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Welfare schemes secure economic justice: DMK to SC on 'freebies' remark

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK has moved Supreme Court seeking to be impleaded as a respondent in an ongoing case in connection with "freebies"

Can't deny maternity leave even if availed of earlier for adopted kids: SC

The Supreme Court said that a woman's right to avail maternity leave cannot be taken away, if she had earlier availed child care leave for her non-biological kids

Caste system remains greatest enemy, says Meira Kumar on Rajasthan incident

After a Dalit boy was beaten to death in a Rajasthan school over water, former Speaker Meira Kumar said a century ago her father was subjected to the same treatment but his life was saved

Can Ola CEO pull off his electric car dream amid harsh ground realities?

According to industry experts, Ola needs to move slowly, fix the house first and cater to the new consumers who are afraid of booking electric two-wheelers amid fears.

PM Modi speaks to Macron; discusses France wildfires, bilateral issues

The Prime Minister's Office in a statement said the two leaders also reviewed the ongoing bilateral initiatives including defence cooperation projects and cooperation in civil nuclear energy.

What happened after Jaishankar visited a restaurant in US with his son?

A video of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has gone viral on social media, wherein he could be seen sharing an incident that took place at a restaurant he visited with his son in the US

Hariom Pipes rises 3% on NSE after posting robust profit in June qtr

On August 10, the company had reported 68 per cent year-on-year rise in its net profit to Rs 9.54 crore in Q1FY23. Net sales of the company rose 64 per cent year-on-year to Rs 142.31 crore.

Teesta Setalvad moves SC seeking bail, hearing on Aug 22 in 2002 riots case

Activist Teesta Setalvad has moved the Supreme Court seeking bail after she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high-ranking officials, including then Gujarat CM Modi

China orders factories to shut down amid fiercest heat wave in six decades

China's Sichuan province has ordered all factories to shut down for six days to ease a power shortage in the region as a scorching heat wave sweeps across the country, media report said

Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan can mediate to bring together US, China

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered Pakistan's services as a mediator to bring together the US and China as it did decades ago, media report said

Smallpox vax protection against monkeypox may not be lasting: Lancet study

Although the smallpox jab has shown to reduce the chance of symptomatic infection and severe illness from monkeypox, protection may decline over time.

Spotify to allow users to post audio reactions to music playlists

Swedish music streaming platform Spotify is working on a new feature to let users post audio comments or reactions to music playlists

Uber charges Noida resident Rs 3k from Delhi airport to home on a sunny day

Deb was shocked to see final bill as he reached home from airport on Aug 5, as it showed Rs 2,935 on meter for a 147.39 km ride, while distance from T2 to his home in Noida Sector 143 is around 45 km

Apple, Toyota halt production in China amid heat waves and power outages

The scorching heat in China has hit Apple and Toyota suppliers as the government ordered most factories to suspend production until end of this week for planned power outages

AAP's electoral promises in Gujarat entail quality education, more schools

AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised to provide quality education, increase the number of government schools if voted to power in poll-bound Gujarat

Bihar CM calls 1st cabinet meeting to distribute portfolios to ministers

After the cabinet expansion of the newly-formed Bihar government, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the portfolios of different ministers will be announced late evening.

More users attacked via old Microsoft Office vulnerability in Q2: Report

The number of exploits for vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office suite increased, accounting for 82 of the total number of exploits across different platforms and software, in the second quarter of 2022

Rajnath Singh hands over multiple indigenous weapons to Indian Army

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over multiple indigenous arms and ammunition to the Indian Army to further boost the country's defence sector

After parliamentary panel report, Cong targets 2019 'Howdy Modi' event

After the parliamentary panel put out different claims in its report on loss due to corporate tax cut, Congress targeted Centre alleging that the decision was taken just 2 days before 'Howdy Modi'

Samvardhana Motherson shares rises 3% post bonus shares issue announcement

The company has decided to issue bonus shares in the ratio of 1 bonus equity share against 2 existing equity shares, which will be subject to shareholders approval.