At present, women government employees with fewer than two surviving children are eligible for one year of maternity leave. NEW DELHI: The CM Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government announced that women working in the state government will be entitled to 365 days of maternity leave for a third child, bringing it in line with the leave…
L&T Finance Ltd has set a target for its gold loan segment to contribute more than 10% to its total loan book over the next five years Kolkata: L&T Finance Ltd has set a target for its gold loan segment to contribute more than 10% to its total loan book over the next five years,…
Mumbai: A little over 1.5 years after a tussle broke out over the guardian ministership of Nashik and Raigad, it was resolved on Monday as the state govt appointed BJP’s Girish Mahajan as guardian minister for Nashik and Shiv Sena’s Bharat Gogawale for Raigad. Political observers said the appointments are a setback for NCP as…
The Delhi high court denied default bail to Jasir Bilal Wani (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday refused to grant default bail to Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, one of the accused in the 2025 Red Fort car bomb blast case.A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan dismissed…
Tamil Nadu assembly speaker JCD Prabhakar CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker JCD Prabhakar on Tuesday cautioned ministers that he could not tolerate their out-of-line remarks anymore and advised them to keep their responses to the subject or issue raised during the debate and discussion in the House.The speaker issued the diktat following minister for law…
Patna: The revenue and land reforms department has taken a major step towards making revenue courts in Bihar fully technology-driven, transparent and accessible by introducing virtual hearings for litigants and advocates, minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said on Tuesday. He said Bihar would become the first state in the country to provide such a comprehensive, technology-enabled…
Jamshedpur: Two minor siblings died after being bitten by a venomous snake while they were asleep at their home in Santari village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Tuesday, police said.The victims were identified as Shiva Jonko, 11, and his sister Seema Jonko, 14. The children alerted their parents soon after the snake bit them, but the…
The case involved alleged extortion from contractors, transporters and coal traders, with the money being used to support the banned TSPC Ranchi: A special NIA court on Tuesday sentenced 12 people to rigorous imprisonment between 8 and 10 years and imposed fines ranging from Rs 40,000 to Rs 90,000 in the 2016 Magadh-Amrapali terror funding…
Army chief General Seth with Nepal PM Balendra Shah Army chief general Dhiraj Seth met Nepal prime minister and defence minister Balendra Shah in Kathmandu on Tuesday, with the two sides discussing bilateral issues and ways to strengthen military ties amid a period of unease in relations between the two neighbours.General Seth, who is on…
Tarapith: Prabir Pal, co-owner of the hotel in Tarapith where a pre-dawn fire on Monday claimed nine lives, was arrested on Tuesday. His son, Kalyan Pal, who is also a co-owner of the hotel, was arrested on Monday in connection with the blaze.Before his arrest, Kalyan said the night-shift staff had immediately used fire extinguishers…
