Members of the transport union, protest at Jantar Mantar relating to the brand new legal guidelines associated to hit and run, in New Delhi on January 03, 2024.
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Transport unions threaten to accentuate protests
The All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation, a platform of assorted commerce unions of drivers and transport employees, has warned that it’ll intensify the protests if the Centre doesn’t withdraw Sections 104(1) and (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) instantly. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a press release on January 3, supported the agitations of truck drivers and employees towards the BNS provisions on the punishment to drivers concerned in accidents.
Railways tightens RTI norms days after revealing the price of PM selfie factors
The Indian Railways has tightened norms for Zonal Railways furnishing data beneath the Right to Information (RTI) Act after an argument over price of selfie factors put in at railway stations. Under the brand new guidelines, all replies have to be cleared by General Managers of Zonal Railways or Divisional Railway Managers.
Higher PF pension | Employers get 5 extra months to course of functions
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Wednesday prolonged the time for employers for importing and submitting the joint choices of staff to assert larger pension with their wage particulars on-line until May 31. This is the fifth extension for the method, which was initiated to implement the Supreme Court verdict on the matter delivered on November 4, 2022. The determination was taken by Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, the Union Labour Ministry mentioned in a launch.
Supreme Court verdict on Adani probe ‘extraordinarily generous’ to SEBI: Congress
The Supreme Court’s determination to not switch the probe into allegations of inventory value manipulation by the Adani group to the Central Bureau of Investigation or to a particular investigation workforce, as a substitute giving a further three months to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), is “extraordinarily generous”, the Congress mentioned on January 3, asserting that its struggle towards “crony capitalism” would proceed much more “forcefully”.
Navy steps up surveillance in Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden
The Indian Navy on Wednesday mentioned its ships and plane stay “mission deployed” for sustaining enhanced surveillance and endeavor maritime safety operations. “In the last one week, Indian naval task groups deployed in the area have investigated large number of fishing vessel and boarded vessels of interest,” it mentioned.
FSSAI points present trigger discover to IndiGo for serving sandwich with worms
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has issued a present trigger discover to IndiGo for allegedly serving unsafe meals to a passenger in its flight on December 29. The letter accessed by The Hindu states that airline has been directed to point out trigger inside seven days from the date of difficulty of the letter (January 2) as to why their license be shouldn’t be thought of for suspension or cancellation and motion be initiated as per the FSS Act, 2006 and guidelines and rules made there beneath.
Hemant Soren will stay CM of Jharkhand, ruling coalition MLAs say after essential assembly
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who’s dealing with imminent arrest in a land rip-off case, convened a gathering of legislators from the State’s ruling coalition events at his official residence in Ranchi on January 3. Emerging from the two-hour-long assembly, at which the present political scenario within the State was mentioned, MLAs insisted that the CM wouldn’t resign.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is indicted for allegedly insulting election officers
A Pakistani courtroom on January 3 indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a contempt case for allegedly insulting election officers, his defence lawyer mentioned. The indictment is one other blow for Mr. Khan, who’s serving time on a corruption conviction and has a number of different authorized instances hanging over him.
Explosions reported close to ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait: U.Ok. company
British maritime safety company UKMTO reported explosions late on January 2 close to a cargo ship within the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which separates the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations mentioned it had acquired experiences of as much as three explosions 1-5 nautical miles from the service provider vessel, which was travelling between the coasts of Eritrea and Yemen.
103 killed in twin blasts at memorial occasion in Iran
Twin bomb blasts killed at the very least 103 folks in Iran on Wednesday, ripping by way of a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards normal Qasem Soleimani 4 years after his demise in a US strike, state media reported. Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “evil and criminal enemies” of the nation for the assault and vowed a “harsh response.”
Manufacturing exercise hit 18-month low in December: HSBC PMI
India’s manufacturing exercise slipped to an 18-month low in December 2023, as per the HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, whose studying for the month stood at 54.9 in comparison with 56 in November. A studying of over 50 on the index signifies growth in exercise.
Ind vs SA | Second check sees 23 wickets tumble
India suffered a spectacular collapse, dropping six batters for no run as 23 wickets fell on a loopy opening day of the second cricket check towards South Africa at Newlands on Wednesday .Resuming on 153-4 after tea, the house workforce ran by way of the batting order to bowl India out for 153 within the house of 11 deliveries, with Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger snapping up three wickets apiece. Earlier, South Africa was bowled out for simply 55 in 23.2 overs, sliding to its lowest complete since being readmitted to check cricket in 1991, after Mohammed Siraj claimed a test-best haul of 6-15.
