Day: August 30, 2020

UN labour body: Qatar ‘dismantles’ kafala employment system

8:11 pm August 30, 2020

Dubai: New labour rules in the energy-rich nation of Qatar “effectively dismantles” the country’s long-criticised “kafala” employment system, a UN labour body said Sunday. The International Labor Organization said as of now, migrant workers can change jobs before the end of their contracts without obtaining the permission of their current employers. Qatar also has adopted a minimum monthly wage […]

COVID-19: Delhi’s weekly markets can open for 7 more days on trial basis

8:02 pm August 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday extended the functioning of weekly markets on a trial basis till September 6 in the national capital, officials said. Last week, the DDMA had allowed on a trial basis such markets to open, one market per day per municipal zone, in the city for one […]

After Sunny Leone, it is Neha Kakkar’s turn to figure in Bengal college merit list

7:56 pm August 30, 2020

Kolkata: Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar’s name appeared at the top of the merit list of a college in West Bengal‘s Malda district, after actress Sunny Leone’s name figured in that of three other colleges of the state. The authorities of Manikchak College in Malda district said that they spotted the playback singer’s name after the first merit list was published […]

3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in Taiwan

7:31 pm August 30, 2020

Taipei: A 3-year-old girl in Taiwan was reported safe after becoming caught in the strings of a kite and lifted several meters into the air. The unidentified girl was taking part in a kite festival Sunday in the seaside town of Nanlioao when she was caught up by a giant, long-tailed orange kite. Video shot […]

Mann Ki Baat: PM mentions ‘Sophie’ and ‘Vida’, the two award-winning Army dogs

7:26 pm August 30, 2020

New Delhi: In his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid glowing tributes to India’s canine brigade and specifically mentioned about ‘Sophie’ and ‘Vida’, the two brave dogs who were awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s Commendation Cards on August 15. Modi also exhorted those planning to raise a pet dog to […]