In its current form, the recent law to increase maternity leave in the private sector to six months will end up being counter-productive and may actually result in a setback to equality in the work place. This law abdicates the responsibilities of government, pushing it onto the shoulders of the private sector. Rather than simplifying labor laws, this adds yet Read More

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced today that Sakshi Malik, India’s bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics, will be the brand ambassador of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign in the state. The programme aims to empower the girl child and reduce rates of female foeticide in districts with low child sex ratio. Haryana particularly is a state that Read More

Australian media on Tuesday reported that sensitive data concerning India’s Scorpene Submarine has been leaked, posing serious threat to the Indian Navy’s stealth weapons. The data, reportedly running into over 22, 000 pages, has been marked ‘Restricted Scorpene India’. The Indian Express has not accessed the data. The documents ­belong to DCNS – the company that is building India’s Scorpene Submarines. Read More

A SPECIAL Bangla radio service, first launched in the wake of the Bangladesh Liberation Movement in 1971 and discontinued in 2010, was re-launched by President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday. The Akashvani Maitree channel for Bengali listeners and its website would provide a platform for blending content both from India and Bangladesh. “Akashvani Maitree and its multimedia website is a unique Read More

IITs have decided to increase the number of seats in various courses for admitting “non-resident students” with an aim to take their total intake to one lakh by 2020. According to senior officials, in a meeting of the IIT Council headed by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday, “in-principle” approval was given to the proposal for admitting non-resident students. The Read More

This giant pearl could be the world’s largest natural pearl weighing over 34 kg. The treasure’s worth is pegged at around USD 100 million. The identity of the man who found the pearl has not yet been disclosed, but according to the Daily Mail, the man discovered the priceless gem around a decade back in the sea off the coast Read More

Head of Dwarkashardapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati on Tuesday said cow is the mother of not only Hindus but also of Muslims as its milk is as much beneficial for believers of one faith as for those of another. In a statement here, Swami Swaroopanand said a Hindu gets as much protein out of cow’s milk as a Muslim. So Read More

After controversy over his statement over freedom fighter that mentioned ‘Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose were hanged’, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar issued a clarification saying it’s a confusion of punctuation in his quote. While paying homage to freedom fighters, Javadekar had said, “We salute our freedom fighters. So many bravehearts – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Sardar Patel, Pandit Nehru, Bhagat Read More

Congress today sought to turn tables on BJP over its attack on actress-turned-politician Ramya, contending that if wanting better ties with Pakistan was seditionthen the first case should be lodged against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The entire country wants a better relationship between India and Pakistan. Certain elements in BJP and RSS are unnecessarily trying to gain cheap publicity by Read More

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday appealed to the Indian workers, who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia, to return to India by September 25 failing which they have to make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and return journey. “@Gen_VKSingh visited Saudi Arabia twice to resolve the problems of Indian workers rendered unemployed due to closure of Read More