Ludhiana (Punjab), Aug 2: The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and other trade unions protested on Friday in Ludhiana, considered to be industrial hub of Punjab, demanding withdrawal of wage code bill and the workers’ safety bill. Apart from the AITUC, other unions that protested are the Indian […]
Ghazipur (UP), Aug 2: Rasoolan Bibi, widow of 1965 Indo-Pak war hero and Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid, passed away in her native Dhamupur village here on Friday afternoon. Company Quartermaster Havaldar Abdul Hamid was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military honour, for displaying […]
Loha, Aug 2: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said he wanted support from the youth, farmers and women to usher in “Shiv shahi” in Maharashtra. Thackeray, who is likely to contest the upcoming state Assembly polls, was addressing a rally here in Nanded district as part of […]
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Parliament on Friday approved an amendment to the anti-terror law to give powers to the central government to designate an individual as terrorist and seize his properties. While Lok Sabha had passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to amend the […]
Kim oversaw the first test firing of a “new-type large-calibre multiple-launch guided rocket system” on Wednesday, North Korean state media reported. North Korean state television showed rockets launching from a vehicle that had been blurred in photos to obscure its features. The launch came six days after North […]
India’s factory activity accelerated in July as domestic demand and output strengthened, encouraging firms to hire at the fastest rate in five months, a private business survey showed on Thursday. The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by IHS Markit, rose to 52.5 in July from June’s 52.1. […]
Asian markets fell on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street, after the US Federal Reserve cut rates for the first time in more than a decade but failed to offer a clear signal on future easing. The move to ease the cost of borrowing was well telegraphed and […]
Two lawmakers with serious paralysis took their seats in Japan’s upper house on Thursday to cheers from supporters, marking the first time people with severe disabilities have served in the body. Yasuhiko Funago and Eiko Kimura won seats last month in the country’s upper house election and their […]
Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing American officials. NBC News said three US officials had confirmed they had information of Hamza bin Laden’s death, but gave no details of the place or date. The […]
Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study of its kind in the country. The cutting-edge — but controversial — research involves implanting modified animal embryos with human “induced pluripotent stem” (iPS) cells that can be […]
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