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Special App, Safe Zones: Bengal's Measures For Women Working Night Shifts

NDTV Newsdesk | Saturday August 17, 2024

The West Bengal government has proposed several measures for the safety of working women during the night shift amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor during her 36-hour shift at a Kolkata hospital.

Telangana Man Dies In US, Family Asks Government To Help Bring Back His Body

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, Hyderabad

A 32-year-old man from Hanamkonda district of Telangana has died in the US, his family members said on Saturday and requested the Central and Telangana governments to help in bringing his body back home.

Rajasthan Bans Sharp-Edged Objects In School After 15-Year-Old Stabbed

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 17, 2024, Jaipur

The Rajasthan Education Department on Saturday issued a guideline banning carrying sharp-edged instruments like knives or scissors to schools after a Class 10 student of a government school attacked one of his classmates with a knife.

5 Points About Tahawwur Rana, Pak-Origin 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Accused

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Tahawwur Hussain Rana is a Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman who is wanted in India for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed over 160. He is in jail in the US. Now, a California court has said he can be extradited to India.

Omar Abdullah On What Should Be J&K Assembly's 1st Move After Polls

Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Saturday August 17, 2024, Srinagar

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly, in its first order of business after elections, will pass a resolution against the centre's decision to strip the region of its statehood and special status, said Omar Abdullah, former J&K chief minister and National C

Woman Arrested With Fiance, Friend For Killing Mother In Delhi: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

A woman was arrested in connection with the murder of her mother, along with her fiance and a common friend, in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh area, police on Saturday said.

Tahawwur Rana, 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Accused, Can Be Sent To India, Says US Court: 10 Points

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, wanted in India for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed over 160, can be sent to India under the Indo-US extradition treaty, a court in California has said.

Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies

Reported by Gargi Rawat, Edited by Apurva Bharadwaj | Saturday August 17, 2024

A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra shared the incident in an online post on Saturday.

Watch: Air Force, Army's Daring Paradrop Of World's First Portable Hospital At 15,000 Feet

Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

The Indian Air Force and the Indian Army successfully paradropped a homegrown portable hospital from 15,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today.

Big Jolt To Dushyant Chautala's Party Ahead Of Haryana Elections

Reported by Gurpreet Singh Chhina, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Saturday August 17, 2024, Chandigarh

In a big jolt to Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) a month ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, four of their 10 MLAs have quit the party.

How Can India Create More Jobs? IMF's Gita Gopinath Has Some Tips

Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

India will need a multi-pronged approach to create jobs instead of targeting only a few areas to add more workers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath told NDTV today.

Gita Gopinath On What India Needs To Do To Become Developed Nation By 2047

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for more investments in health and public infrastructure in India and a workforce that's way more skilled.

Let's Work Unitedly To Confront Pressing Challenges: PM Modi To Global South

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

PM Modi today called on the countries of the Global South to work unitedly in dealing with food and energy security crises and challenges of terrorism as he flagged concerns over consequences of "uncertainties" around the world.

Rs 700 Crore, 18,000 Women Workers: Foxconn's Tamil Nadu Housing Unit

Edited by Anushka De | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will today inaugurate a mega industrial project, worth Rs 700 crore, exclusively for more than 18,000 female workers of the iPhone manufacturer, Foxconn.

Global South Facing Challenges Of Food, Energy Security: PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged concerns over the consequences of global uncertainties on developing countries, especially in areas of food and energy securities.