Seoul, Aug 9 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the government to directly report industrial deaths to himself as soon as possible to enhance worker safety and reduce workplace fatalities, his office said Saturday. Lee made the order upon returning from his summer vacation, after a man in his 50s fell to his death Friday while removing safety nets at the construction site of a new apartment complex in Uijeongbu, 26 kilometres north of Seoul, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu…

Bhopal, Aug 9 (IANS) On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that he feels happy to work for women’s empowerment.Union Minister Chouhan said that making the women fully empowered in social, economic and political sectors will take India to a new high, and the BJP government has been working in this direction relentlessly.”Making our Ladli Behnas (sisters) socially, economically and politically empowered is my prime …

Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) The ‘Nabanna Avijan (march to state secretariat)’ on the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor at RG Kar Hospital, turned violent on Saturday as police resorted to baton-charge to disperse the protesters and allegedly beat up the victim’s parents too.The victim’s mother and BJP leaders have alleged that in the police action, the sacred shell-bangle on her wrist, traditionally believed to be the symbolic representation of married women in Bengal…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Karnataka on Sunday, where he will launch multiple metro projects in Bengaluru and flag off three Vande Bharat express trains from the IT city.The Vande Bharat Express, being 11th in the Southern state, fulfils the long-pending demand for premium train service between Bengaluru and Belagavi and is set to give new momentum to seamless connectivity between the two cities.PM Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat Express trains…

Nagpur, Aug 9 (IANS) NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed that ahead of last year’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, two individuals approached him with a “guarantee” to secure victory in 160 out of the 288 seats in the state.“I was surprised. I ignored those two people. During that time, I had no suspicion about the Election Commission. I arranged their meeting with Rahul Gandhi. After that, whatever those people wanted to say, they said to Rahul Gandhi. However, Rahul Gandhi …

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In a historic journey across the United States, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha saint Pujya Gyanvatsal Swami, a devoted disciple of Mahant Swami Maharaj, the spiritual guru and global leader of BAPS, has been honoured by a remarkable spectrum of American leaders, varying from state governments and senators to governors and mayors. The widespread recognition of BAPS saint in US goes to justify the prophetic words of Swami Vivekananda, that India will one day lead the world spiri…

Kochi, Aug 9 (IANS) With just days to go for the election of new office bearers, the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) has directed its members to refrain from speaking to the media about internal matters until polling day on August 15. The gag order follows an escalating war of words between actors Ponnamma Babu and Mala Parvathy over the association’s finances.Election officials have warned that strict action will be taken against members violating the directive. Sources say the mo…

Agartala/Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) BJP’s ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma held a meeting with former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in Imphal and discussed various issues including illegal immigration, a BJP leader said on Saturday. A senior BJP leader in Imphal said that several former ministers and leaders accompanied Biren Singh when he discussed several issues with the TMP chief at the former’s residence.”Both Biren Singh and Debbarma discussed the ill…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday expressed concern over the well-being of the “incommunicado” former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, saying he has heard of ‘Laapataa Ladies’ but never heard of ‘Laapataa Vice President’.Addressing mediapersons, Sibal sought clarification from Home Minister Amit Shah on Dhankhar’s whereabouts since his resignation from the constitutional post, adding that “I hope the government has not, in any form, placed an impedime…

Bareilly, Aug 9 (IANS) Slamming Samajwadi Party leader S.T. Hasan for his controversial remarks on the Uttarkashi cloudburst, All India Muslim Jamaat National President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi on Saturday said the incident was a natural disaster and should not be given a Hindu-Muslim angle.Speaking to IANS, Maulana Razvi Barelvi said, “Whatever happened in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi is a calamity, a natural disaster. Such incidents, unfortunately, occur from time to time. To link the…