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  1. India needs national legal, social protection architecture for gig workers: Congress

    India needs national legal, social protection architecture for gig workers: Congress

    New Delhi, citing legislations of its state governments to ensure justice for employed workers, Congress on Thursday said India needs a national legal and social security architecture for such workers and hoped that the upcoming Union Budget would give a step in that direction.Congress General...
  2. NCM advises states to organize 'Sarva Dharma Samvad' to prevent hate crimes against minorities

    NCM advises states to organize 'Sarva Dharma Samvad' to prevent hate crimes against minorities

    New Delhi, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has advised state governments to hold 'Sarv Dharma Samvad' meetings with all communities at sub-divisional level every month to curb incidents of hate crimes against minority communities.The MNC said it has advised states and Union...
  3. Petition against border tax: Supreme Court gives liberty to petitioners to approach jurisdictional high courts

    Petition against border tax: Supreme Court gives liberty to petitioners to approach jurisdictional high courts

    New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday resolved a slew of pleas attacking the legality of different state governments collecting clearance fee/border taxes and gave liberty to the petitioners to approach the jurisdictional high courts for relief.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Satish...
  4. VHP demands that Muslims should be stopped from selling puja material at Hindu religious places.

    VHP demands that Muslims should be stopped from selling puja material at Hindu religious places.

    New Delhi, The VHP on Tuesday claimed that Muslims are selling puja items at various Hindu pilgrimage sites "concealing" their identity and urged all state governments to take effective measures to stop them from running such shops "so that the faith of the Hindus is not to hurt".Vishva Hindu...
  5. Unprecedented development has taken place in Haryana under BJP rule: CM Saini

    Unprecedented development has taken place in Haryana under BJP rule: CM Saini

    Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the state has witnessed unprecedented development and well-being of all sections of society under the BJP.At an event in Panipat district, Saini inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 32 projects worth over Rs 227 crore...
  6. Rajeev Chandrashekhar to address major UK conference, highlight India's digital leadership

    Rajeev Chandrashekhar to address major UK conference, highlight India's digital leadership

    The BJP leader will be speaking on the central theme 'Governance in the Age of AI' organized by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in London on July 9.Chandrashekhar has been invited to share India's experience and strategy in building the country's digital initiatives such as IndiaDPI...
  7. Assam flood: Rahul asks Centre, state to provide immediate assistance to affected people

    Assam flood: Rahul asks Centre, state to provide immediate assistance to affected people

    In New Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed concern over the flood situation in Assam and urged the central and state governments to quickly provide all possible support to those affected.The flood situation in Assam remained critical on Saturday, with six more people...
  8. Homecoming: Women's lives after ISIS

    Homecoming: Women's lives after ISIS

    Melbourne: Governments ignoring calls from former female ISIS members to return home undermines human rights and weakens international security.For the past decade, researchers around the world have been fascinated with the rise and fall of the terrorist group ISIS.The group's...
  9. Some of us do not have high quality drinking water, and this is putting public health at risk. How do we provide universal access?

    Some of us do not have high quality drinking water, and this is putting public health at risk. How do we provide universal access?

    Sydeny, A new report from the Productivity Commission calls on Australian governments to commit to providing universal access to safe and reliable drinking water, warning that public health depends on it.The report, National Water Reform 2024, is the result of research requested by the federal...
  10. Aggregate WMA limit of states/UTs revised to Rs 60,118 crore: RBI

    Aggregate WMA limit of states/UTs revised to Rs 60,118 crore: RBI

    Mumbai, The Reserve Bank of India on Friday increased the aggregate way money advance (WMA) limit of state governments and Union territories to Rs 60,118 crore from July 1, 2024.The current limit is Rs 47,010 crore.WMA is a temporary advance given by the RBI to the Centre, State Governments...
  11. BJP, Congress have amended the Constitution to make it casteist and communal: Mayawati

    BJP, Congress have amended the Constitution to make it casteist and communal: Mayawati

    Lucknow, BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday said the BJP and Congress governments have largely made the Constitution "casteist, communal and capitalist" through various amendments.At a press conference here, Mayawati said both the parties display copies of the Constitution inside and outside...
  12. Australian Government welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef report

    Australian Government welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef report

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday published a draft report urging Australia to set more ambitious climate change targets to preserve the reef, but recommending that the World Heritage Committee of 21 members did not list it as endangered at...
  13. Punjab: Farmers demand arrest of those trying to create 'ruckus' at Shambhu border

    Punjab: Farmers demand arrest of those trying to create 'ruckus' at Shambhu border

    Chandigarh, Farmers protesting at Shambhu border in Patiala district of Punjab over various demands on Tuesday demanded arrest of a group of people who allegedly tried to create a ruckus at the protest site.They alleged that some "miscreants" backed by the Punjab and Haryana governments had...
  14. MP, Chhattisgarh governments can jointly organize some programs: CM Mohan Yadav

    MP, Chhattisgarh governments can jointly organize some programs: CM Mohan Yadav

    Sao was also accompanied by 70 Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members from Chhattisgarh.CM Yadav said, "MP and Chhattisgarh share similar social and cultural heritage and history. The governments of both the states can organize many programs together and we discussed it."Sao and...
  15. Shivraj Singh Chauhan assured procurement for farmers producing tur, urad and lentils.

    Shivraj Singh Chauhan assured procurement for farmers producing tur, urad and lentils.

    New Delhi [India], Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Central Government is committed to procuring tur, Urad and Masur at Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ensure diversification of crops and achieving self-sufficiency in pulse...
  16. PPA MLAs will give priority to resolve Assam-Arunachal border issue

    PPA MLAs will give priority to resolve Assam-Arunachal border issue

    In Itanagar, newly elected Arunachal People's Party legislator Nabam Vivek on Saturday said he would give priority to resolving the border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in his Doimukh constituency.Despite the 2022 agreement between the two governments to resolve long-standing...
  17. Center assures states of 100 percent procurement of tur, urad and lentils at MSP

    Center assures states of 100 percent procurement of tur, urad and lentils at MSP

    Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who chaired a virtual meeting with agriculture ministers of various states at Krishi Bhawan, said the e-Samridhi portal was launched through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and the Federation National Cooperative Consumers...
  18. Sharad Pawar is confident of his party's return to power in Maharashtra after the assembly elections.

    Sharad Pawar is confident of his party's return to power in Maharashtra after the assembly elections.

    Pune: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday expressed confidence that his party will return to power in Maharashtra after the state assembly elections to be held later this year.He said that his party will resolve the issues of farmers in the state if voted to power again.Pawar made...
  19. Good intentions but lack of focus on implementation: Sunita Narayan on environment record of Modi 2.0

    Good intentions but lack of focus on implementation: Sunita Narayan on environment record of Modi 2.0

    New Delhi, Top environmentalist Sunita Narayan has said that the second Modi government had the right intentions to tackle environmental degradation and climate change, but not enough attention was paid to implementation.Speaking to editors here, Narayan said successive administrations have...
  20. BJP's Manoj Tiwari promises solution to Delhi's issues in next 5 years, criticizes AAP's performance

    BJP's Manoj Tiwari promises solution to Delhi's issues in next 5 years, criticizes AAP's performance

    New Delhi [India], BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to effectively deal with all the challenges of Delhi within five years if it wins the upcoming assembly elections to be held in early 2025.Tiwari criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and accused them...
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