LIVE: Yogi govt issues new rules to ensure safety of working women

No female worker shall be bound to work without her written consent before 6 am and after 7 pm

1:32 PM

Liverpool, Real Madrid play Champions League final in Paris

Thousands of soccer fans were descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final later on Saturday.

There are milestones at stake in the Stade de France.

Carlo Ancelotti is looking to become the first coach to win European club football's top prize four times, adding to his 2014 success during his first spell in charge of Madrid. The Italian's first two triumphs came with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007.

Ancelotti has already delivered the Spanish title in his first season back at Madrid, which beat Liverpool in the 2018 final led by Zinedine Zidane for a record-extending 13th European Cup.

1:24 PM

Punjab Police withdraws security of political leaders, Takht jathedars, officers

The Punjab Police has ordered the withdrawal of security of 424 people, including former MLAs, Jathedars of two Takhts, heads of Deras, and police officers.

 

The additional director general of police (security), however, said in an order on Friday that the security personnel were "being withdrawn on a purely temporary basis in connection with an emergent law and order duty".

 

1:22 PM

MeitY issues draft norms to mobilise non-personal citizen data available with govt

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued a draft National Data Governance Framework to mobilise non-personal data of citizens for use by both public and private entities to improve services.

 

The draft policy proposes the launch of a non-personal data based India datasets program and addresses the methods and rules to ensure that non-personal and anonymized data from both government and private entities are safely accessible by the research and innovation ecosystem.

 

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the National Data Governance Framework is of interest for artificial intelligence (AI) startups, AI research entities and government departments.

 

1:12 PM

Police: 3 wounded, taken to hospital after Chicago shooting

Three people were shot and wounded on Friday in a suburb west of Chicago, authorities said.

 

The Chicago Police Department said a man was sitting in a parked car with a woman standing by his driver side window when both were struck with gunfire at about 10.15 p.m. in South Austin, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

 

The man, 34, was shot twice in the neck and taken to the hospital in critical condition, and the woman, 31, was shot in the elbow and in good condition, police said.

 

1:07 PM

Spared no effort in serving country in last eight years: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he has spared no effort while serving the country in the last eight years, and not done any such work that would make people hang their heads in shame.

 

Modi was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a 200-bed multi-specialty hospital at Atkot town in Gujarat's Rajkot district.

 

"I have spared no effort in my service to the nation in the last eight years. I have neither allowed, nor personally done any such work that will make you or even a single person of India hang head in shame," he said.

 

1:00 PM

During COVID pandemic, we opened our food grain stocks for poor and vaccinated each and every citizen: PM Modi

During COVID-19 pandemic, we opened our food grain stocks for poor people and vaccinated each and every citizen: PM Modi

12:59 PM

In the last eight years, we tried to build the India of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel's dream: PM Modi

In the last eight years, we tried to build the India of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel's dream: PM Narendra Modi. 

12:59 PM

In last eight years, I have not done any such work that will make people hang their head in shame: PM Modi

In last eight years, I have not done any such work that will make people hang their head in shame: PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat.

12:58 PM

Musk advises Jeff Bezos to party less, work more

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday advised Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to party less, and work more if he wants to get to orbit.

On being asked by a Twitter user, if Bezos is a good person, the Tesla CEO said he is "fine".

"He is fine, I guess. Does seem like he is spending a lot of time in the hot tub these days" Musk wrote on the micro-blogging site.

"If he wants to get to orbit, less partying and more work would be advisable," he added.

12:42 PM

Pak military might have played role in abrupt end to Imran's march

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khans surprise decision about not going ahead with the sit-in at the end of the long march left almost everyone baffled, foes and allies alike, but there is convergence on one thing, the manner in which it all ended, at least for now, carried clear indications of who made it happen, a media report said.

The general perception, though most shy away from saying that openly, is that the military had to ultimately play its role to prevent things from getting out of control, the Dawn news report said.

Former Pakistan National Security Adviser retired Lt Gen Naeem Khalid Lodhi candidly admits that he too agrees with this.

12:15 PM

Protest seeking resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enters 50th day

As the ongoing anti-government protest demanding the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the worst economic crisis entered its 50th day, organisers on Saturday said the day would be marked with more intense agitation marches with wider participation.

Sri Lanka is near bankruptcy and has severe shortages of essentials from food, fuel, medicines and cooking gas to toilet paper and matchsticks. For months, people have been forced to stay in long lines to buy the limited stocks.

Sri Lanka's economic crisis has created political unrest with a protest occupying the entrance to the president's office demanding his resignation continuing for the past 49 days. The crisis has already forced prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the elder brother of the president, to resign on May 9.

12:14 PM

Monkeypox may slow down but not be eliminated: Report

Amid the rising number of monkeypox cases, a new report says that it may never be eliminated because too many infections are going under the radar and pet animals could continue to harbour the virus.

 

Monkeypox may now be endemic in the UK and Europe, leading experts have warned as the virus normally confined to areas of Africa continues to spread around the world, reports the Daily Mail.

 

Adam Kucharski, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said it was unlikely the current outbreak would spiral into a pandemic like Covid because it spreads through prolonged close contact.

 

12:05 PM

Congress to decide Rajya Sabha nominees today, Rahul Gandhi to join meeting virtually

Congress is likely to finalise nominees for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections in its meeting today, with the former party chief Rahul Gandhi, who's in London, linking through video conference, while a number of veterans are vying to re-enter the Upper House.

Congress is expected to win eight Rajya Sabha seats, largely from Rajasthan and Chattishgarh.

The party veterans P Chidambaram, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Vivek Tankha, Ajay Maken, Rajeev Shukla, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari are stated to be in the contention even while the party is mulling to prop up local leaders and minority faces following the deliberations at its Chintan Shivir, which was held in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

11:54 AM

Sri Lanka Looks to Rely More on India Until IMF Funding Agreed

Sri Lanka is counting on more help from India until it secures an International Monetary Fund program that’s hoped would unlock aid from other lenders to help face the worst economic crisis of its independent history.

 

The South Asian nation has been plagued by shortages of necessities, power cuts, and rampant inflation, which has triggered calls for the ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who this week also took on the role of finance minister, said on May 26 that he’s looking to fast-track talks with the IMF as the nation will need about $4 billion this year from the multilateral lender and creditors including China and Japan.

11:48 AM

Yogi Adityanath to campaign for Pushkar Dhami in Champawat bypoll

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will campaign for his Uttarakhand counterpart in the crucial bypoll for Champawat assembly. A win is necessary for Pushkar Singh Dhami to continue as the chief minister of the state.

 

Bypoll to the Champawat seat, which was vacated for Dhami by Kailash Chandra Gehtori, is scheduled to be held on May 31. The results will be declared on June 2.

 

Yogi will be seen appealing to voters to vote in support of Dhami in Champawat assembly constituency on Saturday. The UP CM will also address an election rally on Saturday.