-PTI/ NDTV.com The court discharged former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's brother Shah Alam and two others in a case related to alleged loot and vandalization of a shop during the riots. New Delhi: A court in Delhi on Thursday came down heavily on the Delhi Police for its probe into a 2020 riots case, saying that its failure to conduct a proper investigation will "torment" the sentinels of democracy when history will...
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Latest available PLFS data sheds light on unpaid helpers in self-employment & underemployment among various types of workers
Generally, economists refer to indicators like Worker Population Ratio (WPR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR) in order to assess the extent of joblessness and work related precarity at a particular period of time in a certain geographical area. However, there are other indicators too, which can help in understanding the job situation, livelihoods security and vulnerability of workers in a better way such as 'percentage distribution...
More »45 Children Die In UP's Firozabad In 10 Days, Dengue Suspected, Probe On -Kamal Khan
-NDTV.com With 186 people in hospital and a high number of affected children, the Firozabad administration has ordered closure of schools for Classes 1-8. Firozabad: The death of 53 people, including 45 children, over the past 10 days in a suspected dengue outbreak in Firozabad has prompted the Uttar Pradesh government to set up an inquiry. At the Firozabad medical college, the scenes are horrifying: rows of children suffering from fever and their...
More »"Roll Back LPG Price Hike": NDA Ally Warns Of Waning Chances In State Polls -Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
-NDTV.com A number of state assembly polls, including in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, are scheduled over the next few months. New Delhi: The BJP's NDA ally Janata Dal-United (JDU) today demanded that the Centre roll back the hike announced today in LPG cylinder prices by petroleum companies. The party, which leads the coalition in Bihar, cited the financial pressure on households amid the Covid pandemic and said political rivals could use the...
More »"Full Of Faff": Derek O'Brien's 8-Question Rebuttal To 8-Minister Presser -Sunil Prabhu
-NDTV.com Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said the ministers had dodged the real issues in their press conference. New Delhi: A special press conference by eight Union Ministers was little more than "faff", Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said on Thursday, countering accusations that the opposition had forced the monsoon session of parliament to end two days prematurely. Brushing away their allegations as bluster, Mr O'Brien pitched eight questions to the ministers ranging...
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