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IFAT holds nationwide strike over gig workers' grievances; food deliveries largely unaffected in cities

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Platform-based delivery workers affiliated with the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) staged a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest low wages, unfair w... Read More


"Insightful interaction with economists," PM Modi meets experts, discussed Aatmanirbharta and structural transformation

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with economists and experts and listened to their views on the theme of "Aatmanirbharta and Structural Transformation: Agenda for Viksit B... Read More


Uttarakhand: Dehradun Police constitutes SIT to probe Anjel Chakma murder case

Dehradun, Dec. 31 -- Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder case of 24-year-old Tripura student Anjel Chakma. ... Read More


'Gig workers' strike was about being heard': Raghav Chadha meets delivery persons, says demands 'legitimate'

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha has offered to mediate between companies and gig workers amid a strike call by gig workers' unions on New Year's Eve, 31 December. Stressin... Read More


Gig workers' strike: Raghav Chadha offers to mediate for delivery persons - 'They are not robots'

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAM) MP Raghav Chadha has offered to mediate between companies and gig workers amid strike call by gig workers' unions on New Year's Eve, December 31. Stressing ... Read More


First sitting of Parliament for the New Year on January 6

Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 -- Parliamentary business for the first sitting week of Parliament for January 2026 was decided at the Committee on Parliamentary Business meeting held today (31) under the chairman... Read More


Law Ministry set up alternate courts, junked obsolete laws as SC decided on pollution, stray dogs, Waqf in 2025

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Pollution, stray dog attacks, mining vs ecology in Aravalis were some of the most significant cases that were taken up by the Supreme Court during the year 2025. The Law Ministry... Read More


End of an Era: Khaleda Zia rests beside Ziaur Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to eternal rest with full state honour beside her husband and late President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar's Zia Udyan in the ca... Read More


Farewell to a leader; Khaleda Zia laid to rest with state honour

, Dec. 31 -- time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to rest beside her husband and late President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. She was buried ar... Read More


Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party leader Amrendra Nishad shot at by cousin, narrowly escapes

Gorakhpur, Dec. 31 -- Samajwadi Party leader Amrendra Nishad narrowly escaped after being shot at by his relative in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur. Amrendra Nishad accused his cousin, Ravindra Nishad, of... Read More