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Shivraj Patil cremated with state honours

The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Shivraj Patil were performed with full state honours in his home district, Latur, in Maharashtra on Saturday, with many top......

NHRC issues notice to states, UTs over HIV+ blood transfusion cases

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday said it has issued notices to all states and Union territories in the wake of six children testing HIV positive after blood transfusion at the Satna......

EC extends SIR timeline in 6 states, UTs

The Election Commission on Thursday extended the timeline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in six states and Union territories following requests from the chief electoral officers. IMAGE: West......

IndiGo crisis: Union minister says accountability will be fixed

Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Sunday said that passengers have endured mental harassment and distress due to IndiGo's ongoing operational crisis and assured that......

Elect BJP-backed candidates, get Rs 10 lakh fund: Union minister

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar has offered Rs 10 lakh fund for villages in his Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency if they elect a Bharatiya Janata Party-backed candidate in the Gram Panchayat......

Trade unions to go on strike in Feb, demand withdrawal of labour codes

Trade unions have decided to launch a phased, consistent struggle to press for the withdrawal of the labour codes and go on a countrywide general strike in February next year, a statement said on......

Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs

'Raising the retrenchment, layoff and closure threshold to 300 workers for prior government permission enables hire-and-fire in more than 90 per cent of the Indian workplaces. More than 12,00,000......

Will Budget 2026 Break Sunday Rule?

Officials said the government is keen to conform to the convention of the Union Budget for 2026-2027 being presented on February 1 despite it falling on a Sunday in 2026. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

'Labour Codes Will Reduce Take-Home Salary Is Wrong'

'It will increase the contribution to gratuity, which is something the employer has to give.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Days after the Centre notified the long-pending four labour Codes,......

How Modi's Committee-Led Governance Is Driving Reforms

The change in the government's engagement with the economy's need for reforms is more nuanced than how analysts have so far perceived it, points out A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Kerala film fest drops six movies after MEA warning

The Kerala Chalachitra Academy has decided not to screen six films at the IFFK after the ministry of external affairs raised strong objections. The ministry even warned of legal action, saying the......

New twist in Karnataka State Cricket Association polls

IMAGE: The Karnataka High Court order means that former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad will now have competition for the KSCA president's post during the elections scheduled on December 7.......

ED attaches assets of celebrities in 1xBet money laundering probe

The others whose properties were attached include model Neha Sharma, Bengali actor Ankush Hazra and Meera Rautela, the mother of actor and 1xbet India Ambassador Urvashi Rautela. IMAGE: Kindly......

AFC bans Mohun Bagan amid Indian football chaos

IMAGE: The AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee ruled the reigning Indian Super League champions wrongfully withdrew from the 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two following their refusal to travel to......

Will Kolkata fiasco dent India's Olympic hosting chances?

IMAGE: Angry fans vandalise the Salt Lake Stadium, alleging poor management during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T India Tour 2025, in Kolkata on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo The......