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No statutory bar on 2nd maternity leave within 2 years of first: HC

LUCKNOW, Aug. 14 -- In a significant ruling concerning maternity rights of women government employees, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has held that there is no statutory bar on a woman ... Read More


CBI registers assets case against ex-WAPCOS deputy chief engineer

LUCKNOW, Aug. 14 -- The CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Lucknow, has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against Pankaj Dubey, former deputy chief engineer/project manager of Water and ... Read More


Six workers killed after landslide, water seepage in Uttarakhand tunnel

Dehradun, Aug. 14 -- Six workers were killed and 14 others injured late on Thursday after a landslide and heavy water seepage triggered a partial collapse inside an under-construction Tehri Hydro Deve... Read More


Kerala cm flags lapses in messi event, vows further probe

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 14 -- Kerala chief minister VD Satheesan on Thursday flagged serious charges, including Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud and lapses in the way the private sponsor was picked... Read More


'Consumer panels can't be rehab centres for retired'

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a performance audit of consumer commissions across the country, including an assessment of the work done by former judges and judicial offic... Read More


TN govt signs MoUs worth over Rs.67k-cr during investors' meet

CHENNAI, Aug. 14 -- In the first investment conclave held after the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) came to power in May, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday secured 97 memorandum of understanding wi... Read More


July exports hit record $44 bn, deficit widens

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- India's merchandise exports rose 19.5% year-on-year to $44.24 billion in July from $37.02 billion a year earlier, marking the highest level for the month, commerce ministry data ... Read More


Can Rishabh Pant remain ahead in an intensifying three-way tussle?

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- Rishabh Pant has built much of his Test career by refusing to play the game conventionally. If there is a ball to hit, he hits it. If there is a field to unsettle, he tries it. If ... Read More


Why WTC expansion didn't get enough support

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- As the second half of the World Test Championship's (WTC) fourth edition gets rolling, the jury is still out on whether it has left Test cricket in a better place. For all its fault... Read More


Dilapidated house collapses in Budaun, woman killed, 3 cattle die

Meerut, Aug. 14 -- A 55-year-old woman was killed and three cattle died after the front portion of a dilapidated two-storey house collapsed in Budaun district early Thursday morning, trapping the woma... Read More