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Saudi Aramco chairman reappointed as independent director on RIL board
In a significant development, the chairman of Saudi Aramco Yasir Othman H Al-Rumayyan has been reappointed as an independent director on the board of Reliance Industries Limited for a further five years.…
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Lok Sabha braces for Speaker’s election after 1976
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha will witness a rare election for the Speaker’s post – the first since 1976 – as Congress member Kodikunnil Suresh has been made the opposition candidate against…
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Watch: Brawl at wedding over missing chicken drumsticks in biryani in UP
In a surprising turn of events, a brawl erupted at a wedding over missing chicken leg pieces in the biryani in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly. The incident unfolded after the guests from the…
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Explosive device found buried in Wayanad village amid reports of Maoist presence
Wayanad: An explosive device was found buried in a village in this hill district, where the presence of armed Maoists has been frequently reported, police said on Tuesday. The device was detected…
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Foxconn rejects married women for iPhone jobs in India: Report
Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, has systematically stopped employing married women in India due to “post-marriage issues”. An investigative report by Reuters suggests Foxconn’s labour requirements specifically include ‘no married women’ citing…
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Independent MP Pappu Yadav wears ‘re-NEET’ T-shirt in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, wore a T-shirt emblazoned with “#reneet” when he came to the Lok Sabha to take oath on Tuesday. He began his…
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80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report
New Delhi: A staggering 80 per cent of marginal farmers in India have suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events over the past five years, according to a report released on…
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BJP slams Owaisi for raising ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi stoked a major controversy in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, June 25, during his swearing-in as the Member of Parliament (MP) by…
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Congress holds strategy meet for Maharashtra Assembly polls
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday held a key meeting of its leaders from Maharashtra to evolve the party’s strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, with party chief Mallikarjun…
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Confusion over oath ceremony of 2 Trinamool MLAs snowballs in Bengal
Kolkata: Confusion over the swearing-in ceremony of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators in West Bengal snowballed further on Tuesday after the Raj Bhavan authorities made it clear through a fresh notification that…
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SKM appeals to state governments to push for MSP Guarantee Act
Hyderabad: The farmers’ organisations part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) have appealed to all the State governments to push the demand for the enactment of MSP Guarantee Act, at a time…
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Stop atrocities on minorities, says ex-IAS officer after taking oath as Tiruvallur MP
Newly-elected Congress MP from Tiruvallu, Tamil Nadu, Sasikanth Senthil sparked an uproar in Lok Sabha on Tuesday when he told the government to stop atrocities against the minorities after he took the…
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IRCTC account holders can book e-tickets for others having different surnames: Railways
New Delhi: Anyone with an IRCTC account can book e-tickets for others and reports on social media regarding restrictions in booking e-tickets due to different surnames are false and misleading, a spokesperson…
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Radical preacher Amritpal Singh fails to take oath as MP
Chandigarh: Radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP-elect Amritpal Singh could not take oath as a member of Parliament as he is in jail in Assam, detained under the National Security Act. Twelve…
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Kuwait fire: Another Indian victim identified as Bihar native, mortal remains sent to hometown
A 34-year-old man from Bihar has been identified among the 45 Indian workers who perished in the deadly blaze that engulfed a residential building in Mangaf city on June 12. The body…
