The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation and the Labour Ministry are in touch with the Prime Minister's Office for the purpose, a senior official said.
There have been several occasions when workers have raised an industrial dispute with employers demanding compensation for being retrenched due to continued illness
Usually, the chair in the Upper House reads out obituary references before members rise as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.
The incoming government will have to encourage private investments, bring down cost of capital
The domestic deal-making activities were hit by weak corporate governance and a huge liquidity crunch in 2019, while the global deals were also hard to come by due to various factors including uncertainties caused by the US-China trade war, which left many investors in a wait-and-watch mode.
India had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'.
'We all wanted a strong Centre with a decisive mandate from the people, to allow them to take bold decisions.'
Several leading industrialists, including Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani, Vedanta Resources Limited executive chairman Anil Agarwal, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Welspun Group chairman and Assocham president B K Goenka, attended the swearing-in ceremony.
The UPA government's decision to ensure a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 a month under the retirement fund body EPFO's scheme, which will immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners, is going to be a reality soon.
The STF of Kolkata Police has seized mobile phone SIM card which, it believes, was used by the three arrested suspected ISI agents to pass on information to the ISI of Pakistan.
Her departure from the cabinet marks an abrupt halt to the meteoric rise of the Gujarati-origin MP, often touted as a potential future leader of the Conservative Party and a prime ministerial candidate.
'We have already sanctioned loans worth over Rs 3,000 crore to around 120,000 customers.'
The 79-year-old activist also demanded an inquiry by a sitting judge of the Jharkhand high court.
'Good economics isn't necessarily bad politics, or vice versa,' says Shekhar Gupta.
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.
Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias 'Mohd Bhai, an electrician with a graduate degree and a resident of Pulwama, arranged the vehicle and explosives used in the terror strike.
If someone does reduce his contribution, he should scale it back to the 12% level as soon as he can, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
IMF believes it is mostly cyclical, not structural, but because of the financial sector issues, recovery will be not be quick. IMF said, it saw an opportunity with the strong mandate of the new government to reinvigorate the reform agenda to boost inclusive and sustainable growth.
'It is intense, riveting, clever, dark, sad, lyrical, heartfelt, relevant and understated,' says Sukanya Verma.
'You can't take jobs to people, you have to take people to jobs.'
Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world's most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the Centre launched the newly approved, eco-friendly firecrackers earlier this month as a "safer and cheaper" alternative, the mood in the market is tepid, says Ritwik Sharma.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the United Progressive Alliance government for not fulfilling its promises made to the youths.
'Amit Shah's trajectory seems unstoppable; no wonder some say the day is not far off when he could be pitching for the top job, and that this is only the first step,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Sandeep Pandey salutes women who have contributed to social transformation in India after 1980.
They also termed as 'unwarranted' and 'unfortunate', the submission of Muslim parties that the archaeological report be trashed.
Did you know there are laws made as far back as 1836 still in circulation in the Indian legal apparatus?
A 22-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to death by a local court for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl.
Agarwal was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after he even gave up drinking water.
Here are five talking points from the weekend's Premier League action:
Ernakulam Principal Sessions court judge N Anil Kumar awarded the death penalty to Ameerul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing murder of the law student at nearby Perumbavoor.
India's political infighting is denting business confidence.
Contrary to the bragging that marked its two-year anniversary, the government's timidity on reform is simply astounding.
'People have been infected. They are responsible for it internationally.' 'They only admitted in February that it is infectious. This proves our case.'
"It is a historic day. We are making history today," Law Minister said.
...for others it would be an incentive to participate more robustly in equities and other tax instruments.
Some of the key proposals of the agenda relate to transforming the banking sector, addressing agrarian distress, countering hate crimes and discrimination, and spurring employment generation.
Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.
'Don't waste your time in doing long pointless graduation courses.' 'Try and get into an apprenticeship or a job after Class 10 or Class 12, as there is always time to get back to academics and learn new skills.'
The passage of the Bankruptcy Code could set the stage for other important legislation that may see India undergo more economic change than all governments combined since the reforms implemented by P V Narasimha Rao in 1991-93, says Ben Merton.
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