Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' at BYD construction site in BrazilBrazilian officials discovered 163 Chinese workers in "slavery-like conditions" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia. The workers we...
24 Dec, 2024, 06.54 AM IST
University: Nature guideRabindranath Tagore revolutionized education by advocating for holistic growth in nature. His legacy includes Visva-Bharati, promoting cult...
06 May, 2024, 11.17 PM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discusses road map for developed nation tagFinance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday huddled with over 100 senior officers of her ministries to deliberate o...
22 Aug, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
India will be superpower if all fulfil their duties with PM Modi's 5 resolves in mind: Adityanath"Prime Minister Modi on August 15 gave five resolves to the people. If every person moves on the path of duty keeping in mind the five reso...
19 Aug, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Government revamps scheme for rehabilitation of bonded labourers“The revised scheme shall be a central sector scheme and shall come into effect from January 27, 2022. The state government shall not be re...
09 Feb, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
True bhakti sets you freeWhen the moon shines brightly, all the stars become dim; and when the sun shines, the moon herself becomes dim.... So, this love of the ple...
11 Jan, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
Congress must come out of Gandhi family shadow to be relevant: former HP CMThe oldest party in the country, once led by the likes of Nehru, Gandhi, and Patel, has become a “joke” of late, former Himachal Pradesh ch...
01 Oct, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
Nepal comes first in India's Neighbourhood First policy: Modi"Whenever there has been a problem, India and Nepal have stood together. We have been there for each other in the most difficult of times,"...
11 May, 2018, 07.15 PM IST
Uniformity will be disastrous for country's development: Pranab Mukherjee"We celebrate our diversity. We do not try to bring any one form or uniformity because we know that will be most disastrous to our social f...
13 Jul, 2016, 06.53 PM IST
Smart city project to get a branded look soonThe urgency to start branding exercise stems from the fact that opposition party-ruled states like Odisha and UP are moving swiftly on the ...
04 May, 2016, 01.27 AM IST
National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu on the issue of bonded labourNotices have also been issued to the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment, Odisha government to submit reports.
25 Jul, 2014, 11.15 PM IST
US Congressional resolution introduced to condemn untouchabilityAn influential American lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the US Congress asking India, Nepal and other South Asian countries to end ...
06 May, 2014, 10.57 PM IST
Bonded Labour System still a realityEven 37 years after Parliament passed the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, the abominable practice still exists.
12 Aug, 2013, 07.52 AM IST
- Delhi government launches project to provide shelter, education to 30,000 street kids
DCPCR officials said the project would be implemented with the support of civil society organisations like NGOs and various government depa...
14 Jun, 2011, 09.33 PM IST
- Jaya shedding 'crocodile tears' for Muslims, says Karuna
M Karunanidhi charged Jayalalithaa with shedding 'crocodile tears' for Muslims and said her promise to increase reservation quota was an at...
26 Mar, 2011, 06.33 PM IST
- 10 mn people around the globe work as bonded labour: UN
More than 10 mn people might be in bondage worldwide with sexual exploitation and forced labour being most common forms of human traffickin...
13 Feb, 2009, 03.26 PM IST
- US puts India, China on watch list over human trafficking
The United States has placed India and China on watch list for not doing enough to fight human trafficking and claimed that part of the eno...
05 Jun, 2008, 10.21 AM IST