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Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday. Some of the measures that are being put in place include registration of gig and platform workers on the eShram portal and formal recognition of such workers under the Social Security Code. Mandaviya took a comprehensive review on the existing provisions for gig and platform workers and progress on the government’s vision for a universal social security as outlined in the Social Security Code. Labour secretary Sumita Dawra attended the meeting along with other senior officials of the ministry.

navies of Singapore and China on Sunday began the third edition of a bilateral maritime exercise, underscoring the «longstanding, warm and friendly» defence ties between the two countries, according to an official statement. The Exercise Maritime Cooperation is being conducted between the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) from September 1 to 5, the Ministry of Defence here said in a statement. Its opening ceremony was held at the Ma Xie Naval Base in Zhanjiang, China, on Sunday, with about 200 personnel from both navies in attendance, The Straits Times newspaper reported. This is the third edition of the maritime exercise since its inauguration in 2015.

Apple may be planning to unveil the iPad Mini 7 at the 'Glowtime' event. While there have been rumblings of a new iPad Mini for some time now, with iPad Mini 6 stocks running low, there is now a very real chance that the iPad Mini 7 could finally be on its way.Rumors suggest that the upcoming iPad Mini 7 could feature the same 8.3 inch Liquid Retina display with a resolution of 2266 x 1488 and 60Hz refresh rate.

Mint in July compared to their performance four months earlier. Only six indicators were above their five-year average trends, whereas three were below it. In comparison, 10 indicators were above their five-year average four months ago.

IndiGo flight from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh to Hyderabad in Telangana was diverted on Sunday to Nagpur following a bomb threat. In a statement, IndiGo said its flight 6E-7308, scheduled from Jabalpur to Hyderabad, got diverted to Nagpur International Airport on Sunday morning due to a bomb threat message on board the aircraft. «Upon landing, all passengers were disembarked, and mandatory security checks were promptly initiated. Passengers were provided with assistance and refreshments,» the statement added.

Indian Railways has announced the operation of numerous special trains. The move aims to accommodate the rush during Diwali, Durga Puja, Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam, and Chhath Puja.

Film Employees Federation of Kerala on Saturday said it won't protect members who were found to be facing allegations with regard to the Justice Hema Committee report and they would be suspended from it if arrested. Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) itself would provide relevant information to police in this connection if it comes to know about any such complaints, it's general secretary B Unnikrishnan said here. FEFKA is the apex body of 21 trade unions working at various levels of the Malayalam film industry. Unnikrishnan admitted that some of the Association members were also facing allegations.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said the ambit of the Majhi Ladki Bahin Scheme will be expanded to cover 2.5 crore women even as the state government has transferred money into the bank accounts of 1.7 crore beneficiaries so far. The chief minister launched the second phase of the scheme at Reshimbagh ground here in the presence of Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Women and Child Welfare Minister Aditi Tatkare. «We were not born with a golden spoon. We belong to the family of farmers. Having experienced poverty, we understood why a scheme like this was necessary. We know the value of Rs 1,500,» Shinde said. The Ladki Bahin Scheme provides monthly assistance of Rs 1,500 to married, divorced, and destitute women in the 21-60 age group with a Rs 2.5 lakh annual family income ceiling.

economic growth decelerated to 6.7% in the April-June quarter of 2024, marking a 15-month low. This slowdown contrasts sharply with the 8.2% growth recorded in the same period last year. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das, the primary reason for this slowdown was reduced government spending due to the enforcement of the model code of conduct during the recent Lok Sabha elections. Das noted, «The Reserve Bank projected a growth rate of 7.1% for the first quarter. However, the first advance estimation data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed the growth rate at 6.7%.»

Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a revision in the polling schedule for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Originally set for October 1, 2024, the polling day has been rescheduled to October 5, 2024.

Aviva said on Saturday its India unit is «actively engaging» with local authorities in connection with alleged tax evasion practices. Reuters reported on Friday that an Indian tax agency has found that Aviva India breached local regulations capping commissions to sales agents with a system of fake invoices and clandestine cash payments between 2017 and 2023. Aviva's India business paid about $26 million to entities who purportedly provided marketing and training services, but they did not perform any work and were actually a front for channeling funds to Aviva's agents, the tax agency said in a Aug. 3 notice reviewed by Reuters.

Visa is focusing on leading the digital economy with more women entrepreneurs, said Kelly Mahon Tullier, Vice Chair and Chair People and Corporate Affairs Officer at Visa. She was speaking at the Economic Times World Leader Forum being held in New Delhi on Saturday. «The purpose of Visa (company) is to uplift the world by engaging them in the digital economy...Visa is so much more than a credit card,» she said in the session called The New Paradigm of Payments, chaired by Arijit Barman, Associate Editor, The Economic Times. Tullier also spoke on Visa's work with uplifting women in India in collaboration with United Way of Mumbai.

We all had a curious fascination about the sky, stars and astronomy in general before we even knew what astronomy was. Even though ten or twenty years back the resources to get a better understanding about them were limited, it’s not the same case now.

Mumbai local train commuters faced inconvenience in morning rush hours on Saturday as an overhead equipment snag on the Harbour line caused disruptions. The snag happened between Vashi and Mankhurd railway stations, said an official told PTI. The services on the route remained completely shut for at least two hours after overhead equipment on the Vashi-bound line broke at 7:30 am and was fixed only by 9:30 am, a Central Railway spokesperson said.

WhatsApp tests new features; Replace phone numbers with usernames: What it means for users?According to the report, WhatsApp is working on a new section that will allow users to manage the synchronisation of their address book, allowing them to control how each contact is synchronised. The feature is aimed at users who take advantage of the app's multi-account feature, allowing them to keep their work and personal contacts separate.Additionally, even if users choose to turn off contact syncing for their accounts, WhatsApp will provide them with a manual sync option in the new update, allowing them to sync each contact individually, meaning they can sync specific contacts from their accounts without having to sync the entire address book.

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with terrorist groups, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has said, revealing that during his tenure under then President Donald Trump, the White House faced resistance from the state department and Pentagon over providing security aid to Islamabad. Despite directions from Trump to stop all aid to Pakistan till it stops giving safe havens to terrorists, McMaster in his latest book 'At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House' says that the then Defence Secretary Jim Mattis was planning to deliver a military aid package to Islamabad that included over USD 150 million worth of armoured vehicles. However, the aid was stopped after his intervention, McMaster writes in the book that hit the bookstores this week.

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