New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre for a legal framework to provide a safeguard to domestic workers observing their exploitation and a “legal vacuum” over the protection of their rights. In the opinion of a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, for now, there seemed no effective legislative or…
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill on Wednesday adopted by a majority vote its report that contained changes suggested by ruling BJP members, prompting the opposition to dub the exercise as an attempt to destroy the Waqf boards. The Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, chaired by…
Dubai: Fifteen workers, including nine Indians, reportedly lost their lives in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Monday. One of the deceased was identified as an Indian worker from Telangana, 32-year-old Kapeli Ramesh from Metpali mandal in Jagtial district. According to Indian community workers, the victims were traveling in a bus to their worksite…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed hospitals, including AIIMS New Delhi, to regularise the unauthorised absence of doctors who were part of protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital, Kolkata. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions of…
New York: Billionaire inventor Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and now X (previously Twitter), has regularly shaped the crypto market. His most recent endeavor, Grok AI—a futuristic artificial intelligence meant to offer consumers smart forecasts and recommendations—has weighed in on the crypto market for 2025. With a particular eye toward Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), and…
New Delhi: Slamming AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks that “poison” is being mixed in the Yamuna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that fearing their defeat in the Delhi polls, “AAP-da people” have turned desperate. Addressing a public meeting in Kartar Nagar here in the run-up to the February 5 assembly polls,…
Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh): The father of a 23-year-old stained woman software engineer from Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reacted to the Supreme Court acquitting his daughter’s alleged killer, saying he will “leave it to God,” and wondering what he can do. The apex court on Tuesday, acquitted Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap, citing “gaping holes” in the prosecution…
Ranchi: Tata Steel on Wednesday claimed that it has become India’s first steel company to develop pipes for hydrogen transportation, marking a significant milestone in the country’s hydrogen mission. The pipes, processed at Tata Steel’s Khopoli plant using steel manufactured at its Kalinganagar plant, have successfully met all the critical properties required for hydrogen transportation,…
New Delhi: Filmmaker Karan Johar on Wednesday confirmed that Ibrahim Ali Khan, the son of actors Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, is set to make his acting debut soon with a film backed by his banner Dharma Productions. In a long post on Instagram, Johar expressed excitement about launching a new talent from a…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the stampede at the Maha Kumbh and prayed for the recovery of those injured. Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy…
