The Portuguese government has passed new labour legislation on working from home, providing more security for people who work outside of the office. According to Portugal’s Socialist government, the new measures are in response to a trend of more employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It stated that …

This weekend, as part of one village’s unique ritual, to celebrate the conclusion of the Diwali holiday, ecstatic crowds pelted each other with fistfuls of cow dung. Residents of Gumatapura throw snowball-sized wads of cow manure, similar to Spain’s “La Tomatina,” an unusual tomato-hurling celebration of the local fruit. The …

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, a small-business owner* experienced a drop in sales. He then caught the sickness and spent months confined to his bed. The family was having financial difficulties, and the businessman urged that they relocate to the mountains and leave everything behind. Fortunately for him, he was able …

The annual US Department of Defense report on military developments involving China highlights the US impression of tension along the Line of Actual Control, or LAC, and mentions the establishment of a 100-home Chinese town in Arunachal Pradesh. The report has been sent to the United States Congress. According to …

India’s central government announced a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel on Wednesday (November 3). The excise duty on petrol and diesel has been reduced by Rs 5 and Rs 10, respectively, by the government. The decision, which was made on the eve of Diwali, would take effect …

On October 30, voters in the three Lok Sabha and 29 Assembly constituencies that were up for by-elections saw turnout range from 50% to 80%. All 29 assembly seats and three Lok Sabha seats had by-elections, and the results are now in. The Trinamool Congress won all four assembly seats …

Yuvraj Singh, a former India all-rounder, has declared that he is coming out of retirement and will play cricket again in February next year. Yuvraj announced on Instagram that he will return to cricket in February 2022. He wrote, “God decides your destiny !!On public demand il be back on …

After suffering a second consecutive defeat, India will need to win all of their remaining matches while hoping for other results to go their way in the T20 World Cup semifinals. India and New Zealand were locked in a virtual quarter-final, with the latter emerging victorious after a decisive eight-wicket …

According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s daily bulletin, Ghaziabad was named the “most polluted city” in the country on Friday, with an air quality index (AQI) of 321 in the very poor’ category (CPCB). Following the execution of the graded response action plan (Grap) on October 15 this year, …

On Thursday, Facebook Inc said it would rebrand as Meta, a name change that comes as the company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, its algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuses on its platforms. The tech giant said the change would bring together its different …