Chennai: State govt will come up with a uniform and legally sustainable framework to address employment and rehabilitation-related demands arising from industrial and infra projects, including power plants, said electricity and law minister R Nirmalkumar after holding talks with representatives of eight fishermen unions from Ennore on Tuesday.The meeting focused on demands raised by the…
Kolkata: Nabanna has notified the setting up of a judicial commission, headed by Justice Biswajit Basu, to probe allegations of large-scale corruption across multiple state govt departments from 2011 to May 2026. The commission is expected to start functioning soon from the HRBC Building, officials said. Justice Basu is slated to visit the office on…
The trial, to be conducted by the University of Oxford, will involve 50 healthy volunteers in the age group of 18 to 55 years Pune: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has dispatched 4,000 investigational doses of a newly manufactured Ebola vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain, thus paving the way for phase I human trials…
Guwahati: Assam recorded nearly six crore tourists in the past decade, tourism minister Ajanta Neog told the assembly on Tuesday.Replying to a query by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Neog said 5,96,85,638 tourists visited the state between 2016-17 and 2025-26. The figure included 2,41,192 foreign visitors.The highest footfall was recorded in 2022-23, when 98,31,141 tourists, including…
Jaipur: Food safety officials seized more than 10,000 cans of caffeinated beverages during an inspection at GRS Enterprises in Bassi Industrial Area on Tuesday over alleged misleading labelling.The team collected three samples from Red Bull Energy Drink, Campa Energy and Predator Energy, and seized the remaining stock. The seized consignment comprised 4,928 cans of Campa…
NCP dismisses notice challenging Sunetra Pawar’s election as party president NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare on Tuesday dismissed a notice issued by the party’s national secretary Sachchidanand questioning the election of Sunetra Pawar as the party’s national president, while asserting that there was no rift within the organisation.The…
Canada Day is celebrated annually on July 1st, marking the anniversary of the 1867 Constitution Act that united Canada’s first provinces into a single country. The country livens up with tons of celebrations, with families and friends hosting parties and dinners to honour the day.Recently, a video from the Canada Day celebration in Calgary has…
India: The import of goods produced or manufactured, wholly or in part, through the use of forced labour is prohibited. (AI image) Amid Donald Trump administration’s Section 301 probe, the government has revised the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) to prohibit the import of goods that are produced wholly or partly through forced labour.The move comes…
Daveigh Chase, the renowned ‘Lilo & Stitch’ voice actor, passed away on June 16, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 35. The actress, who struggled with homelessness and addiction, left behind a six-figure property after her unfortunate demise due to advanced-stage complications from Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The young star passed away without…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo) The referee appointed for Wednesday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final between England and Argentina has found himself at the centre of attention even before a ball has been kicked. Moroccan-American official Ismail Elfath will oversee the high-profile clash at Atlanta Stadium, adding another major fixture to his growing résumé. The…
