Government starts free health check-ups for more than 40 workers
New Delhi: The union government on Thursday launched a nationwide free annual health check-up program for all workers aged 40 and above under the new labor laws notified on November 21 last year. Labor Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said free check-ups will…
Data show that the number of farm suicides in 2024 will be 10,546, a decrease of 2% from the previous year
New Delhi: A total of 10,546 people in the agriculture sector, including 4,633 farmers/cultivators and 5,913 agricultural workers, died by suicide in 2024, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the total suicide victims (1,70,746) in the country, the latest…
India seeks Dhaka help in repatriating illegal Bangladeshis: MEA
New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday sought Dhaka’s cooperation on the “core issue” of repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis from India. After the announcement of the Bangladesh poll results, the MEA spoke on this issue for the…
VCK, Left unite to defend Vijay: ‘Let him form government’
CHENNAI: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan and Left party leaders condemned Tamil Nadu Governor RV Arlekar for not inviting TVK chairman Vijay Forming the government, it said it was a ploy by the BJP-led coalition government to “complicate Tamil Nadu…
West Bengal: Bomb attack near victim’s house in RG Kar
RG Kar victim Ratna Debnath’s mother KOLKATA: Five BJP workers were injured when bike-borne gangsters allegedly hurled bombs at them near the house of RG Kar rape-murder case victim Panihati on Wednesday night. Police arrested three people based on CCTV…
Tamil Nadu: DMK says we cannot afford to conduct polls again, our aim is to ensure stability in government
CHENNAI: DMK and AIADMK reportedly in talks for post-poll tie-up, DMK legislature has empowered outgoing CM Stalin “Study the changing political situation and take immediate decisions” to ensure the formation of a stable government. A…
Over 40 India-bound ships trapped in Strait of Hormuz standoff
New Delhi: Reports suggest that Iran and the United States will return to the negotiating table after weeks of stalemate to try to end the war that has affected ship transit in the Strait of Hormuz, with officials saying an early resolution to the…
Did Vijayan’s over-projection prove its undoing? CPM begins analysis of Kerala disaster
NEW DELHI: As the Left grapples with a severe setback in Kerala, the centralized leadership model known as the “Pinarai brand” and the poll campaign around it are coming under scrutiny, even as the party itself continues to insist that…
FSSAI seizes ‘alkaline water’ stock worth Rs 31 lakh, finds banned substances
New Delhi: FSSAI Laboratory tests found the presence of fulvic acid, which is not allowed in packaged drinking water as per current food safety standards, and the company seized stock of the branded ‘alkaline water’ product worth over Rs 31…
Over 110,000 two-wheeler riders and pedestrians lost their lives on roads in 2024
New Delhi: At least six out of every 10 road accident victims in India will be two-wheelers/pedestrians by 2024, according to the latest report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Analysis of four years of data shows that both the proportion and…