Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), India, has blacklisted 88 vessels and restricted 278 others for abandoning Indian seafarers. Abandonment occurs when a seafarer is left stranded at a foreign port without wages, food or repatriation efforts. Indian seafarers are among the most abandoned in the world. According to data released by the UK-based International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), 1,125 Indian seafarers were abandoned in 2025 alone. This prompted the…
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New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The government has paved the way for the establishment of Coal Exchanges in the country, which is a major step towards modernising India’s coal supply chain and creating a transparent, market-driven trading ecosystem, according to an official statement on Tuesday.The Ministry of Coal said that the recently enacted Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2025 introduced the concept of a Mineral Exchange and empowered the Central Government to promot…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited applications for the appointment of two Members of the National Sports Tribunal (NST), a statutory body established under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025.The National Sports Tribunal has been constituted to adjudicate and hear disputes relating to sports under the provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025. The Tribunal is headquartered in New Delhi, and the selected Members will be posted in Delhi…
Dhaka, May 30 (IANS) Bangladesh is witnessing an alarming rise in threats to children emerging from within familiar circles such as neighbours, relatives, teachers, and close acquaintances, a report has highlighted.The issue has drawn renewed scrutiny following two recent brutal incidents, including the rape and murder of an eight-year-old child in Dhaka’s Pallabi area, whose decapitated body was found in a neighbour’s home on May 19.In another disturbing incident in the Netrokona district, …
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India will bring into force a comprehensive set of rules to regulate the fast-growing online gaming sector from May 1, 2026, the government said on Wednesday.The new framework, notified under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, reflects the Centre’s dual objective of protecting users — especially children and vulnerable groups — from financial and psychological harm, while positioning the country as a global hub for gaming and digital cr…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government conducted a workshop on the operationalisation of the SHANTI Act, 2025, to scale India’s nuclear capacity to 100 GW to meet long-term energy security and Net Zero targets, an official statement said on Friday.Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, highlighted the importance of nuclear energy in the overall energy mix and emphasised the need to accelerate preparatory activities such as land identification and site studies to enable timely construction of new nuclear…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Austria’s Chancellor Christian Stocker in New Delhi on Wednesday, expressing confidence that his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, set to be held on Thursday, will open new avenues for greater cooperation between the two nations. Stocker arrived in India earlier in the day on his first official visit to the country which is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties across key sectors such as trade, investment an…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The new labour codes have changed gratuity rules, allowing certain eligible employees to claim gratuity after one year of continuous service, cut down from the erstwhile rule of five-year period. The new labour codes implemented in November 2025, makes gratuity available sooner for fixed-term and contract workers on a pro rata basis. Permanent employees still need to complete five years of service to claim gratuity, while there are exceptions in case of death or disabil…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) Four people were killed on the spot in a tragic road accident on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Sankalagere village in Channapatna taluk of Karnataka’s Ramanagara district on Monday.The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Mohammed Farhan and 45-year-old Sulfi from Kozhikode in Kerala, and 45-year-old Rasheed, a resident of Kalasipalya in Bengaluru, along with Saker from Annepalya in Adugodi.According to police, a private bus operated by PK Travels, which…
Dhaka, March 12 (IANS) Bangladesh has the opportunity to establish a National Human Rights Commission fully aligned with the Paris Principles — an independent, pluralistic body with a broad mandate, transparent selection processes, and active engagement with civil society. The commission would meet long-held aspirations of Bangladeshi citizens, reinforcing the country’s commitment to human rights, boosting public trust, and promoting democratic governance and justice, a report said on Thursd…