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Complaint filed against Zepto over 'misleading promises' to workers about pay, food, accommodation in Delhi

May 23, 2025 2:02 pm

The complaint was filed at Delhi Labour Dept on behalf of 50 workers working at a store in Kalkaji Industrial Area on May 19; Zepto says it is investigating the complaint.

Vietnam's top policeman added to Communist Party's powerful Politburo

August 16, 2024 8:34 pm

The promotion of 58-year-old Luong Tam Quang comes less than two months after he became Minister of Public Security, taking over when predecessor To Lam was chosen to be the country's president in May.

Vietnamese President To Lam meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, not pictured, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday July 27, 2024. (Luong Thai Linh/Pool Photo via AP) communist party

Vietnam's president is confirmed as the new Communist Party chief - the country's most powerful role

August 03, 2024 6:11 pm

The previous general secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong, dominated Vietnamese politics since he became party chief in 2011. He was elected to a third term as general secretary in 2021.

Vietnam Communist party names police minister as state president

May 18, 2024 9:23 pm

After approval from parliament, which could come next week, General Lam, 66, will replace Vo Van Thuong.

Thuong Thi Mai, 66, was accused by the party of "violations and shortcomings," without elaborating, according to a statement.

Vietnam Communist Party removes its third top leader in two months

May 16, 2024 7:29 pm

During a meeting on Thursday of the party's central committee, it named four new candidates for the Politburo, which has 18 statutory members. With Mai's dismissal it had been left with only 12 members.

Is Vietnam’s corruption crackdown rattling the Communist Party?

May 10, 2024 12:09 pm

Another high-ranking official has stepped down during continued scrutiny of corruption. That has led to questions about how the political instability could affect the ruling Communist Party.

Murder that changed Kerala politics: What happened in 2012, when CPM-linked killers hacked a rebel communist to death?

February 20, 2024 10:37 am

The High Court has confirmed life sentence for 11 people in the T P Chandrasekharan murder case. The killing shocked Kerala, and hurt the CPM politically.

Prohibitory orders issued in parts of Nepal capital ahead of protests

November 22, 2023 8:29 pm

Youth Force has announced it will challenge another protest group that will be led by Durga Prasai, a former Maoist cadre turned UML central committee member. He now coordinates a nationwide movement against corruption.

One nation under Xi Jinping: How China’s leader is remaking its identity

October 12, 2022 10:05 am

The leader’s nationalist effort to meld ethnic groups, an agenda increasingly central to his rule, is seen as a bulwark against internal divisions and threats from the West.

Explained: What to look for from China's 20th Communist Party congress

August 30, 2022 7:12 pm

About 2,300 party members from across the country will gather, mostly behind closed doors, at the cavernous Great Hall of the People on Beijing's Tiananmen Square for a once-in-five-years congress that typically runs for about one week.