Corporate human rights abuses will be in the spotlight at the latest round of talks for an international agreement to regulate transnational corporations in human rights law. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Global Unions Federations have outlined their demands for a significantly stronger-worded text to be part of discussions on an international agreement aimed to regulate transnational corporations in human rights law. The discussions will form part of the ninth session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group (OEIGWG) hosted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Progress in national corporate human rights laws and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles are holding…
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By Nava Thakuria * Five-day festival to celebrate legacy, culture & traditions of the land Bharat Mata Pujan 2023, organised with an aim to celebrate the legacy, culture and traditions of the great land, kick starts on Thursday (1 Kati of 1430 Bhaskarabda) coinciding the Sharadiya Durgotsav. Thousands of cultural personalities, art connoisseurs and patriotic nationals assembled at Chandmari AEI field in the far eastern part of Bharat (India) to participate in the unique festival, where the motherland is worshiped as a deity. Organised under the aegis of Pragnya (wisdom, a prominent cultural organization), the five-day spiritual extravaganza was inaugurated by veteran Sattriya dance exponent Nrityacharya Jatin Goswami on 19 October by…
* India TV-CNX opinion poll The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may emerge as the single largest party and may just touch the half-way mark of 116 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election to be held next month on November 17, says India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. The results of the survey were telecast on Thursday evening, on the news channel. Ahead of the forthcoming assembly election in Madhya Pradesh, India TV has conducted an opinion poll to guage the mood of the voters and predict which political party is having an edge in the state. According to India TV-CNX…
Amid rising tensions within the INDIA alliance, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that some “Congress leaders are siding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)”, adding that he would not have trusted the grand old party if he had known that “Congress would betray them”. He further said he was unaware of the fact that the INDIA bloc has been formed at the national level to defeat the BJP and the alliance partners are not fighting together at the state level. Akhilesh yadav’s responded fiercely when reporters asked him about his reaction on Congress Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay…
Nearly two days after a massive blast at a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of civilians including women and children, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and expressed his deep condolence for the brutal incident. During the conversation, PM Modi reiterated India’s long-standing principled position on the Israel-Palestine issue and raised grave concerns over the terrorism, violence and deteriorating security situation in the region. PM Modi, however, said India would continue to send humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people. “Spoke to the President of the Palestinian Authority H.E. Mahmoud Abbas. Conveyed my condolences at…
According to a report by a rating agency, two-wheeler sales are predicted to rise the most between 2023 and 2028 when compared to all other automobile categories. The anticipated growth rate for this expansion is predicted to be between 9-11% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR), with a final total of 25.9 million to 26.1 million units sold during this period. Sales are predicted to almost double to 30.7-30.9 million units by FY32 from 16.3 million units in FY23, according to the report. Sales are anticipated to rise as a result of rising income levels, positive consumer attitudes, and an increasing…
President Droupadi Murmu appointed former BJP state president and three-time MLA Nallu Indrasena Reddy as the Governor of Tripura on Wednesday. The announcement is along expected lines, as he was being seen as the senior leader from Telangana who could be made a Governor as Bandaru Dattatreya’s term as Haryana Governor will be coming to an end soon. Indrasena Reddy has been the face of the BJP since the Emergency era, and had also been jailed under MISA in 1975 for a year during that dark period. Indrasena Reddy was a research scholar who pursued his MSc in Mathematics from…
The people of Rajasthan feel cheated by a Congress government steeped in corruption, and have made up their minds to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) back to power in the state, party national president JP Nadda said. Nadda, who arrived in Kota on Wednesday to hold meetings with office bearers of Kota, Bundi and Jhalawar, said youths, farmers and the common man have decided to remove the Congress. “The enthusiasm that I see among our workers clearly shows that the people of Rajasthan have made up their mind towards BJP. And they have resolved that they want change in…
Narendra Modi government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season. This is the highest quantum of increase in MSP for any marketing season since the Modi government came to power in 2014. Besides, the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for five other rabi crops — gram, barley, lentil (masur), rapeseed-mustard seed and safflower — have been hiked. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Currently, the MSP of wheat…
A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur today (October 18) convicted Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, his wife Tanzeem Fatima and son Abdullah Azam Khan in a 2019 fake birth certificate case, and awarded them a seven-year jail term. “After the court verdict, the trio was taken into judicial custody and will be sent to the jail directly from the court itself,” said Arun Parkash Saxena, a former District Government Counsel, who was representing the prosecution. MP-MLA court magistrate Shobit Bansal awarded the three convicts the maximum seven-year sentence. The FIR in the case was lodged by the Bharatiya Janata…