Karnataka approves 12 menstrual leaves a year across sectors BENGALURU: Karnataka cabinet, chaired by CM Siddaramaiah, Thursday approved a policy granting one paid menstrual leave every month (12 in a year) to women employees across all sectors – including government offices, garment factories, IT firms, MNCs, and private industrial units. The initiative is expected to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has directed governments to enforce a complete ban on unauthorised red-blue strobe flashing lights and illegal hooters through seizure, market crackdowns and penalties. It has also instructed the road transport ministry, state transport departments and traffic police authorities to prescribe the maximum permissible luminance and beam angles for vehicle headlights and…
NEW DELHI: At least 5 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ayodhya after a building collapsed following a powerful explosion.According to police, several people are still feared trapped under the debris as rescue operations are under way.“Five people have died in the explosion, a few have been injured, and efforts are on to rescue those…
Jitan Ram Manjhi (left), PM Modi with CM Nitish Kumar (center) and Chirag Paswan (right) NEW DELHI: In politics, there are decades when nothing happens, and days when decades happen. Was June 4, 2024, one such day?On the eve of the parliamentary results, pollsters swore by a “purna bahumat“, a resounding majority for the Bharatiya…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to US President Donald Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan.In a social media post on X, PM Modi said,” Spoke to my friend, President Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan. Also reviewed…
NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, Arvind Kejriwal‘s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that it will contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan. The decision has added an interesting variable as strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj also…
The Supreme Court of India (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Hindu religious bodies, including the Nirmohi Aani Akhara, Akhara Parishad, and the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, on Thursday extended their support for the Freedom of Religion Acts enacted by several states and announced a nationwide campaign to back such laws.Mahant Rajendra Das, president of Nirmohi…
India strengthened its defence partnership with the United Kingdom by signing a $468 million missile deal for Martlet lightweight multi-role missiles. In global news, Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his visionary works reflecting art amid apocalyptic terror, while in India, Chief Justice BR Gavai broke his silence on…
Keir Starmer with PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: India and the UK have signed a £350 million deal under which the Indian Army will receive UK-made missiles. The missile supply is expected to directly create over 700 jobs in Northern Ireland, one of the United Kingdom’s four constituent nations alongside England, Wales, and Scotland, the…
Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s new venture, Jan Suraaj, making its debut in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, on Thursday released its first list of 51 candidates.Notably, Kishor, the party’s main face, was absent from the list. Here’s the list – Earlier, he had confirmed that he would contest the polls and said the candidate list,…
