Modi govt presided over ‘widespread depredation’ of India’s workers: Congress

The Congress on Thursday (May 1, 2025) alleged that the last 11 years have seen the Modi government preside over “widespread depredation” of India’s workers, inflicting injustices such as “declining real wages, anti-worker labour codes and throttling of MGNREGA”. On International Workers Day, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the path-breaking gig worker…

Himachal’s remote Lahaul-Spiti district leads the way in women empowerment

Himachal Pradesh’s tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti has demonstrated a distinctiveness surrounding ‘women empowerment’ – leading the way – all the key positions in its administrative setup are now held by women. Last week, the State government appointed Kiran Bhadana, a 2017-batch IAS officer, as the first woman Deputy Commissioner of Lahaul-Spiti — a tribal district…

Operation Hawk-2025: CBI cracks down on child sexual exploitation networks

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), based on inputs received from the United States, has cracked down on cybercrime networks involving online child sexual exploitation with international linkages. The agency’s International Operations Division had earlier registered a case against Mukul Saini, a resident of Delhi. As alleged, during 2023-24, he operated through social media platform…