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Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday staged a sit-in outside Parliament Street Police Station along with student protester Sahil Lochav, who has alleged that he was hit by pellet gun fire during a July 20 demonstration, demanding that Delhi Police register a case over the incident.Gandhi accompanied Lochav to the office of the DCP, Central, and later to Parliament Street Police Station, pressing the police to act on the complaint and provide details of the case officer, Congress sources said.Also Read: RSS tries to impose its view on all, says Congress leader Rahul GandhiAccording to the sources,…
T’puram: Indian Medical Association (IMA), Kerala, has urged govt to grant a special holiday-duty allowance for doctors, other healthcare workers and hospital staff who are required to work on public holidays.The demand comes after govt sanctioned holiday-duty allowance to police.In a statement, IMA state president Dr M N Menon said healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, as well as hospital staff, provide services 365 days a year, around the clock.“Hospital operations do not come to a halt even for a moment on public holidays such as Onam, Vishu and Christmas,” he added.He said essential healthcare services, including emergency departments, intensive…
‘Ram and Leela’ box office collections day 1_ Rio Raj and Vartika Jain’s film earns Rs 20 lakh. ‘Ram and Leela’ opened in theatres on the last day. The romantic comedy, featuring Rio Raj and Vartika Jain in the lead roles, had a modest start at the Indian box office.According to Sacnilk, the film recorded an estimated India net collection of Rs 20 lakh on Day 1. It was screened across 673 shows on its opening day. The movie’s India gross collection stood at Rs 23 lakh. With these numbers, ‘Ram and Leela’ ended its first day with an India…
Informal sector sees strong Q1 growth, with women making up nearly one-third of its 13.7 crore workforce NEW DELHI: The informal sector, which constitutes major part of the economy, registered robust growth in Q1 (April -June) of the current financial year as number of establishments in the sector grew 9% (y-o-y) to 8.7 crore from around 8 crore in the corresponding period last year, according to official data.The vast non-agriculture informal sector, which provides livelihood to the majority of Indians, also saw employment rise 7% to 13.7 crore in April-June, with the share of women rising to nearly one-third of…
The US Postal Service prepared to publish a final rule late on Friday to impose new requirements on states to provide the federal government with information on voters before the November midterm congressional elections, despite a pair of court orders that currently block the changes from taking effect.The USPS acknowledged in the text of the final rule posted online Friday, which is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register next week, that two injunctions issued by federal courts in California and Massachusetts currently bar it from moving ahead with the changes to comply with a March executive order signed…
Mitchell Starc of Australia (Getty Images) Mitchell Starc produced a devastating opening spell in Mackay on Saturday, ripping through Bangladesh’s top order to claim five wickets in the first session of the second Test and move past South African great Dale Steyn on the list of Test wicket-takers.Starc struck with the very first delivery of the match at the Great Barrier Reef Arena, removing opener Shadman Islam after a leading edge carried to gully. It was the fourth time the left-arm quick had taken a wicket with the opening ball of a Test.With Australia opting to bowl first after winning…
The authority will be headed by CM Devendra Fadnavis Mumbai: The state govt will set up a MahaCSR Authority with the CM as chairperson for more effective, transparent and coordinated use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds in the state.At a meeting held at the Sahyadri state guest house on Friday Fadnavis said various initiatives in the field of CSR are currently being implemented at different levels and separately. Hence an authority is needed to provide a unified platform for them. The Higher and Technical Education Dept has already proposed providing “pocket money” to 12 lakh girl students studying in…
More than 50 protesters who had gathered at Jantar Mantar were detained by Delhi Police on Friday. NEW DELHI: More than 50 protesters who had gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding changes to India’s reservation system were detained by cops Friday.While hundreds had gathered through the day, the situation escalated around 7.30pm as several protesters who remained at the spot beyond the prescribed time of 4pm began raising slogans. This prompted the deployment of additional Delhi Police personnel and Rapid Action Force.Police said most protesters had left after the demonstration ended, but several remained at the spot despite repeated requests to…
Bengaluru: A key witness in the ongoing trial in one of the rape cases registered against former MP Prajwal Revanna told the special court that she received threatening phone calls after recording her evidence and expressed fear for her safety and that of her son.On July 6, the 43-year-old social worker from Holenarasipura in Hassan district was examined as prosecution witness.Taking note of her statement, the court directed the SIT chief, additional director general of police, CID, to look into the alleged threats and submit a report on the next date of hearing.The witness reportedly told the court that if…
In a statement, Lingamaneni Ramesh expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and said the incident was “deeply unfortunate and heartbreaking.” HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha MP and Jana Sena Party leader Lingamaneni Ramesh has said his son Lingamaneni Sanjush is fully cooperating with authorities in the investigation into the August 16 road accident in Hyderabad that claimed the life of a 26-year-old woman.In a statement issued on Friday, Ramesh expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and said the incident was “deeply unfortunate and heartbreaking.”He urged people not to speculate about the circumstances of the accident, stressing…