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Suhakam raises red flag over Gig Workers Bill 2025, warns of weak protections

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 28 -- The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has expressed concern over the drafting process of the Gig Workers Bill 2025 despite welcoming its intent. In a statement, t... Read More


"It has become robbery": Congress' Pramod Tiwari on claims of "vote theft"

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Congress leader Pramod Tiwari has accused the BJP of carrying out large-scale "vote theft" in Bihar by deleting 65 lakh names from the electoral rolls while simultaneously adding... Read More


Rajasthan HC cancels 2021 sub-inspector recruitment exam over paper leak allegations

India, Aug. 28 -- The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday cancelled the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment examination, which aimed to fill 859 posts, amid large-scale paper leak allegations across the state... Read More


GST rejig to give consumption a big push; food and durable goods to turn cheaper: BoB Report

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Indian consumers are set to receive a significant boost as the government moves towards simplifying the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure by reducing the number of tax slabs... Read More


Dismal enforcement of rights body's recommendations gives rise to impunity

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Despite repeated pledges, successive governments continue to show their indifference to implementing the National Human Rights Commission's recommendations, giving rise to the cu... Read More


More than 56 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened in last 11 years: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- More than 56 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened, in the last 11 years, bringing millions into the formal banking system, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a... Read More


Besides SCO summit, Oli to attend Beijing parade against Japan

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is embarking on his second visit to China on Saturday, this time to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in Tianjin at the ... Read More


Nazara Technologies stock tanked after the online gaming ban. Game over or game on?

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- India's new Online Gaming Act has thrown the gaming industry off balance. Real-money gaming platforms have been hit hardest, and several listed companies have seen their stocks t... Read More


"Extremely heartbreaking": BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Mandi's Banala landslide; rescue operation underway

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday defined the Himachal Pradesh's Banala landslide incident as "extremely heartbreaking". Amid continuous heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, a la... Read More


PM Narendra Modi 'betrayed' farmers by scrapping import duty on US cotton: Arvind Kejriwal amid Trump tariff row

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on 28 August accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dealing the farmers a devastating betrayal by waiving import duty on US cotton, a... Read More