<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128235927,imgsize-1132974,width-400,resizemode-4/article-79.jpg" alt="Bharat bandh today: Are banks shut amid nationwide strike on February 12?" title=" Representative AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative AI image The nation is observing a Bharat Bandh on Thursday following a nationwide strike call by a joint forum of central trade unions against the Centre’s alleged anti-worker policies. The strike also...
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Bharat Bandh today: Which sectors will be hit and why trade unions are protesting
NEW DELHI: Over 10 central trade unions called for a nationwide Bharat Bandh on Thursday against the government’s “anti-worker” policies. The bandh was supported by farmer organisations and other groups across sectors.The strike call was announced as a mark of “resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government.”Trade unions said nearly...
‘We are in match zone’: Tilak Varma fires India-Pak warning ahead of T20 WC blockbuster
India cricketers during a practice session in Delhi. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India batter Tilak Varma has said the team is fully charged for the high-pressure ICC T20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 15, adding that the squad has already entered “match zone” after uncertainty around the fixture finally ended.Go Beyond...
‘Trying to isolate over 100m users’: Russia blocks WhatsApp — will the ban be reversed?
Russia on Tuesday attempted to block social media platform WhatsApp and Telegram to promote its home-grown platforms and seek greater control over its internet space.In a statement, WhatsApp said that the move will isolate over 100 million users, claiming that the step can “only lead to less safety for people.”“Today the Russian government attempted to...
‘We have got one more day’: Tilak Varma shares big Abhishek, Bumrah fitness update
Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India batter Tilak Varma has provided encouraging fitness updates on teammates Abhishek Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the side’s ICC T20 World Cup encounter against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, while adding that final decisions on their participation will be taken closer to match time.Go Beyond The...
‘Worst of the worst criminal aliens’: 21 Gujaratis included among 89 Indians on US list
AHMEDABAD: The inclusion of 21 Gujaratis in a United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) list of the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens has cast a spotlight on the darker side of illegal migration from Gujarat to the US. Released on Feb 7, the country-wise database lists 89 Indian nationals arrested by Immigration and...
‘Stabbed them repeatedly’: US-returned Bengaluru techie kills parents in villa over startup funding
Image Credit: TOI Bengaluru/X BENGALURU: A US-returned techie, desperate to raise funds for a new venture, has been arrested on charges of murdering his parents at their villa in Vignan Nagar, near HAL township, in east Bengaluru Wednesday.Naveen Chandra Bhat, 60, a retired navy captain, and his dentist-wife Shyamala Bhat, 55, were residing in Adarsh...
RBI strengthens mis-selling norms, full refund if proven
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sharply tightened the definition of mis-selling, removing one of the biggest defences used by banks and insurance companies that the customer had explicitly consented by signing documents. Under the new framework, regulated entities will also have to make full refunds in cases of proven mis-selling.In the Draft Reserve...
US chokehold on PM Modi, he has sold India: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the govt Wednesday of “completely surrendering” India’s core data, food and energy interests in the trade deal, in a sharp attack in Lok Sabha on PM Modi who, he alleged, had caved in to pressure due to the leverage that country has over him.Participating in the...
‘Voiced concern over social media addiction’: 27-year-old YouTuber held for slitting father’s throat
AI Image Used For Representative Image RAIPUR: In a disturbing incident coming on the heels of the horrific triple suicide of Ghaziabad siblings, after their parents objected to their fixation with gaming and took away their smartphones, a 27-year-old YouTuber allegedly slit her father’s throat while he was asleep, after he voiced his misgivings over...
