer Nvidia and multinational automotive parts manufacturing company Continental to build self-driving trucks at scale. Continental will be responsible for making the hardware for Aurora's self-driving trucks, powered by Nvidia's Blackwell chip. The strategic alliance was announced amidst a series of regulatory challenges for Aurora. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) denied the company's request for an industry-wide hazards exemption on Dec. 31. Since autonomous vehicles cannot deploy flares or safety cones when pulled over, DOT ruled Aurora's proposal of alternative warning beacons mounted to the vehicle did not meet the equivalent level of safety required for an exemption. In response, Aurora filed a petition on Jan. 10 against DOT, claiming the federal government lacks data to support its preference for human-placed warning devices over Aurora's proposed system. In a blog post, Aurora President Ossa Fisher said the DOT ruling would not prevent the company from complying with the existing regulations when it plans to launch its fully driverless trucks in April 2025. Fisher did not explain how Aurora plans to comply with the regulations. Coeptis rebrands, recovers stock and expands into data security Wexford-based biopharmaceutical company Coeptis, formally known as Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings Inc., has undergone a dramatic rebrand since late last year. In early December, the company announced the launch of a new division called Coeptis Technologies, though it wasn't immediately clear who would lead the branch. As part of the initiative, Ceoptis signed a binding letter of intent to acquire an unnamed risk mitigation software company with 10,000 customers in over 100 countries. The company also acquired the NexGenAI Affiliates Network platform, an AI-powered marketing software, shortly after. By early January, Coeptis announced the acquisition of NexGenAI had secured the company five new clients with a total contract value of $1.7 million. Since then, the company's stock has more than doubled after a compliance rift with Nasdaq. The company's primary focus is pioneering cell therapy platforms for cancer, autoimmune and infectious diseases, but the move indicated the company's intent to enter the burgeoning data security market. Gather AI announces sales, finance hires and a tech partnership Autonomous inventory startup Gather AI announced two key hires and a strategic partnership on Jan. 15. Chris Visnic joined Gather AI as head of sales, bringing experience in industrial automation, engineering software and scaling early-stage tech companies. Li Wu was appointed head of finance, with expertise in scaling high-growth technology businesses, particularly in AI and SaaS markets. The partnership with New Jersey-based Made4net, a supply chain tech company, will integrate Gather AI's deep learning and autonomous drones that scan and track inventory with Made4net's cloud-based warehouse and supply chain management software. The companies already share multiple clients, helping them each expand their products to a wider customer base. More power moves: TeleTracking Technologies in downtown Pittsburgh has partnered with UK-based AI company Faculty for a five-year collaboration to integrate AI-powered automation into TeleTracking's Operations IQ platform. TeleTracking currently collaborates with over 200 healthcare systems and more than 900 hospitals around the world. Canonsburg-based simulation company Ansys Inc. has partnered with Sony Semiconductor Solutions, a Sony corporate group specializing in imaging and sensing, to enhance camera simulation technology for autonomous vehicles. In response to hybrid work and a focus on office space efficiency, Google confirmed it will not renew the lease for two floors at its Bakery Square office in East Liberty but will reopen another floor previously closed for renovation. Wexford-based insurance broker FifthWall Solutions appointed Matthew Hightower as chief marketing officer, a newly created executive position to promote the firm's cyber offerings. Logistics and global supply chain firm Armada Sunset Holdings appointed Chris O'Brien to the newly created role of president as part of the company's growth strategy. In Canonsburg, cybersecurity provider Magna5 promoted Matt Kimpel from vice president of information security to chief information security officer to lead the company's cybersecurity initiatives and facilitate regulatory compliance for clients across industries. Information technology company Mastech Digital named Nirav Patel as its next president, CEO and member of its board of directors. Patel aims to transform the company, which is headquartered in Moon Township, into a 'full-scale, data and AI-led technology services leader.' East Liberty-based consumer analytics company CivicScience named Gary Warech as its new chief commercial officer. Warech will focus on growing the company's market presence by using its consumer data to improve large-language models. Logix Guru has promoted Ravi Ajmani to president after over a decade with the company, where he expanded operations internationally and drove 110% revenue growth while doubling the team size. He aims to double the Murrysville-based company's size again within the next three years.
