News highlights: CJI Ramana expresses deep shock after blast at Ludhiana district court
CJI Ramana expresses deep shock after blast at Ludhiana district court
Anti-national forces trying to spread anarchy in Punjab: CM Channi
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said as the Assembly polls are drawing near, some anti-national forces are trying spread anarchy in the state.
In a first, Urban Company sues protesting women workers
Urban Company, a platform company that provides home and beauty services, has sued its female workers for protesting against rules that the women say will hurt their earnings, in the country's first such legal action amid growing discontent against gig work.
Dalit cook sacked after upper caste students refuse to eat food prepared by her
A Dalit woman who served mid-day meal at a government secondary school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district was allegedly removed from her job after upper caste students refused to eat the meal cooked by her.
The incident occurred at a school in Sukhidhang in Champawat district.
A day after her appointment as the 'Bhojanmata' earlier this month, students stopped eating the meal cooked by her because of her caste and began bringing their food from home in tiffin boxes.
Reportedly, out of 66 students in the school 40 had refused to eat the meal prepared by her.