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Assam OIL facility fire: Death toll rises to four after injured worker diesA fire incident at an Oil India facility in Dibrugarh, Assam resulted in four fatalities among workers. The blaze occurred during maintenan...08 Nov, 2026, 05.36 PM IST- Oman tightens expat worker recruitment rules from January 2027; agencies must provide insurance, refundsEffective January 1, 2027, Oman is set to enforce new, tougher rules for hiring expatriate workers, which will necessitate insurance covera...05 Nov, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
- Princeton PhD whose research was linked to Nobel Prize in Physics applies for 2,300 jobs, still struggles to find workA Princeton PhD graduate whose ice-formation research was cited in connection with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, has applied for more th...20 Oct, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
- ‘They simply let my daughter die’: Mother of Russian scientist Daria Shipilova rejects broken test tube theory behind plague deathIn a tragic turn of events, 28-year-old scientist Daria Shipilova has succumbed to suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia. Her mother disput...08 Oct, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
- WHO seeks more information from Russia on Irkutsk lab worker's deathTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of WHO reported on a laboratory worker's death in Irkutsk due to severe pneumonia. Initial reports suggested a p...08 Oct, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
- A global job spinner for Indians is now turning into a death trapIndia has emerged as the world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers, but its growing presence aboard global merchant ships has also left ...07 Oct, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
- WHO Chief says Russia reports no plague cases in Irkutsk after lab worker's deathRussian health officials confirmed no cases of plague in Irkutsk after a laboratory worker died from severe pneumonia. WHO has been closely...07 Oct, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
- Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 as health workers protest delayed paymentCongo's Ebola outbreak has resulted in more than 4,000 deaths amid ongoing struggles to contain the virus. Health workers in Bunia proteste...02 Oct, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
- In 1906, John Otto, a trail builder fell in love with Colorado’s red-rock canyons; five years later, they became a national monument and he became their custodian for $1 a monthIn 1906, John Otto, a trail builder fell in love with Colorado’s red-rock canyons; five years later, they became a national monument and he...21 Sep, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
- Bangladesh fights world's worst measles outbreak as vaccination gaps fuel spreadBangladesh is battling what the US CDC lists as the world’s largest measles outbreak, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deat...09 Sep, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
- Tim Cook reportedly woke up at 3:45 a.m. every day and once worked at a paper mill. Then he took over Apple from Steve JobsTim Cook concludes his fifteen-year tenure as Apple CEO today, August 31, 2026. He transformed Apple into a vastly larger and more profitab...31 Aug, 2026, 09.56 PM IST
- Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading at a terrifying speed — and experts say it hasn’t peakedThe Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is accelerating rapidly. Many infections remain undetected, making the true scale unknown. This outbrea...21 Aug, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
- Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth provinceCongo's Ebola crisis has escalated to a sixth province following a recent fatality. This outbreak is now recorded as the fastest-spreading ...13 Aug, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
- Child protective services worker leaves 3-year-old boy in car on hot day for 5 hours. What happened next will shock youA 3-year-old boy in Alabama died after being left in a hot car for five hours by a child protective services worker following a supervised ...26 Jul, 2025, 01.11 AM IST
- Dubai Expo revises worker fatalities to six after including COVID-related deathsThe organiser had for the first time on Saturday disclosed three work-related deaths and 72 serious injuries among 200,000 workers during c...03 Oct, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
- 2012 Maruti plant violence: 77 get bailThe Supreme Court had earlier granted bail to two workers in February, out of the total 147 arrested workers, after 31 months of their arre...17 Mar, 2015, 10.10 PM IST
- Tata, Mahindra group, Cummins India & others part of government's initiative to give better deal to contract workersBig firms could be part of a government-backed industry initiative to absorb contract workers as part of a push for more equitable treatmen...26 Feb, 2014, 08.24 AM IST
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