‘Penalise if…’: MP writes to labour minister as L&T Chairman’s 90-hour-work-week remark sparks outrage

90-hour-work-week: Following L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s comments suggesting employees work for 90 hours in a week, CPIML (Liberation) MP Raja Ram Singh wrote to Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday, urging him to penalise any violations of laws regarding working hours in offices. In his letter, Singh also referenced a statement by Infosys Co-founder Narayana …

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Tamil Romantic Drama Miss You Starring Siddharth Now Streaming on Prime Video

The Tamil romantic drama Miss You, featuring Siddharth and Ashika Ranganath in lead roles, is now available for streaming. Directed by N Rajasekar, the film delves into themes of love, rejection, and rediscovery, as it follows an aspiring filmmaker who confesses his love to a woman, only to be rejected and later realise a shared …

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Bihar Bandh: Pappu Yadav carries rose at BPSC exam protest, says ‘sarkar ka ram-ram satya karna hai’

Independent MP from Purnea Pappu Yadav called a ‘Bihar Bandh’ on Sunday to protest the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam issue. Pappu Yadav’s supporters held a protest in Patna, demanding the cancellation and re-examination of the exam. The MP carried a rose at the protest. When asked what message he wants to give by …

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Reeves Seeks Long-Term Growth on China Visit After Market Pain

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves kicked off a two-day China visit Saturday, a landmark exchange highlighting the Labour government’s efforts to stay focused on long-term plans to get the British economy growing again even as fiscal concerns mount back home. Reeves, who had faced calls from Britain’s main opposition parties to cancel the trip …

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Human Hunting More Responsible for Kangaroo Extinction than Climate Change

The extinction of many kangaroo species in Australia around 40,000 years ago might have been caused more by human activities than climatic changes. Fossil evidence from ancient kangaroo teeth suggests that these animals adapted well to changing climates due to their flexible diets. This raises the likelihood that human hunting practices played a greater role …

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Z-Morh Tunnel: A game-changer for Sonamarg tourism | 7 things to know

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the Z-Morh tunnel on the Srinagar-Sonamarg road on Monday, January 13. This will mark his first visit to Kashmir after the Assembly elections in the union territory. The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah shared pictures of the Z-Morh tunnel on X. Z-Morh Tunnel: Dimensions …

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ILT20 Opening Ceremony: Shoaib Akhtar and Harbhajan Singh catch up with Shahid Kapoor, video goes viral

Forme Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar caught with Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor on the sidelines of the International League T20 tournament in UAE. The video of duo interacting in UAE was shared by Shoaib Akhtar on his Instagram. In the video, which featured a song from Shahid’s famous movie Kabir Singh in the background, Akhtar and …

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Maharashtra: ‘In politics, anything can happen,’ says CM Devendra Fadnavis after Sharad Pawar’s rare RSS praise

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reacted to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s recent statement praising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Fadnavis attributed Pawar’s comment to the success of the RSS ideology in countering the ‘fake narrative created by the Maha …

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Astronomers Discover Water and Carbon Dioxide in WASP-166 b’s Atmosphere

Astronomers have analysed the atmosphere of WASP-166 b, a hot super-Neptune exoplanet, revealing the presence of water and carbon dioxide. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the observations also detected ammonia in smaller quantities. WASP-166 b is situated approximately 368 light-years away and is about seven times larger and 32 times heavier …

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