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In a 1st, Raj clears bill granting social security to gig workers

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan assembly on Monday passed a bill extending social security to gig workers in the state, a first of its kind in the country, without any debate as the House witnessed unruly scenes leading to expulsion of sacked minister Rajendra Gudha and BJP legislator Madan Dilawar for the remainder of the ongoing session

Bill to regulate use of DNA technology withdrawn from LS

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday withdrew from the Lok Sabha a contentious draft legislation aimed at regulating the use of DNA technology to identify a person because most clauses of this bill are already covered in the recently introduced Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act

Train carrying essential items reaches Manipur

KHONGSANG: A Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway's freight train carrying essential commodities and other food items reached Khongsang Railway Station in violence-hit Manipur on Monday

20 killed in six accidents across Uttar Pradesh: Police

LUCKNOW: At least 20 people, including children, were killed in six separate road accidents across Uttar Pradesh in a span of 24 hours, police said on Monday

HC seeks status report on food, medical assistance to flood-hit

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday asked the Aam Aadmi Party-led government to file a detailed status report on a plea seeking immediate measures such as free ration, medical assistance, sanitary provisions and other essentials for flood-affected people living in relief camps in the national capital

Cleaning ops still on at Rajghat, its gardens damaged

NEW DELHI: Rajghat continued to remain shut for public on Monday as cleaning operations were underway at the memorial after it was inundated on July 15, prompting a major operation to drain water out from the facility, officials said

Yamuna flows above danger level

NEW DELHI: The Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark in Delhi even as city agencies stayed on alert, placing sand bags to prevent the river water from flowing into the low-lying areas with several localities situated on the floodplains continuing to be inundated and hundreds still living in relief camps set up on roads along the eastern banks of the river

Days to stay hot, humid; chances of rain, says IMD

NEW DELHI: High temperatures, persistent humidity and a lack of rainfall gave another hot and sultry to the Capital on Monday

SC extends by five weeks interim bail to ex-minister

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain by five weeks turning down the demand by the Enforcement Directorate to have the senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader examined by an independent team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after two weeks

Rajasthan woman crosses over to Lahore for love

JAIPUR: A 34-year-old woman from Bhiwadi in Rajasthan told her husband that she was travelling to Amritsar for work, but crossed over to Lahore in Pakistan to meet a man she fell in love with on Facebook, police officers in both countries said on Monday, describing a case that has similarities to that of Seema Haider, a Pakistani woman who came to India with her four children earlier this month to be with 22-year-old Sachin Meena, whom she met while playing an online game

Rain spells havoc in hill states, west coast

NEW DELHI: Mudslides, landslides, damage to highways and bridges in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; floating cars and cattle being washed away in Gujarat's Junagadh; a massive landslide that washed away an entire village in Maharashtra's Raigad across India, the monsoon has been unusually active in July, with no sign of letting up

Will speak on Manipur: Shah amid Parl impasse

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Monday that he was prepared for a debate on the violence in Manipur and urged Opposition leaders to allow a discussion on the issue as the second week of the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament opened to yet another day jammed with disruptions

BANKS TOLD TO RECOVER LOANS SENSITIVELY, SAYS NIRMALA

NEW DELHI: The central government has instructed all banks to not take harsh measures while processing loan repayments and instead approach the matter with sensitivity, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Monday

SC halts ASI survey at Gyanvapi for two days

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed till 5pm on July 26 the Varanasi district court's order of an extensive survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to ascertain whether the mosque was built over a pre-existing Hindu temple, holding that the mosque management committee must get \"some breathing time\" to challenge the impugned directive

A kebab that's perfect for rainy nights

A mutton seekh kebab roll is a delightful and flavourful fusion of traditional Indian kebabs and modern street food that starts with succulent and finely minced mutton seekh kebabs, prepared with a medley of aromatic spices and herbs that impart a smoky and irresistible taste

OH COUNTRY FOR RAMEN

From buckwheat and miso ramen to the tempting simplicity of Shoyu and Korean-style instant ramyun, the new golden age of ramen is here to stay

Is your plate of 'girl dinner' healthy enough?

The latest buzzword in town, 'girl dinner' has quickly gone on from being a social media construct to a cultural phenomenon favouring no-fuss snack plates over full meals

Crowd funded Jamaica defy No. 5 France; Sweden rally to defeat SA in World Cup

SYDNEY: Jamaica \"Reggae Girlz,\" a team ranked 38 spots lower than No. 5 France, held Les Bleues to a scoreless draw to score their first-ever Women's World Cup point

High five for Siraj as hard work, skill get rewarded

MUMBAI: There are times in Test cricket when you really have to grind it out for success

Bain Capital to buy 90% of Adani Capital

MUMBAI: Private equity firm Bain Capital Lp said on Sunday that it agreed to acquire 90% of Adani Capital, including its Adani Housing Finance unit, the non-banking financial company of Adani Group, for an undisclosed sum

Flooding kills 44 in Af, Pak

ISLAMABAD: Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan has killed at least 44 people and left dozens missing over the past few days

CRPF plans memorial for Pulwama fallen heroes

NEW DELHI: A bravehearts' memorial is being planned on a hilltop in Pulwama to honour the 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel killed in the 2019 attack, officials said, which would be one of the largest in Kashmir

Shah calls up Guj CM, Delhi LG; takes stock of flood-like situation

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and enquired about the flood-like situation occurring in various parts of the state due to recent heavy rainfall

NDRF calls off Raigad rescue efforts, 57 remain untraceable

NEW DELHI: The National Disaster Response Force on Sunday called off its search and rescue operation in Wednesday's landslide in Irshalwadi in Maharashtra's Raigad district, state minister Uday Samant said

Four smugglers arrested, Il-ft tiger hide, 15kg bones seized in U'khand

DEHRADUN: Authorities in Uttarakhand arrested four wildlife smugglers, and recovered 11-ft tiger hide, the longest ever found in the state, and 15kg bones, police said on Sunday

Collective negligence of 3 bodies led to electrocution of 16 in Chamoli: Police

DEHRADUN: Collective negligence of a joint venture firm, Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan and Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) led to the death by electrocution of 16 people, including a police officer and three home guards, at a sewage treatment plant under the Namami Gange programme at Gopeshwar in Chamoli, police said on Sunday

ASI survey from today, panel moves top court

VARANASI: A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will begin a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque on Monday even as the mosque management committee filed a petition in the Supreme Court against an Uttar Pradesh court's order allowing the inspection, people aware of the matter said on Sunday

Food regulator may bolster rules against adulteration

NEW DELHI: India's food regulator is planning to crack down on adulterators and is looking to tighten regulations and raise awareness as the share of processed food increases in people's diets, according to officials familiar with the matter

Woman, her friend held for killing U'khand man using cobra: Police

HALDWANI: The police on Sunday arrested prime accused Mahi alias Dolly Arya and her friend Deep Kandpal on charges of murder for allegedly using a cobra to kill a 30-year-old businessman and trying to pass it off as an accident, in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district

Phone linked to Manipur assault case seized: Cops

NEW DELHI: Manipur police officials aware of the probe into the May 4 case of three women who were stripped, one of them sexually assaulted and their two male members murdered, said they have recovered a cell phone from one of the six arrested accused, which is likely to have been used to record the video