New Delhi, 23/11: The Union Labour Ministry has summoned Amazon India to appear before the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner in Bengaluru on Wednesday in connection with the alleged forced terminations by the company. “You (Amazon) are therefore requested to attend this office with all relevant records in the matter either personally or through…
Kathmandu, 23/11: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was elected on Wednesday with a huge margin of votes from the Dadeldhura constituency in far west Nepal for the seventh consecutive time, with his Nepali Congress party leading in the election tally by winning 11 seats so far. Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR)…
New Delhi, 23/11: A day after jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain complained in court about inadequate food, a new CCTV footage surfaced in which he could be seen getting proper food in the jail. Tihar jail sources told news agency ANI that Satyendar Jain has gained 8 kg of weight while being in…
Indonesia, 22/11: The death toll from the earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Java leapt to 268 on Tuesday as more bodies were found beneath collapsed buildings, and 151 people are still missing, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Agency head Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians only goes by one name, told…
New Delhi, 22/11: The Centre will likely raise its allocation to the rural development ministry by 18 per cent to Rs 1.60 lakh crore ($14.19 billion) for the current fiscal year, partly to bolster its job scheme, a top government source told Reuters. India had allocated Rs 1.36 lakh crore for 2022/23 for…
Napier, 22/11: India bowlers produced a brilliant show to bowl out New Zealand for 160 in the series-deciding third T20I here on Tuesday. Devon Conway (59) and Glenn Phillips (54) scored fifties. The two stitched an 86-run partnership after Finn Allen (3) and Mark Chapman (12) departed within the powerplay overs. But…
New Delhi, 22/11: The BJP demanded on Tuesday that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should apologise to the nation and dismiss his jailed minister Satyendar Jain over fresh allegations related to a massage video. The tirade came after sources claimed that the masseur, who was seen in video footage giving a massage to…
New Delhi, 21/11: The Delhi police on Monday moved an application in court here for conducting a polygraph test on Aftab Poonawalla, who is accused of brutally killing his live-in partner six months ago. Metropolitan Magistrate Aviral Shukla referred the matter to Judge Vijayshree Rathore, who had earlier heard the application on Poonawala’s narco…
New Delhi, 21/11: E-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart will have to voluntarily disclose all paid consumer reviews of products and services offered on their platforms, with the government bringing in new norms to curb fake reviews and help buyers make informed decisions. However, the government has barred publication of reviews that “have…
New Delhi,21/11: Muslim marriages under personal law are not excluded from the POCSO Act and sexual intercourse with a child, even if it is under the guise of marriage, is an offence, the Kerala High Court said. The court denied bail to a 31-year-old man charged under the Act for allegedly abducting and…
