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MP’s Som distillery made child labourers work 11 hours a day, says govt report

Last month, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights found 58 children working illegally at factory following which police are probing the use of child labour at distillery.

58 children rescued from MP distillery, say photos of shriveled hands ‘misleading’, fear ‘losing jobs’

NCPCR chairperson had inspected premises of liquor factory in Raisen & posted a photo of a child's hands with shriveled skin. District collector says medical exam is underway & probe is on.

Zira liquor factory: ‘Give it to us in writing,’ say protesters after Mann promises to shut plant

AAP government had announced closure of liquor factory on 17 January, but written orders are yet to come. Four expert panels are looking into allegations of pollution.

Zira factory stir: HC tells Punjab to file fresh reports by 4 panels probing pollution claims

The factory, which has been shut since 24 July, had moved court for relief. Judge says question was not if the water is polluted or not but whether factory is causing pollution.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.