- Bangalore
Karnataka Assembly passes Bill for welfare of gig workers
Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that aims to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers, and to place obligations on aggregators in relation to the workers’ social security,…
- India
21 killed in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra in last 5 days
Mumbai: Rain-related incidents have claimed the lives of 21 persons in Maharashtra in five days starting August 15, with Nanded district alone accounting for seven deaths, an official report said on Tuesday.…
- India
Delhi 2020 riots: 3 acquitted of arson, conspiracy charges
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted three persons of various charges, including arson and criminal conspiracy in a February 2020 riots’ case. Additional sessions judge Parveen Singh was hearing a case…
- India
EC rolls out 28 reforms in 6 months to clean up voter rolls, boost voter ease
New Delhi: Under fire from the opposition over a variety of issues, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said it has taken 28 initiatives in the last six months to strengthen the…
- India
PM Modi meets Chinese FM Wang Yi, looks forward to Xi meeting at SCO Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity along the frontier with China, and reiterated India’s commitment to a fair, reasonable and mutually-acceptable resolution…
- India
Influencer fined Rs 1 lakh for flying drone in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Pilibhit: A social media influencer was fined Rs 1 lakh for illegally flying a drone and filming inside the restricted Mala range of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), a forest official said…
- India
SC urged to review verdict denying FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma
New Delhi: A plea filed in the Supreme Court has sought the review of its refusal to direct an FIR against high court judge Yashwant Varma after burnt wads of cash were…
- India
Guv proposes WB migrant workers portal, MoUs, welfare officers
Kolkata: A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a scheme to rehabilitate migrant labourers from West Bengal allegedly harassed outside the state, Governor CV Ananda Bose put forward a set of…
- India
AMU fee hike protest ends, varsity says new ‘understanding’ reached
Aligarh: The three-week-long student protest at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) ended early Monday when two student leaders, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 14, broke their fast following…
- India
Delhi govt hikes nursing interns’ stipend from Rs 500 to 13,150
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday approved a hike in the monthly stipend of government hospital nursing interns from Rs 500 to Rs 13,150 in the first revision in 27 years,…
- Sports
Ashwin slams Iyer’s ‘unfair’ omission from Asia Cup squad
New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday expressed disappointment over Shreyas Iyer’s exclusion from the Asia Cup squad, terming it “sad” and “unfair” while also questioning the logic behind leaving…
- India
UP Police saves man after Meta flags suicide post on Instagram
Kaushambi: Acting swiftly on an alert from Meta, police here rescued a 20-year-old man who had threatened to consume poison to kill himself in an Instagram post, officials said on Tuesday. On…
- Mumbai
All 582 passengers stuck in Mumbai Monorail rescued
Mumbai: All 582 passengers stuck in the Mumbai Monorail near Mysore Colony between Chembur and Bhakti Park were rescued by the Mumbai Fire Brigade of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the…
- Sports
India squad for Asia Cup 2025 announced, Gill named vice-captain
Mumbai: Test skipper Shubman Gill was on Tuesday appointed vice-captain of India’s 15-member T20 squad for next month’s Asia Cup, which will also feature pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Gill’s last T20 match…
- India
SC directs Uttarakhand HC to decide plea over Haridwar temple row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttarakhand High Court to decide the plea of “sevayat” of the Maa Chandi Devi Temple in Haridwar, seeking a stay on an order…
