Hyderabad: More than one billion people in India are now covered under social security schemes, Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday, highlighting what he described as a decade-long expansion of the country’s welfare and worker protection framework.He said this at the BRICS Trade Union Forum Summit in Hyderabad, adding that social protection coverage…
Ahmedabad: If hospital stays can make one nervous, the bills can get even more dreadful, particularly for people of Gujarat as the state ranks fifth nationally on the average cost of one hospitalization. In urban areas, one hospitalization costs an average Rs 51,742, higher than the national average of Rs 46,774, according to the Ministry…
TVK supporters celebrate in Madurai on Monday. Photo by K Antony Xavier MADURAI: While the two Dravidian majors DMK and AIADMK won in five assembly constituencies each out of the total 10 constituencies in Madurai district in the 2021 assembly election, actor Vijay’s TVK which is facing its maiden election has made its inroads into…
A late-night shooting in Madhyamgram, on the outskirts of Kolkata, left Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath KOLKATA: A late-night shooting in Madhyamgram, on the outskirts of Kolkata, left Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath critically injured before he later succumbed to his wounds, with witnesses recalling how he was still breathing moments after the attack but…
Bengaluru: A house burglary investigation has ended with the complainant himself landing in legal trouble. A claim that burglars had escaped with gold jewellery and cash unravel;ed and led to the recovery of a Blinkit delivery bag containing ganja, bong chocolates, and an electronic weighing scale during police probe. Investigators later concluded that the alleged…
Noida: Two women died and two men were injured in separate road accidents in Gautam Budh Nagar.Police arrested a driver — in the first incident — after a college student died when a truck collided with the motorcycle she was riding on near LG roundabout in Greater Noida on Thursday.Police said the accident took place…
Guwahati: Assam govt on Thursday sought a dedicated central support package for the four worst flood-hit districts and has urged the Centre to recognise this year’s deluge as an “atypical, high-intensity, rapid-onset event”.The demands were placed before the inter-ministerial central team (IMCT), which concluded a four-day assessment of the devastation in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and…
Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday discontinued the Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform for stock brokers with immediate effect saying the system had become redundant due to stronger cyber security, disaster recovery and business continuity mechanisms in the securities market, PTI reported.The IRRA platform, launched on October 1, 2023, was introduced to provide brokers with…
Mumbai: Bombay HC on Tuesday said BMC must remove all encroachments before seeking its permission to put up a gabion wall to stop encroachments on a pond in Charkop.Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad said they expect the BMC chief “to take a definite and firm stand”. “Let one corporation stand…
NEW DELHI: Spot a filthy kitchen, stale food or unsafe food handling at a restaurant or food outlet? Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is asking consumers to become its “eyes” on the ground by reporting food safety violations through its Food Safety Connect platform, which allows complaints to be lodged with a…
