India

End to discrimination among labourers

28 Jul 2023 09:03 AM IST

Rajya Sabha MP M. Mohamed Abdulla asked Minister of Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli on Thursday regarding the initiatives taken by government to eliminate discrimination in labour markets to abolish social inequality. In a written reply the minister said that the government has enacted “The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976”, which

NIA arrests prominent gang associate in Moosewala murder case

28 Jul 2023 08:58 AM IST

In a significant stride forward in the terror-gangster-smuggler nexus probe, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday announced the capture of Vikramjeet Singh, alias Vikram Brar, a known confidant of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Brar’s arrest followed his deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, a complex operation

Entity supplying rotten chana under PM POSHAN scheme can’t be allowed to continue: Delhi HC

28 Jul 2023 08:54 AM IST

The Delhi High Court has said an entity that provided rotten chana (chickpeas) to school children as part of dry ration kits under the PM-POSHAN Scheme during the Covid pandemic cannot be permitted to continue to supply food items as it brings a bad name to a noble cause initiated

Cong bats for special Manipur Assembly session as Kuki-Zos seek separate administration

28 Jul 2023 08:47 AM IST

The Opposition Congress in Manipur has requested Governor Anusuiya Uikey to convene an emergency session of the assembly to discuss the “ongoing unprecedented turmoil” in the state. The assembly is the most appropriate forum to discuss the situation and get suggestions on how to restore peace in the state rocked

Home Minister Shah to launch ‘En Mann, En Makkal’ Padayatra ahead of LS polls

28 Jul 2023 08:46 AM IST

The Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to launch a six-month-long padayatra ‘En Mann, En Makkal’ (My Land, My People) this evening as it seeks a decisive mandate ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election to install party leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the PM for

PMLA accused can’t be sent to ED custody Balaji’s counsel tells SC

28 Jul 2023 08:45 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday was told that an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) upon being produced before a magistrate can’t be mandatorily remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) upto 15 days and can only be sent to judicial custody. Senior advocate Kapil

HC probe team recommends suspension, FIRS against Bengal bureaucrats for malpractice

28 Jul 2023 08:43 AM IST

An inquiry committee headed by a retired High Court Judge has recommended the suspension and filing of an FIR against three bureaucrats for tampering with ballot papers during the recently held Panchayat elections in West Bengal. This is the first time that bureaucrats have been named for allegedly aiding election

Ajit a popular leader, will get opportunity to become CM: Praful Patel

28 Jul 2023 08:42 AM IST

The Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) Rajya Sabha member Praful Patel on Thursday said Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is a popular and heavyweight leader and he will get an opportunity to become the Chief Minister. Asked about such speculation, Praful Patel, who supports Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

Red alert stays on as rains batter Mumbai

28 Jul 2023 08:40 AM IST

Thursday was yet another day of heavy rains with triple digit rainfall causing many low-lying areas in Mumbai and other parts of MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region) to go down under water. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the city from an orange to a red alert as rains continue to

Spike in Conjunctivitis new trouble for Mumbaikars

28 Jul 2023 08:39 AM IST

As incessant rains continue to batter Mumbai, Mumbaikars are faced with the dual challenge of a red alert and reddened eyes. The city is seeing a spike in conjunctivitis and rising eye infections amongst children and adults have added to its woes as people deal with intense torrential rains and

Centre won’t allow farmers to suffer any longer: PM Modi

28 Jul 2023 08:19 AM IST

The Centre has taken decisions in the interest of farmers for nine years and created arrangements from seed to market for them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday and dedicated 1.25 lakh PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendras to the nation. Addressing a rally in this Rajasthan town, he described the

Shia community takes out Muharram procession in Srinagar after 3 decades

28 Jul 2023 08:15 AM IST

After more than three decades since the outbreak of militancy, the Shia community on Thursday took out a Muharram procession on a traditional route in Srinagar passing through the Lal Chowk area, with hundreds of people participating in it amid tight security. The administration had on Wednesday permitted a two-hour