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'Indian Youth Can Expect Career Growth In Russia'

'Don't look at Russia only as a place to earn quickly and then leave.''Try to build experience in serious companies, skills and certifications that will serve you anywhere in the world.' IMAGE:......

Military Needs Soldiers, Not Contract Labour

While we seem to want soldiers on short-term engagement, warfare itself is getting more technical and needs skilled manpower.The world has seen the dismal performance of armies that rely on short......

Saudi Arabia Ends Kafala: What Changes For 2.6 Mn Indians?

Saudi Arabia has scrapped its decades-old Kafala system, a work sponsorship that was often unfair, freeing 13 million migrant workers, including 2.6 million Indians, from restrictive employer......

Bihar Electoral Tsunami No One Saw Coming

'Are elections still fair in India, or are we all witness to a macabre style of 'selection' of lawmakers?''The jury will be out on this for a long time because there is no definitive evidence on......

'Safety Of The Children Was Paramount'

'The rescue of 17 children represents exemplary police action that merits considerable appreciation.''However, this encounter was profoundly unfortunate because somebody has lost his life.' ......

How New Labour Code Will Change The Workplace

India's labour landscape is undergoing one of the biggest transformation in decades. The government has consolidated 29 pre-Independence and early post-Independence labour laws -- many of them......

Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs

'Raising the retrenchment, layoff and closure threshold to 300 workers for prior government permission enables hire-and-fire in more than 90 per cent of the Indian workplaces. More than 12,00,000......

Broader contract labour law likely

The government is likely to significantly expand the purview of the Contract Labour Act to cover central government establishments also.The group of ministers on labour reforms slated to meet on......

Contract labour law under review

Left party members in Rajya Sabha were on their feet on Thursday demanding an assurance from the government that permanent jobs would not be brought under contract.Replying to supplementaries......

Govt considers changes to Contract Labour Act

Observing that huge difference in wages between regular and contract workers was leading to unrest, Government on Wednesday said a proposal to amend the Contract Labour Act was under......

'Everybody Is Scared'

'We want to hide it (by saying) we are too busy in our lives, we have other things to attend to, we have families.''But they all had families, including Jyotiba Phule or Mahatma Gandhi, or anybody......

AIFF calls SGM to vote on contentious dual post clause

A majority of the state units have opposed the doing away with of the dual posts when the AIFF sought their approval. IMAGE: The Supreme Court instructed the national federation, headed by Kalyan......

'Concerned' FIFRO's stern message to AIFF

'The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) and FIFPRO have been in constant contact with players across the ISL and have raised the matter with FIFA and the AFC on their behalf.' IMAGE: On......

Afghanistan cricket reeling under sex apartheid

'We are committed to leveraging our influence constructively to support the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in fostering cricket development and ensuring playing opportunities for both men and......

FIFA player transfer rules breach EU law, says top court

'All professional players have been affected by these illegal rules (in force since 2001!) and can therefore now seek compensation for their losses.' IMAGE: The Court of Justice of the European......

From labourer to IPL contract: Kashmiri 'Pandav' Manzoor's incredible journey

'I have been building the house back home for the past three years. It still doesn't have doors and windows but hopefully I would be able to get the work done now. I will also use the money for the......