To solve for dietary preference of 100% vegetarians, Zomato introduces a ‘pure veg’ fleet

March 19, 2024 09:52 pm | Updated 10:26 pm IST - NEW DELHI Food delivery platform Zomato on March 19 launched a “pure veg” delivery fleet that would deliver orders from restaurants that do not serve meat, fish or egg-based dishes. The fleet’s personnel are shown in promotional images wearing …...Read More

Delhi HC agrees to hear Congress’s plea against tax re-assessment proceedings

March 19, 2024 09:50 pm | Updated 09:50 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court on Tuesday listed a petition by the Congress against tax re-assessment proceedings against it for hearing on Wednesday. Last week, the High Court had rejected Congress party’s plea challenging an order of the …...Read More

BJP pins high hopes on Modi’s roadshow in Palakkad

March 19, 2024 09:47 pm | Updated 09:47 pm IST - PALAKKAD The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Palakkad firmly believes that high achievements will take place in the framework of high expectations. The steady increase in the party’s vote-share in Palakkad over the past 25 years has inspirited the …...Read More

BWSSB makes aerators for all public taps mandatory, appeals to households to use them as well

March 19, 2024 09:43 pm | Updated 09:43 pm IST - Bengaluru Amidst the ongoing water crisis, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has made installation of aerators, that save water, mandatory for all taps in public spaces, even as the board has appealed to all households to also …...Read More

With MCC in effect, petroleum dealers want system for daily large cash remittances

March 19, 2024 09:41 pm | Updated 09:41 pm IST - CHENNAI With the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in effect and only ₹50,000 being permitted to be carried as cash, petroleum dealers, who remit large amounts of cash into their bank accounts daily, are requesting the Election Commission of …...Read More

RITES conducting feasibility studies on cargo volumes, missing rail links along proposed IMEC corridor: Chairman

March 19, 2024 09:39 pm | Updated 09:39 pm IST - NEW DELHI Leading railway PSU, RITES Ltd has emerged as a key contender among other Indian railway companies eyeing development along the strategic India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), RITES Chairman and Managing Director Rahul Mithal told The Hindu. After …...Read More

Lok Sabha: Raj Thackeray meets Amit Shah in Delhi as BJP looks to seal alliance with MNS

March 19, 2024 09:39 pm | Updated 10:11 pm IST - Pune Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday met with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Amit Shah in Delhi amid intense anticipation that the MNS would join the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ coalition in Maharashtra and …...Read More

Ahead of LS polls, Kozhikode Collector warns of strict action against those spreading fake news

March 19, 2024 09:38 pm | Updated 09:44 pm IST - Kozhikode A Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) has started functioning at the Kozhikode Collectorate to monitor activities on social media, maintain vigil against fake or defaming news and paid news. District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh told reporters here …...Read More

Jagan Mohan Reddy to kick-start bus yatra at Proddutur on March 27

March 19, 2024 09:33 pm | Updated 09:33 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is all geared up for the conduct of the bus yatra of its president and Chief Miniter Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy from March 27. Christened ‘Memanta Siddham’, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy would kick-start …...Read More

3.5 people for every 1,000 engaged in forced labour: ILO study

March 19, 2024 09:29 pm | Updated 09:29 pm IST - NEW DELHI A study by the International Labour Organization (ILO), released in Geneva on Tuesday, has found that forced labour generates illegal profits worth $36 billion per year. This is an increase of 37% of such illegal profits since …...Read More