NEW DELHI: Noting that “motherhood should not become a career penalty”, National Commission for Women (NCW) has called for measures to prevent recruitment discrimination against women arising from maternity, as part of a slew of recommendations to govt on laws related to maternity and childcare.In a report — containing 37 recommendations — NCW has also…
Russian drone strike hits Turkish cargo ship in Black Sea, killing 2 (representative image) NEW DELHI: At least two people were killed and several crew members, including an Indian national, were injured after a Russian drone strike caused a fire aboard a Turkish-owned civilian cargo vessel in the Black Sea.The Indian Embassy in Romania said…
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal NEW DELHI: Hours after the Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved any modified version of Form 6, Congress on Monday announced an intensified nationwide campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Party’s general secretary KC Venugopal threatened that the agitation over alleged “vote theft” would continue until Kumar…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Supreme Court said that it did not approve any modification made by the Election Commission in Form 6.In a social media post on X, the Congress leader accused the CEC of changing the application citizens…
Bengali film actor Koyel Mallick joins BJP. NEW DELHI: Bengali film actor Koyel Mallick joined the BJP on Monday, a day after the party nominated her for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Mallick, daughter of veteran Bengali actor Ranjit Mallick, had earlier served as a TMC Rajya Sabha MP for a brief period from April 6…
Opposition backs Supreme Court of India Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra backed Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan after his remarks on voting rights and the disenfranchisement of citizens at an event in Hyderabad.Sharing a video of Bhuyan’s speech in an X post, Ramesh targeted…
I hope SC steps in and rectifies these things, Justice Nariman said NEW DELHI: Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing Monday on the SIR controversy and a plea seeking suspension of the CEC for his “unilateral decisions”, former SC judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Sunday flagged “malfunctioning” of the poll panel and said a citizen’s…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said Sunday India’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine war had moved beyond just the advocacy of dialogue and diplomacy between the 2 countries, suggesting India might be looking to actively mediate in the conflict. Both Moscow and Kyiv have said in the past few days that India had come up with…
Ex-Maha CM Chavan challenges Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra strategy Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday rejected Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s call to boycott elections, saying participation in elections was a democratic right.“I do not accept that we should boycott the election. It is our right to a…
During the Munich Leaders Meeting in New Delhi, S Jaishankar elaborated on India’s potential to rise swiftly in the global power arena within the next decade. External affairs minister S Jaishankar said India has the potential to move rapidly up the global power hierarchy over the next five to 10 years, citing decades of high…
