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Gig firms need to contribute 5% of workers' wages for social security by June 30, draft rules say

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Firms in India's gig economy, known as aggregators and platforms, will have to contribute up to 5% of the wages payable to workers as contribution towards a National Social Securi... Read More


Select Committee on Jan Vishwas bill to give report in budget session of Parliament

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Select Committee on Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 interacted with representatives of Department of Commerce, Department of Financial Services and of Reserve... Read More


Yogi in Gorakhpur: Inspects CM Grid Smart Road, flyovers & ring road projects

GORAKHPUR, Jan. 7 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the CM Grid Smart Road developed in Gorakhpur would redefine urban infrastructure, while also providing a sustainable Rs.2 cr... Read More


Home minister junks 2nd autopsy allegation in Ballari clash

BENGALURU, Jan. 7 -- Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday dismissed allegations that a second autopsy was conducted on a Congress worker killed during the Ballari firing incident, rejecti... Read More


UP BJP chief to meet Kashi party officials tomorrow; 2027 prep on agenda

VARANASI, Jan. 7 -- Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary will hold a meeting with the party's office-bearers from 16 organisational districts in the Kashi region here on Thursday, party officials ... Read More


MBBS admission row: Future of Jammu's students being toyed with, says Sangharsh Samiti, Bajrang Dal

JAMMU, Jan. 7 -- Youth wing of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, on Tuesday, held a protest near civil secretariat against J&K government's alleged discriminatory policies and board of professi... Read More


"BJP should apologise to Sikhs, Punjabis for this shameful act": Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann amid Atishi video row

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of being "anti-Punjab and anti-Sikh". CM Mann demanded a... Read More


Who are the 5 co-accused of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to be released after SC bail?

India, Jan. 7 -- Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Wednesday issued orders for release of Shifa Ur Rehman, Meeran Haider, Mohd Saleem Khan and Gulfisha Fatima in the 2020 Delhi riots case, two days after t... Read More


Who are the five co-accused in Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam case granted SC bail

India, Jan. 7 -- Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Wednesday issued orders for release of Shifa Ur Rehman, Meeran Haider, Mohd Saleem Khan and Gulfisha Fatima in the 2020 Delhi riots case, two days after t... Read More


Former Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi passes away

India, Jan. 7 -- Former Pune Member of Parliament, Union minister of state for railways, and veteran sports administrator Suresh Kalmadi passed away early Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 81.... Read More