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Workplace harassment data reveals corporate sector’s patchy compliance with POSH Act: Report
A decade after India's groundbreaking Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act mandated strict measures to prevent and address workplace sexual harassment, a new analysis of compliance data raises...
Elections 2024
66.95% voter turnout in first four phases, says Election Commission
The Election Commission on Thursday released cumulative voter turnout data for the first four phases of the General Elections 2024.
India
Sunil Chhetri announces retirement from international football, last match on June 6 against Kuwait
Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced that he will retire from international football after...
India
India blocks over 1,000 Skype accounts used for ‘digital arrests’ by cyber fraudsters
India's anti-cyber fraud agency, the Indian Cyber Coordination Centre (I4C), has blocked over 1,000 Skype accounts linked to...
Central India
SC quashes FIR against Muslim academics over alleged ‘Hinduphobic’ book in Indore college library
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a case registered against staff and faculties of a government-run college in Indore for...
India
90 former civil servants condemn Union law minister’s ‘authoritarian remarks on retired judges’
A group of 90 former civil servants criticized Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks about retired judges, stating that labelling public-spirited citizens as "anti-India" and threatening action against them gives off an authoritarian vibe.
India
Ram Navami rally in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, police say no permission given
A Ram Navami procession is taken out by Hindu groups in Delhi's Jahangirpuri without police permission. Reports suggest there is heavy police deployment to control the rally due to...
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India
UP: Muslim woman activist booked for offering Namaz at public place
Lucknow police have booked Muslim woman activist Uzma Praveen for offering prayers and posting its picture on social media.
India
SC to hear Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea to stay conviction which led to disqualification as MLA
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, agreed to take up the plea filed by Samajwadi Party’s Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan, who has now been disqualified from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after he was convicted and sentenced to 2 year imprisonment in a 15-year-old case.
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India
“No other option”: MGNREGA workers protesting over a month against throttling scheme
For over a month, MGNREGA workers from across the country have joined a sit-in protest in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar against app-based attendance, and budget cuts among other issues.
India
3016 new COVID cases in India, highest in six months
India recorded a single-day rise of 3,016 new coronavirus cases, the highest in six months, while the active cases increased to 13,509.
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India
Delhi HC quashes summons against ‘The Wire’ on complaint of JNU professor
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed summons issued by a lower court in a criminal defamation case filed against news website The Wire by Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Amrita Singh.
India
Hate speech will go away when politicians stop using religion in politics: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the moment politics and religions are separated and politicians stop using religion in politics hate speeches will go away, The Indian Express reported.
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India
Four Muslim men sentenced to death in Jaipur bomb blast case acquitted by Rajasthan HC
In a significant development, Rajasthan High Court has acquitted four Muslim men, Sarvar Aazmi, Mohammad Saif, Saifur Rahman, and Salman, who were previously convicted and sentenced to death in connection with the Jaipur bomb blast case.
Central India
“Hindu Rashtra” banners in Khargone ahead of Ram Navami, officials say “2022 won’t repeat”
Tensions are brewing in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone as the festival of Ram Navami approaches close. After hardly recovering from the destruction it endured in 2022 during the violence and...
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India
Karnataka election on May 10, result on May 13
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in Delhi has announced that the Karnataka Assembly election polling will take place on May 10th, with the counting scheduled for May 13th, 2023.
Business
Union govt introduces interchange fee for Gpay, Paytm, others on transactions above ₹2,000
The NPCI, which oversees payment systems in India, has suggested that transactions above Rs 2,000 made through Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) should be charged an interchange fee.
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