Brutal heat in large parts of India; temperatures set to rise further, says IMDOfficial data showed that at least 24 places in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh recorded maxi...
22 May, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
Northwest India endures punishing heat for 2nd day on trotNorthwest India, including Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, experiences a severe heatwave with temperatures surpassing 45 degrees Celsius for th...
18 May, 2024, 10.21 PM IST
Next big killer here already? Cooling pandemic offers little relief as unforgiving heatwave singes IndiaUpdated projections warn of unprecedented killer heatwaves on the near horizon, according to a 4,000-page Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...
02 Jul, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Sachin Pilot refutes Rita Bahuguna Joshi's claim of him joining BJPPilot had openly revolted against the leadership of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in July last year.
11 Jun, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
L&T to offer quarantine facilities to about 2.5 lakh contract labourers, 45K employeesQuarantine facilities have been made available from Eastern to Southern India while tie-ups with 144 hospitals have been made to provide me...
30 May, 2021, 12.39 PM IST
Factory workers are returning, to labour and an uncertain lifeFor India Inc, the pandemic is a stark reminder about the gaps in the working conditions of labourers and the issues that need immediate at...
06 Jan, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Opposition attacks govt on several issues in Rajya Sabha: COVID-19, ordinances, migrantsParticipating in a debate on The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, they also charged the government with entering into the "league ...
19 Sep, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 22: India's new rulebook is outAs of now, India's infection curve has shown no signs of flattening out. The number of confirmed cases stands at 11,933, with 392 dead.
16 Apr, 2020, 12.41 AM IST
Migrant labourer killed in Srinagar grenade attackAt least 13 people were injured in the grenade attack, the second in less than a month, and were rushed to the nearby SMHS hospital where t...
05 Nov, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
5 migrant labourers from West Bengal killed by terrorists in KashmirThe attack happened on a day a delegation of parliamentarians from the EU is visiting Kashmir to talk to locals and ask them about their ex...
29 Oct, 2019, 09.42 PM IST
2 truck drivers killed, 1 injured as militants set apple-laden vehicles on fire in J&K’s ShopianThe killings are seen in context of revocation of special status of the state. Locals fear that the outsiders may buy land and settle in Ka...
25 Oct, 2019, 08.10 AM IST
Law on DNA profiling of unidentified bodies soon, says governmentDNA profiling of unidentified bodies can help match the missing persons. In addition, DNA profiling of missing persons can help trace them,...
02 May, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
India's mining state steps up fight to rein in killer silicosisCertification helps patients claim compensation; since October 2013, the state's paid Rs1 lakh relief each to 3,888 of the 5,307 certified ...
29 Jun, 2016, 11.00 AM IST
Farmers committing suicide due to failed crop, not love affairs: Will 'Skill India' provide relief?On March 21 this year, Premshankar Meena hanged himself from a tree in his family’s leased field. He couldn’t take the sight of their damag...
16 Aug, 2015, 08.09 AM IST
Rajasthan dust storm claims 17 lives, over 60 injuredThe death toll due to the dust storm in Rajasthan has risen to 17 and over 60 persons have been injured in related incidents till last even...
20 May, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
Following Rajasthan, Centre to revisit contract labour lawTaking a cue from Rajasthan, the Centre has decided to revisit the law governing contract labour and soon come out with a set of proposed a...
03 Jul, 2014, 07.09 AM IST
- Silicosis wreaks havoc as illegal stone quarries flurry in Rajasthan
In neighbouring Shriji Ka Kheda, which falls in Bhilwara district, more than 70 people from 60 families have died in the past decade of sil...
25 Sep, 2010, 05.06 AM IST