The IT employees in India’s Silicon City, Bengaluru on March 13, expressed dismay amid the Bengaluru water crisis in the Karnataka state. The depletion of groundwater and drying up of more than 3,000 borewells in the capital city has made it difficult for people here. The IT employees are now choosing Work from Home (WFH) due to water scarcity in Bengaluru. “If we get work from home it will be good as the water will be saved...it will save our time and water,” said Amogh, an IT employee. “More amount of water is spent if the employees go to the offices. It’s better to get work from home… Never thought that we would get WFH because of water scarcity,” said Varsha, an IT employee.
13 March,2024 07:58 PM IST
Days after the tragic Balasore triple train accident, CBI arrested three railways officials on July 07. The central probe agency said that the accused have been arrested under sections 304, 201 of CrPC. The arrested railways employees have been identified as Arun Kumar Mahanta, senior section engineer; Amir Khan, section engineer; technician Pappu Kumar. CBI in its investigation found that the accused railway employees were also involved in the tampering of evidence. The arrested accused will be presented in the competent court and CBI will demand custody. The Railway Board had recommended a CBI probe into the accident following which on June 06. The CBI has already registered a First Information Report (FIR) in this matter. The horrific incident involving Coromandel Express, Shalimar Express and goods train claimed 291 lives and injured over 1000.
08 July,2023 12:12 PM IST | Mumbai
“Naatu Naatu” brought laurels to India at the 95th Academy awards. The song bagged the prestigious award at Oscar 2023. Now, “Naatu Naatu” fever has gripped the Germans in Old Delhi. German Embassy celebrated Oscar’s victory by dancing over it on the streets. German Ambassador and Embassy staff dance to ‘Naatu Naatu’ with batons. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the German’s dance performance. The colours and flavours of India! Germans can surely dance and dance well! ‘Naatu Naatu’ bagged Oscars in ‘Best Original Song’ category. Directed by SS Rajamouli, RRR has been the talk of the town ever since it has released.
20 March,2023 09:19 PM IST | Mumbai
“Naatu Naatu” brought laurels to India at the 95th Academy awards. The song bagged the prestigious award at Oscar 2023. Now, “Naatu Naatu” fever has gripped the Germans in Old Delhi. German Embassy celebrated Oscar’s victory by dancing over it on the streets. German Ambassador and Embassy staff dance to ‘Naatu Naatu’ with batons. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the German’s dance performance. The colours and flavours of India! Germans can surely dance and dance well! ‘Naatu Naatu’ bagged Oscars in ‘Best Original Song’ category. Directed by SS Rajamouli, RRR has been the talk of the town ever since it has released. #NaatuNaatu #Oscar2023 #NarendraModi
20 March,2023 06:04 PM IST | Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the striking Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees to resume duty by April 15 and asked the corporation to take back its decision initiating disciplinary action against the errant workers. Watch to know about why the MSRTC workers on strike.
08 April,2022 09:40 PM IST | Mumbai
The United Forum of Bank Unions (#UFBU), which is an umbrella organisation of bank unions, called a 2-day strike on December 16 and 17 against the #Centre’s plan to privatise state-owned lenders.
17 December,2021 08:26 PM IST | Mumbai
More than a year has passed but the coronavirus crisis is far from over. Although the situation is slightly better than before, the country has yet to recover from a crisis such as this. At such a time, many people have come forward to help frontline workers during the pandemic. And the latest to join the list is #Bollywood actress, #Kajol. She recently extended a helping hand to #BMC employees.
07 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
On February 23, the BEST undertaking said that around 7,000 of its employees have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, over the past one week. This comprises employees of both the transport and electricity wings. Watch this video for more.
24 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Hundreds of BEST employees filled Azad Maidan on February 17, as they demanded the merger of the undertaking’s and civic body’s budgets as decided in a Memorandum of Understanding. Mid-Day spoke to the BEST workers and members of the unions present there. Watch this video to find out more.
18 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Three employees of a bar in Mumbai were found killed this morning. Their bodies have stab injuries; all the victims were murdered by a sharp weapon, say police sources. Video courtesy: NDTV
05 January,2013 03:22 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
