Panaji: Goa Domestic Workers Union on Monday called on state govt to formally recognise domestic work as a form of employment and fix minimum wages. The workers have arrived at a five-point charter of demands to mark International Domestic Workers’ Day.The demands include establishing a state domestic workers’ welfare board, revising minimum wages with legal…
Kolkata: Calling the state’s requisition of eight buses of South Point High School for election duty “arbitrary”, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed the requisition order under Section 160 of the Representation of the People Act, which gave the state the power to requisition “any” vehicle for polls.The officer-in-charge of Jadavpur East and RTO…
New Delhi: A month after a 42-year-old property dealer was found shot dead inside his car in southwest Delhi’s Chhawla, police have arrested his house help for allegedly concealing a pistol suspected to have been used in the incident. Another man, believed to have supplied the weapon, has also been arrested, even as investigators are…
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has come out strongly in support of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after the latter faced online criticism over her recent appearances at the Cannes Film Festival.Taking to Instagram Stories on Sunday, Kangana slammed trolls targeting Aishwarya’s looks and weight, while stressing that fashion is a personal form of expression and women do not…
Hyderabad: The results of Telangana Diploma in Elementary Education Common Entrance Test (DEECET) 2026 were announced on Saturday, with 21,137 candidates qualifying out of 25,054 who appeared, registering an overall pass percentage of 84.3%.The entrance test, conducted on May 21 for admissions into the two-year diploma in elementary education (D.El.Ed) and diploma in pre-school education…
NEW DELHI: BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, using a ‘#PAY2TMC’ and ‘Tolabazi’ jibe to target her party over alleged corruption and cash-for-service politics ahead of assembly polls.In a post on X, he referred to the party’s alleged cash-for-service culture and digital…
Mumbai: The state govt will set up 37 automated vehicle testing stations by Aug end. At present, seven such stations are operational. This was informed at a review meeting held at the CM’s residence on Thursday. CM Devendra Fadnavis directed that the fitness check of vehicles in the state should be done only through registered…
Bulldozers roll outside Howrah station in midnight anti-encroachment drive KOLKATA: A massive anti-encroachment drive was carried out outside Howrah railway station past midnight, with bulldozers demolishing rows of makeshift shops and illegal structures along the stretch from the Ganga ghat to the station premises, officials said on Sunday.The operation was jointly conducted by the Railway…
Navi Mumbai: Amid environmentalists’ concerns that India’s fast-growing AI-driven data-centre sector could guzzle up to 37.5 billion litres of water annually, the Centre said the country has begun tapping high-tech cooling systems to reduce water usage. The consumption is equivalent to the annual needs of about 7-8 lakh people, or enough to supply a city…
Tom Hanks, the acclaimed actor known for films like ‘Forrest Gump,’ ‘A Man Called Otto,’ and ‘The Terminal,’ was all smiles as he supported his wife Rita Wilson at the opening night of the new comedy play ‘Celebrity Autobiography,’ which she has produced. Tom Hanks suits up for the opening night of ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ Dressed…
