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VB-GRAMG Act to replace MGNREGA starting July 1

New Delhi, May 12 -- The central government on Monday notified the implementation of the new rural employment law - the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), (VB-GRAMG) A... Read More


Unemployment rate 5% in Jan-Mar 2026

New Delhi, May 12 -- India's headline unemployment rate was 5% in January-March 2026, according to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday. ... Read More


Nashik BPO toxic workplace: NCW

NASHIK, May 12 -- A four-member National Commission for Women (NCW) fact-finding panel probing allegations of sexual exploitation and religious coercion at a TCS-linked BPO in Nashik has described the... Read More


'Utter failure': SC raps Raj over mining mafia

New Delhi, May 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday observed that steps to prevent illegal sand mining in the riverine Gharial Sanctuary in Chambal are merely on paper, with Rajasthan proving to be an "u... Read More


Govt weighs fuel price hikes, WFH mandates

New Delhi, May 12 -- The petroleum ministry on Monday said it is working on austerity measures to conserve energy, which experts said could be an indication to increase retail prices of petrol and die... Read More


UP man carries ailing wife from govt hospital in cart, probe ordered

MEERUT, May 11 -- Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday warned of action against those responsible while referring to a widely circulated video purportedly showing an elderly ma... Read More


Automakers race to shield sales in commodity storm

new delhi, May 11 -- Automakers are scrambling to contain surging raw material costs through measures ranging from cutting discounts and delaying discretionary spending to stockpiling supplies, as exe... Read More


Govt used air routesto offset West Asia trade disruption

New Delhi, May 11 -- India utilised repatriation flights to export and import nearly 200,000 tonne of goods at the peak of the West Asia conflict, along with tight administrative measures, to tide ove... Read More


Trump's China visit likely to be chillier this time

Washington, May 11 -- Weeks before his trip to China, President Donald Trump was already predicting on social media that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would "give me a big, fat hug when I get t... Read More


54% turnout in Haryana civic body polls

Rohtak, May 11 -- The local body elections in Haryana, including in the municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonepat, recorded a voter turnout of 54.5% on Sunday, officials said. Voting beg... Read More