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Fundamental Rights of Gig Workers Not Violated: Govt
The Union government told the Supreme Court that gig workers and app-based service providers have not had their fundamental rights violated, citing the e-Shram portal that enables unorganised sector workers to access various welfare schemes under statutory provisions.
Coast Guard Rescues Nine After Boat Sinks in Arabian Sea
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday rescued nine crew members of an Indian vessel, Taj Dhare Haram, that sank in the northern Arabian Sea, with Pakistan maritime agencies also assisting the mission.
Cid Takes Over 2 New Cases Linked To Murder Of Beed Sarpanch
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Maharashtra has taken over the investigation into two cases linked to the murder of the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, Santosh Deshmukh, officials said.
'Ishwar allah' bhajan at Vajpayee event stirs row
An event in Patna to commemorate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth centenary on Wednesday was marred by protests when a folk singer sang the lines \"Ishwar Allah tero naam (Ishwar and Allah are your names)\" during her rendition of the iconic bhajan \"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram\".
TMC Worker Found Dead in Nandigram, Slugfest Erupts
A 52-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was found dead in Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Thursday, police said, making it the second such incident in the district in a month.
VHP Plans Nationwide Drive to 'Free Temples'
The Campaign Will Begin on January 5 From Vijayawada, VHP's Organising Gen Secy Milind Parande Said
Waqf JPC Holds Fresh Meetings With 3 States
The joint parliamentary committee examining the Waqf Amendment Bill expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the responses given by Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh about the status of Waqf properties in their states.
Cong map gaffe stirs massive political row
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused the Congress of disrespecting \"India's sovereignty\" as it hit out at the opposition party for allegedly misrepresenting the Indian map on posters displayed at the Congress convention in Belagavi.
CWC announces drive to fight BJP over ideology, Ambedkar
THE DECISIONS WERE TAKEN AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF CWC TO MARK 100 YEARS OF THE BELGAUM SESSION OF THE CONGRESS
Astute economic thinker who leaves behind a lasting legacy
What is the economic legacy of Manmohan Singh in India? Both the Left and the Right would like to remember him as the man who brought economic reforms and privatisation to what was a State-dominated Licence-Quota Raj economy.
How 1991 economic reforms changed India
Singh took over as the finance minister when the economy was close to sovereign default, and completely altered its course
Astute economic thinker who leaves behind a lasting legacy
What is the economic legacy of Manmohan Singh in India? Both the Left and the Right would like to remember him as the man who brought economic reforms and privatisation to what was a State-dominated Licence-Quota Raj economy.
PM Pays Tributes to Sahibzades at Veer Baal Diwas
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 17 children, including two teenagers from Maharashtra.
China Clears $137 Billion Dam Over Brahmaputra River
The Dam Will Give Beijing Control Over Water Flow to Large Indian Territories, Which Could Pose a Major Security Threat
Defence Minister To Chair Armed Forces Flag Day
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will chair the sixth edition of the Armed Forces Flag Day (AFFD) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conclave in New Delhi on Friday, officials said.
Situation at LAC is 'stable but sensitive': Defence Ministry
THE LATEST ASSESSMENT CAME IN A YEAR-END REVIEW OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR DURING THE YEAR
Go Local: New Rail Corridors Planned
Every day, between 6.5-7 million commuters travel by local trains on the Western and Central lines — the fortunate squeezed into overcrowded coaches, the not-so-fortunate hanging on to their lives on the edge of footboards, in peak hours.
Concretisation: Hitting Roadblocks
If you thought the relentless excavating of the city's streets and the plumes of dust thus exhumed would cease, forget it! Only 30% of phase 1 of the plan to concretise Mumbai's roads was completed by June, 2024 – there is a long way to go.
E-ferry: Gateway to Uran in 30 min
Improved connectivity JNPA will lease 2 e-ferries for ₹37.89 crore which will be operated for 10 years.
Rape-murder accused lured 12-year-old home as wife was away
Vishal Gawli, the 35-year-old Kalyan East resident arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping and killing a 12-year-old girl on Monday, has confessed to having lured the girl to his house as his wife was away at her parents' place in Buldhana, the police told the judicial magistrate's court in Kalyan on Thursday.
Court Clerk Arrested For Issuing Forged Certs Since 2019
A clerk attached with the Panvel district court has been accused of forging signatures of court magistrates to get false heirship certificates and fake court fee challans issued, to applicants of heirship certificates.
5 Held at Airport With 26 kg Marijuana
The Customs department on Thursday arrested five passengers who had arrived from Bangkok and seized 26 kilograms of hydroponic weed (marijuana) worth ₹26 crore from them.
Accused cites lack of direct evidence in plea
In his bail plea filed before the sessions court, one of the accused in the Santacruz businessman murder case, Hitesh Jain, has claimed that there is no direct evidence to show that he delivered the arsenic and thallium that led to the death of textile businessman Kamlakant Shah.
RLWYS To Run 12 Special Trains For New Year's Eve Revellers
The railways will run 12 special suburban local services after midnight on January 1, to ensure smooth travel for passengers celebrating New Year's eve.
City first, suburbs second in 'good governance' report
The city has been ranked first in the Maharashtra District Good Governance Index 2024 report unveiled by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.
Cyber Police Arrest U.P. Man Part Of Online Loan Scam
The Mumbai cyber police have arrested a 24-year-old man from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly being part of a gang that extorted money from people via an online loan app.
Oppn trying to end my career, says Munde
With the opposition mounting pressure for the dismissal of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde in connection with the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, Munde took charge of his ministry on Thursday.
EVM tampering claims without proof not appropriate, says Sule
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) appears to have broken ranks with the Opposition on the issue of the alleged manipulation of electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the recently concluded assembly elections.
MbPA's quote for tunnel land exceeds project cost
Port authority quotes ₹8,500 cr for 99-year lease of its land, higher than project cost of ₹7,765 cr
11 Police Officers Suspended After Lapses at Kalyan Court
Eleven personnel from the Thane city police have been suspended for their alleged carelessness in connection with two separate security lapse incidents at the Kalyan sessions court on December 21, officials said.