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Delayed Ayodhya visit after sensing trap: Raj Thackeray

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday claimed that political developments around his proposed Ayodhya visit were a ploy to "trap" his party workers into legal tangles and hence,......

Fire continues to simmer at Bangladesh factory, toll up to 33

With the recovery of more bodies, the death toll in a fire tragedy at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh on Monday climbed to 33, while authorities called in the army to......

Bangladesh fire tragedy toll rises to 29, search for missing on

The death toll in the fire tragedy at a Bangladeshi factory on Sunday climbed to 29 after four more bodies were retrieved from under the debris of the collapsed building as fire fighters continued......

80 killed in Bangladesh building collapse

At least 80 people were killed and 700 others injured on Wednesday when an eight-storey commercial building, which housed several garment factories and thousands of workers, collapsed on the......

Bangladesh factory owner charged with murder over 2013 building collapse

Bangladeshi police on Monday charged 41 people, including the owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex with murder over the building’s collapse in 2013 that killed more than 1,100......

Walmart, Gap supplier factory workers exploited in India

Some workers in India were also make to work on Sundays and national holidays "in sweltering heat, without adequate supply of clean drinking water or any breaks". Workers in countries like India......

Premature crowing over Dhaka's textile sector problems

Despite the recent Western criticism on Bangladesh’s labour standards, India has a long way to go before it overtakes the neighbour in global exports. There is a lot of recent cheer in......

In FY17 hotel occupancies hit 9-year high of 65%

Corporate clients form more than half of the business for most branded hotels, especially in cities. A double-digit tariff growth, the first after a nine-year gap, is welcoming branded hotels in......

When it comes to tourism, it's Hindi-Chini bhai bhai

The year 2017 could be the third year of a double-digit growth in arrivals from China after years of low single-digit growth Tensions between India and China escalate on and off. But the number of......

How Delhi is battling with toxic smog

Firms are offering employees flexi hours; the demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed. IMAGE: Delhi residents cover their face as smog covers Delhi's skyline. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI......

Telugu actor Rana walks for leprosy

An actor taking up a social/medical cause is nothing new. But it is rare to find a budding actor, whose movie is not released yet, to lend support for a cause. The Telugu actor in question is Rana......

Three movies you must watch!

Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon. IMAGE: A scene from Moothon. The labels are a common sight on the racks of most fast fashion stores in the West -- Made in Sri Lanka,......

Wrestler Khali accused of slapping toll plaza employee in Ludhiana

IMAGE: Former WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, better known as The Great Khali, has been accused of slapping a toll worker in Ludhiana, a charge which he rejected. Photograph: The Great......

Raza claims innocence in betting sting

Former Pakistan off-spinner Akram Raza has protested his innocence after being arrested during a raid on a bookmakers den. Raza, 46, was granted bail and will appear in court next week after......

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