Good news! Salary of around 30 mn industrial workers set to rise

The Modi govt has given the industrial sector workers every reason to cheer ahead of Holi this year. Reports state that the central govt has come out with a plan according to which the industrial workers will get salary hike twice a year. As per the plan, the salary hike will be fixed according to the…

Coronavirus: How risky is it? Your mind may mislead

Anna Alexander, a property manager in Virginia Beach, Virginia, started the day Monday thinking that she might avoid shaking hands because of the coronavirus outbreak. Then somebody stuck out a hand to shake.She took it. “I’m a business person,” Alexander, 65, explained. “But if somebody else does it next time, I might try to be…

As coronavirus scare looms, UNICEF tweets video of ‘handwashing dance’

As coronavirus tightens its grip across the globe, the United Nations’ agency for children (UNICEF) on Tuesday posted a video that emphasised the importance of washing hands. The agency tweeted a video of ‘handwashing dance’ by a Vietnamese artist named Quang Dang. ‘We love this handwashing dance from Vietnamese dancer, Quang Dang,’ the agency said…

PM Modi’s wife Jashodaben visits Ramachandrapura Mutt in Karnataka

Shivamogga: Prime minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben Modi visited the Ramachandrapura Mutt in Shivamogga district of Karnataka today to fulfill a vow of gratitude for his reelection and for the resolution of the Ram Mandir dispute at Ayodhya. Jashodaben arrived at the Mutt at about 1.30 in the afternoon and presented a silver umbrella to the…

Watch: Delhi Police personnel caught in mob rampage during Chand Bagh violence

Amid the ongoing investigation into the communal violence in Northeast Delhi, police have released two videos of a mob attacking security forces in the Chand Bagh area during clashes over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Head Constable Ratan Lal was the first reported casualty in the clashes while Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma had sustained serious injuries. In…

This is why PM Modi plans to give up social media accounts

A day after he sent netizens into a tizzy over his surprise post on Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday revealed that he will give away his social media accounts to women ‘whose life and work inspire us’ on this Women’s Day (March 8). The move will help them ignite motivation in millions, the Prime Minister…

PM Modi reveals reason for ‘giving up’ social media. Twist inside

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally revealed why is he “giving up” his social media profiles. After setting off a buzz of speculations with his tweet late Monday, the prime minister Tuesday said he was only “giving away” his social media accounts for a day on International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8. He said…