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Adobe joins Netflix, Microsoft in push to increase paid parental leave
New mothers will receive 26 weeks of paid leave, up from 12 weeks, and primary caregivers and new parents will get 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
Bangladesh police asks secular bloggers not to 'cross limit'
The "freethinkers" should keep in mind that hurting someone's religious sentiment is a criminal offence, Bdnews quoted Hoque as saying.
Agri-roadmap to pilot rainbow revolution in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said his government has launched an agri-roadmap to pilot a rainbow revolution to give a fillip to the agriculture.
AAP dubs Delhi Police chief 'a senior BJP leader'
In a stinging attack, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday dubbed Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi a "senior BJP leader".
Supreme Court allows replacing of tarpaulin at makeshift Ayodhya temple
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered replacement of "old and worn out" tarpaulin sheet, ropes and other material with new ones at the makeshift Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.
Huge explosion near Kabul airport, 5 dead, 16 injured
A huge explosion hit the entrance to Kabul airport and casualties are feared, a police official said on Monday, days after series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds more.
50 lakh people will join JDU-RJD campaign, send DNA samples to Narendra Modi, says Nitish Kumar
The JDU has already made it clear that it will use the DNA barb as one of the poll planks for the Bihar Assembly elections.
Sensex falls 135 points, Nifty above 8500
About 1416 shares advanced, 1541 shares declined, and 149 shares were unchanged.
Wreckage of missing Pawan Hans helicopter found in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju
However, the fate of the three occupants, including a young IAS officer Kamalesh Joshi, of the chopper is yet to be known.
Indian singer Sukhbir Singh disappears after being detained in Pakistan
Indian pop singer Sukhbir Singh on Sunday fled from the Karachi airport after authorities found $27,000 in his laguage, the media reported.
Chalk out action plan to make agriculture profitable: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday urged the Centre to constitute a committee to chalk out an action plan to make agriculture a profitable venture.
Coal auction's third tranche to begin on Tuesday
The third round of coal auction will begin this Tuesday and 22 applications from companies including Hindalco, Vedanta, JSW Steel and SAIL have cleared the initial stages.
BJP to hold state-wide anti-liquor protests on August 10, 11
BJP on Sunday said it would hold state-wide demonstrations on August 10 and 11 demanding prohibition and closure of state-run (TASMAC) outlets.
Parliamentary panel on Lokpal gets two months' extension
The Parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill has got two months' extension till September. It is the second extension given to the panel after it could not finish its work by July end.
Can't take credit for style icon tag, says Deepika Padukone
Having started out as a model, the manner in which she carries her style has always been appreciated by fans and the industry. But still, she thinks that she's incapable of styling someone else.
Typhoon weakens over Southeast China after Taiwan deaths
Typhoon Soudelor hit the city of Putian in Fujian province late Saturday night and was downgraded into a tropical storm as it moved across the province.
