Following their comfortable victory over Sri Lanka in a World Cup match on Monday, Afghanistan’s captain Hashmatullah Shahidi credited his team’s confidence to their previous successful run chase against Pakistan. Afghanistan on Monday confidently pursued a target of 242 against Sri Lanka, losing only three wickets, marking their first World Cup triumph against the...
Read MoreTata Motors has been awarded 766 crore in compensation by an arbitral tribunal in connection with losses incurred on its manufacturing site in Singur, West Bengal. The company was forced to shift its operations to Gujarat due to opposition from farmers backed by Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress. The West Bengal government has stated that...
Read MoreA migrant laborer from Uttar Pradesh was shot and killed by terrorists in Pulwama district, south Kashmir. The victim, identified as Mukesh Kumar, was attacked while walking to his workplace at a brick kiln. This incident follows a previous attack where a police inspector was wounded. Terrorists often target vulnerable individuals like migrant laborers....
Read MoreBigbasket, Flipkart, and Urban Company have implemented a minimum wage policy to ensure their workers earn the local minimum wage. The Fairwork India Ratings 2023 report revealed that these platforms have met the minimum wage policy criteria for the second consecutive year. Urban Company plans to onboard an external auditor to conduct audits of...
Read MoreFans of actor Matthew Perry were shocked by his untimely death, which was reportedly due to accidental drowning in his jacuzzi. Before this tragedy, Perry was said to be in a happy state of mind, having recently moved into a new house and signed on for a new Hollywood movie. The Friends star was...
Read MoreThe air quality in Delhi this October has been the worst in the last three years due to a lower number of rainy days compared to previous years. The average Air Quality Index (AQI) this month is 214, higher than the 210 recorded last year and significantly higher than the cleanest October on record...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of India has expressed concern over the Right to Information (RTI) Act, stating that it is becoming a “dead letter law” due to vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions. There are currently seven vacancies out of 11 positions in the Central Information Commission, and several state information...
Read MoreThe Election Commission (EC) has stated that it does not have the legal authority to regulate political alliances in response to a petition challenging the use of the acronym INDIA by a coalition of opposition parties. The EC clarified that while it has the power to conduct elections and register political parties, political alliances...
Read MoreProtesters in Marathwada’s Beed district set fire to the bungalow of NCP MLA Prakash Solanke, demanding reservation for the Maratha community. There were also reports of self-immolation attempts. Several other properties, including the NCP district headquarters and a hotel, were torched. Authorities imposed curbs on gatherings in the area and most government offices were...
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