Crane falls on passenger train in Thailand’s northeast, at least 12 killed

Thailand, 14/1:A train traveling from Thailand’s ‌capital to the ⁠country’s northeast ‌was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, ​killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 30, police ‌said. The ‌accident took place on Wednesday morning in ⁠the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230…

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Blinkit drops ‘10-minute delivery’ claim after Labour Ministry intervention over gig worker safety

New Delhi, 13/1: Intervention by the Union Labour and Employment Ministry has prompted quick-commerce firm Blinkit to drop its ’10-minute’ delivery claim from all platforms, amid growing criticism and concerns over gig workers’ welfare. Government sources said other aggregators are expected to follow Blinkit’s path in the coming days following Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya holding…

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Karnataka State Women’s Commission wants action against Yash’s film Toxic

Bengaluru, 13/1: The Karnataka State Commission for Women has written to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to take action against the Kannada movie ‘Toxic’ starring Yash for the display of “obscene scenes” in the introduction teaser of the movie. The commission wrote to the Censor Board in response to a complaint filed by…

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Another 25% tariff on India? Donald Trump orders ‘effective immediately’ levy on countries doing business with Iran

Washington DC, 13/1:US President Donald Trump on Monday announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on countries doing business with Iran. Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America,” Trump posted on…

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PM Modi believes in empowering people, not offering freebies: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Rajkot, 12/1: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes in empowering people through schemes instead of offering freebies. Addressing a seminar on the Centre’s ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ and ‘PM KUSUM Yojana’ at Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) being held, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry said…

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Karur stampede | CBI grills TVK chief Vijay for seven hours, might call him again

Chennai,, 12/1: Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay was grilled by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for seven hours at the agency’s headquarters in New Delhi in connection with the stampede at a rally in Karur on September 27 that killed 41 people. The day also saw CBI inquiring the then Additional…

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