Maternity leave for women in construction work, wages to be deposited in bank account: Govt

New Delhi, ,30/1: Maternity benefits will now be extended to women in the construction sector, an unorganised workforce. Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said that, to this end, the labour ministry has sent out an advisory to employers asking them to ensure women are given the benefits of maternity leave and…

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Parliament scuffle: Delhi Police registers FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, 19/12: The Delhi Police Thursday registered an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Parliament scuffle, an officer said. An FIR under sections 117 (voluntary causing grievous hurt), 115 (voluntary causing hurt), 125 (act of endangering life or personal safety of others), 131 (use of criminal force), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 3(5)…

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Odisha CM reviews “Cyclone Yaas” damage and recovery through video conferencing

Bhubaneswar, 2/6 (AO Bureau):Chief Minister  Naveen Patnaik this evening reviewed the damage and recovery program of Cyclone Yaas through video conferencing and collected the information on various measures taken by the government during the Cyclone and suggested better documentation. The Chief Minister said that various concerned departments of the state government and the district administration…

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Man pees in pant in Bryan Adams’ Mumbai concert, slams Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal over LinkedIn post

In a recent incident, posted on LinkedIn, a man named Sheldon Aranjo had slammed the organisers of the concert of Bryan Adams in Mumbai after he urinated in his pants. Sharing the incident on LinkedIn, Aranjo, a media and entertainment professional, also shared the picture of his soiled pants as a proof.The concert took place…

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Navy cannot escort ships through Strait of Hormuz now, likely by March end: US Energy Secy

Washington DC, 12/3: US Energy Secretary Chris ⁠Wright ​on Thursday said that ​the ⁠Navy cannot escort ships through ⁠the ‌Strait of ‌Hormuz ⁠now but it ‌was ‘quite ‌likely’ that it could ‌happen ‌by the end ⁠of March. The Strait of Hormuz, the arterial waterway carrying a fifth of the world’s oil, remains closed to almost…

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Malayalam directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamsa arrested for possessing hybrid ganja

Kochi, 27/4: Three persons, including noted Malayalam directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamsa, known for several notable movies, were arrested with hybrid ganja from a flat here in the early hours of Sunday, Excise officials said. 1.63 grams of hybrid ganja was seized from them, and the trio were released on station bail later, they…

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Centre says AIIMS server attack originated from China

New Delhi, 14/12: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that the AIIMS server attack originated from China     “FIR details that the attack originated from China. Of 100 servers (40 physical and 60 virtual), five physical servers were successfully infiltrated by hackers. Data in the five servers has been successfully retrieved,”…

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