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No separate law for gig workers; govt to form a welfare board for them

MUMBAI, March 1 -- The state government has scrapped the idea of a separate law for gig and platform workers and will constitute a national social security board for their welfare instead. The labour ... Read More


Hayabusa joyride ends in 3 deaths on Mum-Ahm hwy

MUMBAI, March 1 -- A late-night joyride on a high-powered superbike ended in a triple fatality on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in the early hours of Saturday, when two friends riding a Suzuki... Read More


Over 2k B'deshis deported in 2025, combing ops begin

MUMBAI, March 1 -- Amid an intensified crackdown on illegal immigration, the Maharashtra government on Saturday announced statewide combing operations to trace and deport illegal Bangladeshi nationals... Read More


HC allows Mhada to allot rehab tenements to Patra Chawl tenants

MUMBAI, March 1 -- The Bombay High Court has allowed the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) to execute Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements with tenants of the fraud-hi... Read More


HC sets aside Rs.4,063-crore CBI case against GTL Infra

MUMBAI, March 1 -- The Bombay High Court has quashed a Rs.4,063.31 crore loan default FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against GTL Infrastructure Ltd (GTL), observing that the ag... Read More


Zip through the week in 10 clues. No passport needed

India, March 1 -- They're often called the British Oscars. The trophy looks like a mask. This year, an Indian film, Boong, picked up the Best Children's & Family Film prize. Someone in the audience ye... Read More


IMD warns of more heat waves, sizzling summer

New Delhi, March 1 -- A brief reprieve from the heat is expected in March before above-normal temperatures grip most of the country till May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced in its... Read More


Court orders stay on bail granted to IYC president

NEW DELHI, March 1 -- A Delhi court on Saturday stayed the bail orders of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib, the alleged mastermind of the protest at the AI Impact Summit venue in ... Read More


India calls for restraint, dialogue to solve issues

New Delhi, March 1 -- India urged all stakeholders in West Asia on Saturday to exercise restraint and avoid escalation in the aftermath of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, calling for dialogue and dipl... Read More


EU memo on FTA notes India's agri sensitivities

New Delhi, March 1 -- A European Union (EU) memo on the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) acknowledged the "very high level of protection and the sensitivities of India" while balancing interests in... Read More