On 17 May, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) stands in solidarity with LGBTIQ workers, reaffirming its commitment to building respect and dignity for all workers, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Despite progress and many achievements, homophobia and transphobia persist in the world of work and in society. LGBTIQ workers are exposed to many forms of violence, harassment, discrimination and exclusion in society and throughout the employment cycle, including in education and in relation to opportunities for employment and decent work. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risks…
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested six persons, including a Bangladeshi national, living illegally in India. The arrests have been made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with a bank fraud of Rs 9,000 crore in Bangladesh. The arrested Bangladeshi national, has been identified as Proshanta Kumar Halder, a man accused of defrauding banks of his own country. He is also accused of forging his identity as an Indian citizen to float businesses in India. On Friday, the ED carried out searches across West Bengal. These searches, according to multiple news reports, were all linked to…
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant hailing Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as a ‘glorious patriot’, has announced that his state government will soon re-print two books authored by Savarkar. Sawant was speaking at the launch of ‘1957 che Swatantrya Samar’ and said that it was this book that had “ignited the flame of patriotism among many youth and the British regime banned this book. Fortunately, only one copy of this book was saved with a Goan person, and this helped in getting it re-printed.” The other book authored by Savarkar which will be reprinted by the state government is ‘Gomantak’. Both books…
The nation will witness a landmark event today in the history of indigenous warship building when two frontline warships of Indian Navy, Surat, a Project 15B Destroyer and Udaygiri, a Project 17A Frigate will be launched concurrently at Mazgaon Docks Limited, Mumbai. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest for both the events. The Project 15B class of ships are the next generation stealth guided missile destroyers of the Indian Navy being built at the Mazgaon Docks Ltd, Mumbai. ‘Surat’ is the fourth ship of Project 15B Destroyers which heralds a significant makeover of the P15A (Kolkata Class) Destroyers and…
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education and Skill Development launched a textbook on ‘Introduction to Indian Knowledge Systems: Concepts and Applications”. The Minister said that Indian education system is being decolonised under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While we adopt the good things from our ancient past, we must also be mindful of the problems in our society and build a future which which creates synergy between knowledge from the past and contemporary issues . Solutions to many of world’s problems lie in Indian Knowledge System, he added. This book seeks to fill in the gap for offering…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India and Nepal’s ever-strengthening friendship will benefit the entire humanity in the emerging global situation. During his visit to the Himalayan state, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima on Monday, PM Modi and Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba held bilateral talks in Lumbini, after laying foundation stone of the Indian International Center for Buddhist Center and Heritage. On this occasion, PM Modi said that Indian and Nepal relations are unshakeable like the Himalayas. Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi called it an “opportunity to strengthen ongoing cooperation and develop new areas in…
Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay demanded setting up of a fast-track court to probe the case of murder of 25-year-old Dalit youth B Nagaraju, who was brutally murdered in full public view at Saroornagar on the night of May 4 for marrying a Muslim woman. Sanjay, who called on the family members of Nagaraju at S Marpally village of Vikarabad district on Monday, described chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao as the most inhuman character, who had not responded to the ghastly murder of Nagaraju. “Though the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has directed that the government pay ex-gratia of Rs…
An uncommon case of 15 years old women with no history of any particular disease came to Renova Hospital, Langarhouze, Hyderabad, with a complaint of cyclical abdominal pain since last 6 months. Thorough clinical examination by Dr.Venkat Reddy, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Dr. Padmavathi Kapila, Chief Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist from Gynaecology department of Renova Hospitals was performed on the young women. Further the woman was asked to undergo Ultrasound and MRI scans on her reproductive organs including Vagina along with urinary tract. Doctors found very interesting facts after going through scan results. During the normal clinical observation, the outer layout or morphological features of outer…
The Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today asserted that the very fact Shivling found in a room during the survey at Gyanvapi in Varanasi is self-evident enough that that is a temple. International Working President of Vishva Hindu Parishad and senior advocate Alok Kumar referring to finding of Shivling in one of the rooms during the survey in Gyanvapi temple, said that it is news of great joy. He said that “the Shivling was found in the presence of both the parties and their lawyers. Therefore the place having Shivling is a temple. This fact is self-evident that the temple is…
India’s labour force increased by 88 lakh to 43.72 crore in April, one of the largest monthly increases since the beginning of the pandemic. According to data provided by the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy, the labor market has seen the biggest expansion since the outbreak of the global coronavirus (COVID-19). However, the available jobs were insufficient to meet the demand. CMIE Managing Director and CEO Mahesh Vyas said India’s labor force grew from 8.8 million in April to 437.2 million in April, one of the biggest monthly growth since the outbreak of the corona pandemic. He said the country’s…