Modi govt 'nearly signed death warrant' for Aravalli Hills: Sonia Gandhi

Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the Modi government has displayed a particularly "venal streak of cynicism" in relation to environmental protection......

India, Russia to ink pact for skilled migration during Putin's visit

India and Russia are expected to sign a bilateral mobility agreement during President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi in the first week of December. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being......

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......

SIR not held earlier no ground to challenge it, says SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the argument that the special intensive revision of electoral rolls was never conducted before in the country cannot be used to examine the validity of the......

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......

CAG to conduct pan-India audit on ease of doing biz for MSMEs

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has launched an integrated audit across 32 states and Union Territories to assess the ease of doing business for the micro, small and medium......

Unemployment rate remains steady at 5.2% in October

The rate of unemployment for those aged 15 and above remained steady at 5.2 per cent in October, according to a government survey released on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The......

Govt approves schemes worth Rs 45,000 cr to boost exports

The government on Wednesday approved two schemes worth Rs 45,000 crore to help exporters tide over the impact of high tariffs imposed by the US on Indian shipments. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......