Postal deliveries under threat as Royal Mail managers vote on strike action...
(Source: UNITE) Royal Mail faces a possible strike by 4,900 of its managers in a pay dispute that could threaten deliveries to 27 million homes across the UK. Ballot papers for industrial action were...
View ArticleBrace for Uttarakhand bandh tomorrow
DEHRADUN: In a show of solidarity with the jewellers protesting against imposition of central tax on the sector, the business fraternity of Uttarakhand on Saturday called for a state bandh and chakka...
View ArticleGarbage piles defacing city, Terra firma unit closure adds to civic woes
Bengaluru: Prashantini NB, a tour operator and resident of Hampinagar in southwest Bengaluru, cannot but cover her nose all the time these days. The uncleared garbage heaps in her neighbourhood are...
View ArticleTeeth whitening DIY kits are dangerous, councils warn
DIY teeth whitening kits sold online with dangerous levels of chemicals are being used by 'rogue'...
View ArticleOU teachers protest delay in release of funds
Teaching and non-teaching staff of Osmania University began a protest on Saturday against delay in release of funds and shortage of government grants in the current financial year for the institution....
View ArticleWilful defaulters blame clients who haven’t paid, failed IPO plans
Reserve Bank of India Data from Cibil, the agency which collates information on credit, shows 6,819 wilful defaulters owed banks Rs 74,699 crore until December 2015, up from Rs 22,332 crore that 3,703...
View ArticleAppointment of consultant - Fact audit report reveals anomalies
KOCHI: An external audit conducted on behalf of FACT has found anomalies in the appointment of the consultant to FACT Engineering and Design Organisation (FEDO), a subsidiary of FACT. The audit report,...
View ArticleFamily seeks speedy probe, action against executive director
Wife and daughter of Kamaljeet Singh Nagi (right) who committed suicide in HMT factory in Pinjore on Monday. Sahil Walia FIVE DAYS after a joint general manager of Hindustan Machines Tool (HMT) jumped...
View ArticleTeachers' salary arrears released
Patna: The state government on Friday announced that the salary arrears of 2.67 lakh newly-regularized schoolteachers till February this year have been released. Education minister Ashok Choudhary,...
View ArticleTroubles continue for HOCL unit
Troubles continue to mount for the Udyogamandal unit of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) with employees, protesting against non-payment of salaries for the last 11 months, blockading the...
View ArticleWithdraw excise duty on gems, jewellery: Ahmed Patel to Jaitley
Gandhinagar: Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Sonia Gandhi, and Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat has written a letter Union finance minister Arun Jaitley for withdrawal of Central excise duty on the gems...
View ArticleRajnath to states
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh STATE GOVERNMENTS should stop making a hue and cry about lack of funds as the NDA government is giving more money than any other central...
View ArticleChalice receptors attract metal contaminants with new chemical selectivity...
(Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory) April 5, 2016 - Atomic charges in chemical solutions are like Switzerland-they strive for neutrality. The tendency to balance charges drives dynamics when...
View ArticleNew debating competition for European youngsters launched (PlasticsEurope)
(Source: PlasticsEurope) EPCA and PlasticsEurope join forces to promote STEM education The European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) and PlasticsEurope have joined forces to promote STEM education...
View ArticleWater scarcity continues despite new Maradu plant
KOCHI: Despite claims by Kerala Water Authority (KWA) of increasing water supply , many parts of the city are still reeling under acute shortage of water. The shortage has continued even after KWA...
View ArticleCambodia lawmakers pass proposed law making rules for unions
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian lawmakers have approved a proposed law setting rules for creating and running trade unions, which rights groups decried Tuesday as designed to curb workers' rights...
View ArticleWATCH: FBI shows how everyday products can create havoc
EDISON — It's no secret the ease to which explosives can be made using everyday, readily available chemicals and compounds that can either be purchased over the counter or on the Internet. This...
View ArticleAir France headscarf row: Airline lets crew skip new Tehran route
Air France is willing to let female crew members opt out of flying a new route to Tehran after they were asked to wear a headscarf on their arrival. The airline will restart its flights to the Iranian...
View ArticleIndian Navy our lynchpin in securing this part of the region, says top US...
The well-stocked library contains racks of comics and graphic novels, among other titles, to make sailors “feel like big kids again”, in the words of Ja’lon Rhinehart, the vessel’s Public Affairs...
View ArticleCentre releases Rs 25,834 crore to FCI as food subsidy
In a bid to support Food Corporation of India (FCI) to carry out wheat procurement for the 2016-17 rabi marketing season, the government on Tuesday released the first installment of Rs 25,834 crore as...
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