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Row over demolition of Azam Jahi Mills workers’ union building

Warangal: The demolition of a 75-year-old Workers' Union building of Azam Jahi Mills, the last standing remnant of the iconic mill, allegedly by land sharks, has triggered a political storm in Warangal. The controversy escalated when former MLC Konda Muralidhar Rao laid the foundation stone for the complex, drawing sharp criticism from Opposition parties and labour unions. BJP leader Errabelli …

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19 hours, 38 minutes ago

Kishwar Desai | UK-US ties to get strained in 2025; music keeps Paul, Ringo, Mick young

Deccan Chronicle

As a “perfect storm” blows through the UK, disrupting flights and road travel, it does not augur well for those with planned Christmas get-away holidays. Known popularly as the “Prince of Darkness “during the Labour years — Lord Mandelson has been just been appointed UK’s ambassador to the US by the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. This is an interesting …

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20 hours, 7 minutes ago

Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker

The Hindu

The story of 16 Indian workers allegedly deceived into working under inhumane conditions in Libya highlights the persistent issue of labour exploitation faced by millions of Indians abroad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Kuwait has brought attention to the plight of Indian workers, particularly those in labour camps. Despite Mr. Modi’s acknowledgment of Kuwait’s support for its over …

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1 day, 7 hours ago

PM Modi Meets Indian Workers at Kuwait Labour Camp

Deccan Chronicle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Gulf Spic Labour Camp in Kuwait, where he interacted with Indian workers and highlighted their contribution to the country’s development.PM Modi spoke about the aspirations of Indian workers, linking them to his vision for a "Viksit Bharat 2047".Interacting with the Indian workers, he stated, “I talk about Viksit Bharat 2047 because the …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

PM Modi visits Gulf Spic labour camp in Kuwait, interacts with Indian workers

India Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Gulf Spic Labour Camp in Kuwait's Mina Abdullah area on Saturday, which has a workforce of around 1,500 Indian nationals. The Prime Minister's two-day Kuwait visit, the first by an Indian prime minister in 43 years, was at the invitation of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. PM Modi also addressed a large …

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1 day, 21 hours ago

DAN HODGES: Why Labour bigwigs already wonder if this will be Starmer's first - and only Christmas - in Downing Street

Daily Mail

Labour MPs have begun to think the unthinkable. Last week, precipitated primarily by the outcry over Sir Keir Starmer’s perceived betrayal of the Waspi women, something shifted within the Government and the Labour Party. But discussions are now being held among Labour MPs – including Cabinet ministers – about the potential need to remove Starmer if his personal performance, the …

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2 days, 2 hours ago

MATT GOODWIN: Exactly how Reform is plotting to take over Number 10 - and reshape our politics for ever

Daily Mail

Imagine this: It’s May 2029 and Britain has just held a General Election. But having successfully predicted many events the Establishment dismissed as preposterous – from Brexit to both of Donald Trump’s presidencies – I think that Nigel Farage has every chance of pulling it off. From left, Nick Candy, Elon Musk and Nigel Farage in Florida this week I’m …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

ANDREW NEIL: Ed Miliband’s Net Zero mania isn’t just a threat to energy security. It’s making us so reliant on China, he’s now a threat to national security

Daily Mail

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband justifies his dogmatic dash to decarbonise our national electricity grid by claiming it will free us from dependence on the fossil fuels of foreign dictators. Miliband, in his 2030 rush to decarbonise, will not be able to resist using China's over-production of panels as a cheap and plentiful supply to fulfil his Net Zero mission. Ed …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

Daily Mail

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq was facing fresh questions last night after it emerged her aunt penned a $1billion Russian arms deal on their family visit to the Kremlin. But as well as signing the agreement for the nuclear power plant, Ms Siddiq’s aunt also penned a deal for a $1billion loan to Bangladesh to buy Russian weapons and military equipment. …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Widows 'worst hit' as 50,000 denied winter fuel lifeline - as Labour is slammed as 'Scrooge' by furious campaigners

Daily Mail

Labour was branded 'Scrooge' last night after it emerged more than 50,000 pensioners who tried to hang on to their winter fuel payments have been snubbed. Tonight is the deadline to apply for pension credit, and to be eligible for the top-up that Chancellor Rachel Reeves stripped from millions in one of her first acts after taking office. And in …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Pope warns Vatican staff against gossip: 'Destroys social life, sickens heart'

India Today

Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators. "A church community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk in the life of humility, renouncing evil thinking and speaking ill …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

Oops! Donald Trump official calls Lord Mandelson an 'absolute moron' who should 'stay home' - just minutes after he was confirmed as Britain's new ambassador

Daily Mail

Donald Trump's campaign manager branded Lord Mandelson a 'moron' who should 'stay home' – just minutes after he was confirmed as Britain's new ambassador to the United States. Downing Street confirmed Lord Mandelson's appointment as Britain's new ambassador to the United States to Washington at 4.22pm Chris LaCivita savaged Keir Starmer 's decision to replace Dame Karen Pierce with the …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

DAN HODGES: Ruthless, cynical and cunning - why Mandy is the perfect choice as US ambassador

Daily Mail

Peter Mandelson is cynical, manipulative, ruthless, calculating, cunning and ambitious – and the perfect choice to be Britain’s new ambassador to Washington. The Prime Minister’s decision to appoint the man once dubbed ‘The Prince of Darkness’ to the coveted role has caused consternation, especially among his old foes in the Labour movement. Peter Mandelson is cynical, manipulative, ruthless, calculating, cunning …

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Xmas rail chaos, thanks to Labour pay surrender: Drivers don't need overtime after they got big lump sum, minister admits

Daily Mail

Christmas chaos on the railways is being fuelled by Labour's bumper pay rises, the Transport Secretary has admitted. Heidi Alexander said the hefty sums handed out, with no concessions or reforms, meant many drivers were putting their feet up, rather than taking on the overtime needed to keep the network running. Anticipated disruption on the railways is expected to put …

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2 days, 17 hours ago

Taxpayers set to shoulder £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's devolution plans

Daily Mail

Taxpayers are set to bear the burden of £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's plans to create 'super-councils' via their local authority reform. Thurrock Council was left with more than £1billion worth of debt after investing in a solar farm tycoon who used taxpayer cash to buy luxury goods including a yacht and a private jet Ministers want to …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

Veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson named UK ambassador to the US

Associated Press

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Friday that veteran Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson will be the U.K.'s next ambassador to Washington, a rare appointment for someone outside the diplomatic corps. Mandelson, who served in senior posts in the governments of former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 1997 and 2010, is set to take up …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

BORIS JOHNSON: Hapless Starmer and Reeves are doing for Britain's economy what Harold Shipman did for gerontology. But at least young voters are learning about the Doom Loop of Socialism

Daily Mail

I have been struggling all morning to find reasons to be cheerful. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are the very people who are meant to be promoting growth, but they are in fact destroying it, writes Boris Johnson These Labour goons have a vast majority. Many young people don't even remember Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, …

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Starmer sends Peter Mandelson to woo 'bully' Donald Trump: Tony Blair ally and spin doctor confirmed as UK's new ambassador to the US with a mission to defeat trade tariffs

Daily Mail

Tony Blair's close ally Peter Mandelson was confirmed as the new British ambassador in the United States - with a mission to charm Donald Trump. Lord Mandelson, the former Cabinet minister nicknamed 'the Prince of Darkness' due to his Machiavellian maneuverings, will be installed in Washington following Mr Trump's inauguration on January 20. Lord Mandelson, the former Cabinet minister and …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle

Daily Mail

Keir Starmer has handed his ousted former aide Sue Gray a peerage, it was confirmed today. Ms Gray, a former senior civil servant, stepped down as the Prime Minister's £170,000 chief of staff in October following reports of a clash with other senior aides. The Tories, for their party, handed peerages to Liz Truss's former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey, ex …

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Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains

Daily Mail

Labour's Budget is being blamed for a sluggish Christmas shopping period as shops struggle to get hard-pressed families to part with their cash. Food sales underpinned a 0.2 per cent rise in business, lower than the 0.5 per cent rebound forecast by economist, after retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in October. British retailers returned to growth last month, up …

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How much worse are Britain's roads getting? More routes deteriorating into a poor condition as Labour increases funds to fix potholes

Daily Mail

The Government has pledged to spend a record £1.6billion next year fixing potholes across England as part of its latest effort to tackle the biggest scourge on our roads. 'A' roads and locally managed motorways account for around 10 per cent of the Local Authority managed road network in England and carry approximately 31 per cent of all traffic, according …

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3 days, 6 hours ago

Jeremy Clarkson goes to the pub with Kemi Badenoch as pair discuss Labour's inheritance tax raid on farms

Daily Mail

Kemi Badenoch met with Jeremy Clarkson at his Oxfordshire pub yesterday, as the pair discussed the challenges facing farmers. The former Top Gear presenter has been vocal in his opposition of Labour's planned inheritance tax raid on farms, met with the Tory leader at his pub The Farmers Dog in Asthall, to discuss the proposed changes. Kemi Badenoch meets Jeremy …

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Tony Blair ally Peter Mandelson set to be new UK ambassador to Donald Trump's US - seven years after calling incoming president a 'bully' over 'America First' policies

Daily Mail

Tony Blair's close ally Peter Mandelson is set to become the UK ambassador to the United States, despite previously branding Donald Trump a 'bully' and laying into his 'America First' agenda. Lord Mandelson, the former Cabinet minister and EU commissioner nicknamed 'the Prince of Darkness' due to his Machiavellian maneuverings, will be installed in Washington following Mr Trump's inauguration on …

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3 days, 7 hours ago

[Advt.] NLU Odisha In Collaboration With International Justice Mission Is Offering Single Credit Course On 'Bonded Labour'

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This is a comprehensive course that will delve deeply into the history, legality, and practice of combating bonded labour and human trafficking in India and elsewhere. The course has been divided into five modules, which combine interactive activities with case studies and legal analysis to ensure a holistic learning experience. This could also be achieved through case studies, discussions, and …

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Row over demolition of Azam Jahi Mills workers’ union building

Kishwar Desai | UK-US ties to get strained in 2025; music keeps Paul, Ringo, Mick young

Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker

PM Modi Meets Indian Workers at Kuwait Labour Camp

PM Modi visits Gulf Spic labour camp in Kuwait, interacts with Indian workers

DAN HODGES: Why Labour bigwigs already wonder if this will be Starmer's first - and only Christmas - in Downing Street

MATT GOODWIN: Exactly how Reform is plotting to take over Number 10 - and reshape our politics for ever

ANDREW NEIL: Ed Miliband’s Net Zero mania isn’t just a threat to energy security. It’s making us so reliant on China, he’s now a threat to national security

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

Widows 'worst hit' as 50,000 denied winter fuel lifeline - as Labour is slammed as 'Scrooge' by furious campaigners

Pope warns Vatican staff against gossip: 'Destroys social life, sickens heart'

Oops! Donald Trump official calls Lord Mandelson an 'absolute moron' who should 'stay home' - just minutes after he was confirmed as Britain's new ambassador

DAN HODGES: Ruthless, cynical and cunning - why Mandy is the perfect choice as US ambassador

Xmas rail chaos, thanks to Labour pay surrender: Drivers don't need overtime after they got big lump sum, minister admits

Taxpayers set to shoulder £43billion worth of council debt under Labour's devolution plans

Veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson named UK ambassador to the US

BORIS JOHNSON: Hapless Starmer and Reeves are doing for Britain's economy what Harold Shipman did for gerontology. But at least young voters are learning about the Doom Loop of Socialism

Starmer sends Peter Mandelson to woo 'bully' Donald Trump: Tony Blair ally and spin doctor confirmed as UK's new ambassador to the US with a mission to defeat trade tariffs

Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle

Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains

How much worse are Britain's roads getting? More routes deteriorating into a poor condition as Labour increases funds to fix potholes

Jeremy Clarkson goes to the pub with Kemi Badenoch as pair discuss Labour's inheritance tax raid on farms

Tony Blair ally Peter Mandelson set to be new UK ambassador to Donald Trump's US - seven years after calling incoming president a 'bully' over 'America First' policies

[Advt.] NLU Odisha In Collaboration With International Justice Mission Is Offering Single Credit Course On 'Bonded Labour'