Are you a contract worker? What new labour codes mean for your wage safety, overtime & other benefits – explained

One important change is that the earlier Contract Labour law has now been subsumed into the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. (AI image) India’s labour market has long relied on people who work through contractors – across factories, offices, logistics hubs, and service roles. Over the years, the legal framework governing contract…

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From Tokyo to Delhi: How fast growing ‘Miyawaki forests’ are reshaping urban landscapes worldwide |

Across the world, cities are confronting a common challenge. As populations grow and development intensifies, urban areas are becoming hotter, noisier and increasingly disconnected from nature. Concrete surfaces absorb heat, biodiversity declines, and green spaces often struggle to keep pace with expansion. In response, an unconventional form of afforestation pioneered in Japan is gaining global…

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Air bases, naval hubs, radar sites: The military targets hit by the US and Iran in latest exchange

Smoke rising in Manama, Jordan. Credit : X/@GlobalOsintNew The United States and Iran exchanged a fresh round of military strikes on Thursday, targeting each other’s strategically important military facilities across the Middle East.In the early hours of Thursday, the US conducted a series of strikes on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defence…

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a clear message for tech CEO like Sam Altman and Dario Amodei: Don’t be surprised if your employees turn against you

Palantir CEO Alex Karp has warned technology leaders against publicly celebrating artificial intelligence (AI)-driven job cuts. He said that executives like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and others who frame AI as a tool to replace workers should not be surprised if employees, voters, and policymakers push back. Speaking on TBPN recently,…

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How the Indian Navy’s new GPS jammers could fool enemy missiles, drones and navigation systems

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with a private firm for 20 enhanced capability Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jammers. Valued at Rs 449 crore, with 75% indigenous content, the deal falls under the Buy Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) category. This marks a significant step in strengthening India’s maritime security and…

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Bill Gates Epstein Meeting: ‘Grave error in judgement’: Bill Gates says he regrets meetings with Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein (Images/Agencies) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told a US House panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein that his meetings with the disgraced financier were a ‘grave error in judgment’, as lawmakers reviewed his past association with the convicted sex offender.In a written opening statement released to reporters, Gates said he ‘should never have…

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