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France fines Infosys Rs 2 crore over time tracking of employees, Narayan Murthy’s 70-hour work-week row resurfaces

Mumbai, 29/7: Nearly three years after Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy sparked a nationwide debate by urging young Indians to work 70 hours a week, the Bengaluru-headquartered IT giant has run into trouble in France, not for making employees work long hours,but for allegedly failing to properly record them. Infosys has been fined €175,000…

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Baleshwar Yard Remodelling: Railways Divert, Reschedule Several Trains; MEMU Services Curtailed

Bhubaneswar: Train services on the Howrah-Chennai main line will witness temporary changes following yard remodelling works at Baleshwar station under the Kharagpur Division of South Eastern Railway as part of the Narayangarh-Bhadrak third line project.According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, several trains will be short-terminated, diverted and rescheduled between July 29 and August…

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Six held in ₹36 lakh jewellery trader robbery in Cuttack; two still on the run

Cuttack: Cracking a robbery case involving a brutal attack on a jewellery trader near the Taladanda canal under Madhupatna police limits, the Commissionerate Police has arrested six persons and forwarded them to court.Cuttack DCP Rishikesh Khilari said the arrested include the mastermind, while two more suspects linked to the crime are still absconding.The accused allegedly…

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Delhi Police Writes to X Seeking Removal of Posts With Abusive Content Against PM Modi, Constitutional Authorities

Days after Meta restored Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video that was briefly removed from Facebook, the spotlight has shifted to social media platform X, with the Delhi Police seeking the removal of posts containing abusive or derogatory content targeting the Prime Minister and other constitutional authorities.According to official sources, the Delhi Police has written to…

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Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak amendment bill with tougher penalties amid opposition uproar

New Delhi, 29/7: The Lok Sabha passed the anti-paper leak amendment Bill on Wednesday (July 29), while introducing tougher penalties of up to 10 years’ jail and a Rs 50 lakh fine, amid sloganeering by opposition parties.The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the House by Union Minister Jitendra…

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Kangana Ranaut targets media, ‘Feminazis’ over criticism

Mumbai: Actress and politician Kangana Ranaut has lashed out at the media, who supported the “unethical behaviour” protestors at Jantar Mantar at the recently concluded protests demanding the resignation of the Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan.On Wednesday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared a video of herself talking to the camera. The…

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Several Students Injured As Rival Groups Clash At Private College Hostel Near Bhubaneswar

Khordha: Tension prevailed at a private college hostel in Gangapada under the Infovalley police station limits in Khordha district after a violent clash broke out between two groups of students late on Tuesday night. The altercation reportedly took place between first-year and second-year students and escalated into a violent confrontation.According to preliminary information, several first-year…

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Odisha Steps Up Flood Response, Deploys Top IAS Officers Amid Rising River Levels

With multiple rivers in northern Odisha continuing to flow above the danger mark, the state government has expanded its flood response by dispatching senior IAS officers to the worst-affected districts, reinforcing rescue teams and directing authorities to accelerate evacuations as forecasts point to further deterioration over the next 12 hours.The latest measures come amid concerns…

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Kataka Former JE Gets 2-Yr RI in DA Case

Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of Sibnarayan Pal, Former Junior Engineer (JE), RW Section, Badamba, Kataka district, in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.Pal, who retired as Assistant Engineer from R&B Division‑II, Bhubaneswar, was charge‑sheeted under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for possessing assets far beyond his known…

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SC closes coal block allocation case against former PM Manmohan Singh, accepts CBI closure report

New Delhi, 29/7: The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed a criminal case against former prime minister Manmohan Singh in a coal block allocation case while setting aside a summoning order passed against him A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana accepted the CBI’s closure report giving a clean…

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