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Congress MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy, who had quit the party over denial of ticket from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, on Wednesday joined the AAP. While welcoming Goldy into the party fold, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann referred to him as his «younger brother» and a «hardworking youth». «We welcome him along with his supporters,» he said. Goldy worked a lot and became an MLA but he was ignored by the Congress, Mann, who was flanked by AAP candidate from Sangrur seat Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, said.

Congress on Wednesday reiterated its 'Shramik Nyay' guarantees on International Labour Day, and said its promise of Rs 400 per day national minimum wage is the real '400 paar'. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh listed the party's guarantees for labourers and alleged that the past 10 years have been of 'anyay kaal' for them. On the occasion of International Labour Day it is most appropriate to recall the 'Shramik Nyay' guarantees in the Congress Nyay Patra for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he said. Elaborating on the guarantees, Ramesh said the Congress has promised 'Shram ka Samman' (Dignity for Labour)' with Rs 400 per day national minimum wage, including for MGNREGA.

New York Life Insurance Co., a mutual life insurance firm based in the United States, will invest Rs 388 crore for a 49% equity stake in two commercial projects in Delhi and Noida by Max Estates' SPV. With this New York Life Insurance Co is now 49% partner in all the commercial project by Max Estates in Delhi-NCR. The two buildings where the New York life has purchased the stake is Max Tower in Noida and Max House in Okhla with a total leasable area of around 600,000 sq ft.

Mint. “No factory in India will ever be building for India only. It will be a small part, and bulk of it will be for exports, and that's actually a good thing because we want our factories to be globally viable," he added.

The Washington Post, citing documents filed by the fired employees, stated Google violated their rights “by terminating and/or placing them on administrative leave in response to their protected concerted activity, namely, participation (or perceived participation) in a peaceful, non-disruptive protest that was directly and explicitly connected to their terms and conditions of work." Google termed the employees' dissent “completely unacceptable" and issued a statement that read, “We carefully confirmed and reconfirmed that every single person whose employment was terminated was directly and definitively involved in disruption inside our buildings." A former Google employee, Zelda Montes, who was arrested while staging the protest, said, “Google is attempting to instil fear in employees," reported Reuters. She claimed that Google's actions were directed to stop organising efforts in the company, sending the message across to all of its employees that dissent would not be tolerated.

State Holiday for May Day / Maharashtra Day and Labour Day: Today, May 1, is commemorated as Maharashtra Day in honour of the establishment of the state in India. Also known as Maharashtra Din, it marks the anniversary of May 1, 1960, when Maharashtra was officially formed following the reorganisation of states based on language. May 1st is also recognised as Labour Day, dedicated to acknowledging the contributions of workers and the labour movement.

employees, the company said in its financial statements. Investigation into the complaints is ongoing and till now no instance of financial impropriety has been found, chief executive and managing director Angan Guha said.

Amazon has reported strong results for the first quarter

A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company

food regulators of two popular Indian brands of prepackaged spice-mix products allegedly containing ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic substance — denied by both companies — does raise a flag, and brows. European food authorities reportedly found the same carcinogen in 527 Indian food products. The US FDA, which had raised the issue of salmonella contamination in prepackaged spice mixes, is conducting a fresh probe.

Elon Musk's vision for personal mobility is cars running on clean fuel and driving themselves. He has got the fuel bit right with battery-operated Tesla cars recharging on electricity generated from solar or nuclear energy (revealed last year in the 'nuclear diamond battery'). Musk's problem with this is, so have others.

Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag from a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses nationwide. The school promised they would face expulsion. The occupation at Columbia — where protesters shrugged off an ultimatum to abandon a tent encampment Monday or be suspended — unfolded as other universities stepped up efforts to clear out encampments. Police swept through some campuses, spurring confrontations with protesters and plenty of arrests. In rarer instances, university officials and protest leaders have struck agreements to restrict the disruption to campus life. And as cease-fire negotiations appeared to gain steam Tuesday, it wasn’t clear whether those talks would inspire campus protesters to ease their efforts.

Selecting the appropriate home loan lender is a vital step in the home-buying process. It can influence not just the interest rate you receive, but also the overall cost, simplicity, and transparency of the transaction. However, it’s important not to rush into making this decision. Instead, take the time to secure quotes from a few lenders to compare interest rates, fees, and terms.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is not maintaining “backdoor talks” with anyone, said its chairman Barrister Gohar Khan amid reports that jailed ex-PM Imran Khan had green-lit negotiations with the establishment and political forces.

Some 170 foundations, donors and advisors have signed on to a pledge started by the nonprofit Democracy Fund to make their grants earlier this Election Year

HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, says that CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire after serving nearly five years in the post

Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that a tycoon's death sentence has been commuted to 20 years in prison after he returned around $2.1 billion in assets from illegally selling oil abroad

Mumbai: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal has moved the Bombay High Court seeking bail in a money laundering case on the ground that both he and his wife were suffering from terminal cancer. A single bench of Justice N J Jamadar on Tuesday said it would hear the plea on May 3.

emat account acts like a digital wallet for your stocks and investments, which ensures security and convenient management of your securities through your computer or mobile device, eliminating the need for physical paper certificates. Also read: How to open a joint demat account? Here's a step-by-step guide In order to maximise the advantages of demat accounts, new investors need to carefully choose the right depository participant or stockbroker.

The past five years have been good to stock-market investors. The S&P 500 index has climbed an annualized 12% during that period, outstripping the 9% annualized gain over the past 40 years. This year alone the index is up 6.9% as of April 26, tacking on to the 24% gain in 2023.

Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked payment app BharatPe's former MD Ashneer Grover not to transfer or create any third-party rights in the shares transferred to him by the company's co-founder Bhavik Koladiya. Justice Prateek Jalan passed the interim order on a lawsuit by Koladiya seeking to reclaim the shares he transferred to his erstwhile colleague. The judge opined that the plaintiff, Koladiya, made out a prima facie case for the grant of such an injunction as he would suffer irreparable loss and prejudice if third-party rights were created in the shares being claimed by him.