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Over a year after Chinese fast-fashion company Shein promised to tackle overwork and excessive work hours in its supply chain, a new report claims that the firm still has a problem. According to an investigation by Public Eye, a Swiss human rights advocacy group that first highlighted the alleged abuse in the Chinese company in 2021, workers in some factories supplying Shein are still working 75-hour weeks. The probe found that “illegal working hours and piecework wages remain a typical feature of the everyday lives of the workers interviewed”. “The 75-hour weeks that we found out about two years ago…
An eight member jury led by Greta Gerwig will decide the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or, the top prize of the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday. Greta Gerwig A former muse of US indie cinema, Gerwig, 40, became a box office sensation last year with Barbie, the first film by a woman director to surpass $1 billion at the box office. Gerwig made her name as an actor in low-key slice-of-life tales, most notably Frances Ha, which she co-wrote with her husband, director Noah Baumbach. She then turned to directing with quirky teen comedy-drama Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2020),…
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking to bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for allegedly making “hate speeches” and violating the Model Code of Conduct during campaigning. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and SC Sharma asked the petitioner to approach the authorities concerned for the redressal of the grievance. “Have you approached authorities. For writ of mandamus you must approach the authorities first,” the bench said. The petitioner withdrew the plea and the matter was dismissed as withdrawn. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Fatima, through Advocate Anand S Jondhale, seeking…
Tragedy struck a North Lakes, Queensland, Australia home on December 26, 2022 (Boxing Day). A violent home invasion shattered the lives of a British family residing there. Emma Lovell, a 41-year-old mother of two, was stabbed by two teenage boys, the Independent reported. Mrs Lovell died of a stab wound to the heart. Following a police investigation, an Australian teenager was arrested and charged with her murder. In recognition of the severity of the crime, he was sentenced to 14 years in jail. The Brisbane Supreme Court delivered a sentence of 14 years to the young man who committed the…
Indian-American academic, entrepreneur and author Vivek Wadhwa on Monday said that he had warned the Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk not to pick China as they would “rob him blind” and instead asked him to consider moving manufacturing to India. Quoting the Director of Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies, Theresa Fallon, in a post on X, who said that US and European automakers are failing in China because “they were looking only for short-term gain and transferring technology, management techniques and know-how to China,” Vivek Wadhwa said that he had “exchanged emails with Musk about the risks in…
A five-month-old baby was mauled to death by a dog at Tandur in Telangana’s Vikarabad district today. The boy, Babusai, was sleeping at his home, unattended, when the dog entered and attacked him. The baby’s father Dattu, it is learnt, killed the dog after finding his son dead. Local media reports say the boy’s parents had stepped out for work. While some local residents have said the dog was a pet at Dattu’s workplace, the owner of the unit has denied this and said it was a stray. The chilling incident has put the spotlight on a rise in incidents…
The Aam Aadmi Party will be made an accused in the alleged liquor policy scam, which has seen three of its key leaders – including party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – land behind bars, the Enforcement Directorate has informed the Delhi High Court. This will be the first time a political party will be made an accused in a case. The probe agency has told the court, which was hearing the bail plea of AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, that a supplementary chargesheet will be filed in the case and the party…
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is set to be held in the French Riviera from May 14 with India set to make its mark on the canvas of the prestigious film festival, considered to be one of the biggest film festivals in the world. Seven films from India will be a part of the festival. One of the films, and India’s big hopes comes in the form of the Malayalam film All We Imagine As Light. The film, directed by Payal Kapadia, will be screened at the festival on May 23.All We Imagine As Light follows the…
Anand Mahindra, the chairman of the Mahindra Group on Tuesday reacted sharply to the hoarding collapse incident in Mumbai, which left 14 people dead. In a post on X, the industrialist termed the incident ”unacceptable”, and wondered how can such things happen in a city which is trying to be a ”modern metropolis.” He also highlighted the need for stringent rules to ensure public safety and prevent such incidents in the future. He wrote, ”14 dead. Om Shanti. 60 injured from a billboard collapse. Unacceptable. And we’re a city trying to transform itself into a modern metropolis. CM @mieknathshinde has ordered a probe…
Suchitra Pillai never shies away from talking about her professional challenges. Recently, Suchitra opened up about her “casting couch” experience when she was asked to make a “compromise” in exchange for a role in a film. In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, the actress shared, “There are choices that you make. Sometimes opportunities come but with something…casting couch and all of that. Everybody at some point faces it. I have an intimidating look, so I haven’t really faced that. While joking people have said that I don’t do anything, but they have said it which means that they have seen…