News for 'Pune Labour'

Is it time for Yuvraj Singh to hang up his bat?

Is it time for Yuvraj Singh to hang up his bat?

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Yuvraj Singh's fans have endured a shared agony over the course of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL).

Shocking! How children are sold into sexual slavery

Shocking! How children are sold into sexual slavery

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Each story is sadder than the next, but what is most heartbreaking is to see the indifference shown towards these children by the police.

'Today it is a fight head on'

'Today it is a fight head on'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

'This year, we know the virus. Last year we didn't know anything about it.' 'The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.'

Bajaj may shift production to other plants

Bajaj may shift production to other plants

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Confirming that the company could shift its production to other facilities, Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj told Business Standard: "If we take a view that this (labour issue) is going to extend over the next two months, we certainly can do that, and will do that."

'Being PM's constituency, Varanasi is getting some privilege'

'Being PM's constituency, Varanasi is getting some privilege'

Rediff.com6 May 2021

'The situation has improved because oxygen tankers are now coming.' 'Before this it was chaotic.'

Farmer earns Re 1 after selling one tonne of onions!

Farmer earns Re 1 after selling one tonne of onions!

Rediff.com24 May 2016

Devidas Parbhane said with onion prices touching new lows, farmers like me may be meeting the same fate as other farmers who committed suicide

Top cop who has become an anti-trafficking hero

Top cop who has become an anti-trafficking hero

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Fighting sex trafficking and forced labour became Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat's life mission. The winner of the US State Department's 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes Award speaks to Rediff.com

GST to apply on passport services, issue of birth certificates

GST to apply on passport services, issue of birth certificates

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

The GST will also be applicable on the non-compete amount given by an employer to an outgoing employee, report Indivjal Dhasmana and Sudipto Dey.

The new normal at India's IT companies

The new normal at India's IT companies

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

Analysts are of the opinion that 55 may emerge as the new age to retire for techies in India

Highlights of 'People' in National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest

Highlights of 'People' in National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest

Rediff.com10 May 2018

We've already presented some of the stunning early entries to the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest in the Nature category and now, here are incredible portraits and action shots of people from around the world that have been submitted in the People category. As mentioned earlier, the grand-prize winner will be awarded $10,000 (Rs 6.67 lakh), will have their photo posted on the @NatGeoTravel Instagram account, as well as the bragging rights. Take a look and be amazed!

In battle against COVID-19, India faces new challenges

In battle against COVID-19, India faces new challenges

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The pandemic is set to become even more challenging, with migrant workers returning home, relaxations in lockdown rules, and the approaching monsoon. However, states are looking at community participation to ramp up testing and home treatment of patients

'The epidemic is receding in India'

'The epidemic is receding in India'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

'But we still have to be very careful.'

Lockdown: How WE pay for Centre-states trust deficit

Lockdown: How WE pay for Centre-states trust deficit

Rediff.com3 Jul 2020

'A hundred days later, it is a moot point whether the lockdown has been partially or totally effective, or, as sceptics indicate, plain ineffective.' 'Did it actually deflect infections and the loss of lives, or was it merely a hasty decision rammed down the populace's throats that choked the economy and caused the searing tragedy of dispossessed migrant workers?' ask Radha Roy Biswas and Manoj Mohanka.

The judge who will decide Chanda Kochhar's fate

The judge who will decide Chanda Kochhar's fate

Rediff.com19 Jun 2018

'It's still very early. I have just been handed over the matter and therefore I haven't formed any views on it as yet,' Justice B N Srikrishna tells Pavan Lall.

All you need to know about the Left-wing activists who were arrested

All you need to know about the Left-wing activists who were arrested

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Maharashtra police on Tuesday raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least five of them for suspected Maoist links. Near simultaneous searches were carried out at the residences of prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Farreira in Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj in Faridabad, and civil liberties activist Gautam Navalakha in New Delhi. Subsequently, Rao, Bhardwaj and Farreira were arrested. Although Navalakha was also arrested, the Delhi high court ordered police not to take him out of the national capital at least until Wednesday. According to unconfirmed reports, others whose residences were raided are Susan Abraham, Kranthi Tekula, Father Stan Swamy in Ranchi and Anand Teltumbde in Goa. The raids were carried out as part of a probe into the violence between Dalits and the upper caste Peshwas at Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune after an event called Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on December 31 last year. Here are their brief profiles:

The man who got the activists arrested

The man who got the activists arrested

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

'They have realised that class war is not possible in India, so they are trying to bring about a caste war.'

Volkswagen's big India plans

Volkswagen's big India plans

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

The company will increase production capacity.

Why the Maratha rallies have rattled politicians

Why the Maratha rallies have rattled politicians

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

'The participants and organisers have rejected their own political leadership and shown the door to leaders who have tried to claim power at these rallies.' 'Instead, the Maratha masses have reclaimed their power and stakes in the larger scheme of things.'

If women worked, India would be 27 per cent richer

If women worked, India would be 27 per cent richer

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Several factors force women out of the workforce. But mainly it's lack of good childcare facilities.

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.

How My Life Changed After Article 370 was annulled

How My Life Changed After Article 370 was annulled

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

'I don't see people standing up against what is happening in Kashmir. I feel this clampdown can exist as long as the government wants it to.'

The threat over Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Hyderabad

The threat over Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Hyderabad

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

The IT slowdown directly threatens the well being of other industries as well as India's IT cities. This impact has not necessarily been factored in, yet.

Won't discuss wage agreement under pressure of strike: Bajaj

Won't discuss wage agreement under pressure of strike: Bajaj

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

The company has already shifted production to Aurangabad.

Bajaj to move Pulsar output to Aurangabad

Bajaj to move Pulsar output to Aurangabad

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Automaker to shift 200-300 workers from its Pantnagar facility to handle increased manufacturing.

Fadnavis allocates portfolios; BJP retains key depts

Fadnavis allocates portfolios; BJP retains key depts

Rediff.com6 Dec 2014

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to the twenty-member council of ministers, including 10 of the Shiv Sena, who were inducted into his expanded cabinet.

Heavy downpour brings Mumbai to a halt, 28 killed

Heavy downpour brings Mumbai to a halt, 28 killed

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday have thrown rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. With IMD forecast of heavy rains for Tuesday, the authorities declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.

Coronavirus: Are you anxious, worried? Read this!

Coronavirus: Are you anxious, worried? Read this!

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

'Restrict the amount of time you spend on social media.' 'We have people who are glued to it from morning to night, which is certainly not what we recommend.' 'And do not take the stuff that you read on WhatsApp as sacrosanct.' 'A lot of it is absolutely nonsense.'

What ails India's realty sector?

What ails India's realty sector?

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

The sector's performance in delivery also saw a decline -- only 23.5 per cent of the committed units were delivered during the first six months of this year, show data from research firm PropEquity.

This start-up from IITians helps you find a job

This start-up from IITians helps you find a job

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

While funds will not be a constraint, the challenge for Aasaanjobs will be to reach out to people with no internet, says M Saraswathy.

Trump impact: Net worth of India's tech billionaires eroded

Trump impact: Net worth of India's tech billionaires eroded

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

IT stocks have dropped about 3 per cent in the days since the Donald Trump administration took first steps toward visa reform and all of India's highest-profile technology tycoons have seen their net worth eroded. Saritha Rai reports.

If there are 70,000 cases in May...Mumbai is ready

If there are 70,000 cases in May...Mumbai is ready

Rediff.com2 May 2020

'Our preparation is based on ICMR projections, whatever preparations we have to make.' 'If they project around 70,000 is the maximum number of hospital cases by mid-May or May 30, we are preparing accordingly -- how many people will need hospitalisation.'

State of economy spooks BJP allies, but no one's listening

State of economy spooks BJP allies, but no one's listening

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Its governing allies are not happy on the economy and complain of ignored concerns but find themselves unable to be assertive.

Is the internet all that it's cracked up to be?

Is the internet all that it's cracked up to be?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Is the internet just a fun thing to do like TV and radio?

What if the Nano project had stayed in Bengal?

What if the Nano project had stayed in Bengal?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

It epitomises a significant opportunity lost, just when the state was beginning to shed three decades of leftist inhibitions in favour of economic reform.

Sanand: The new global auto hotspot

Sanand: The new global auto hotspot

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

Sanand has catapulted into the big league of automobile industry hubs.

'If they open their mouths in protest, they are labelled as Maoists'

'If they open their mouths in protest, they are labelled as Maoists'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

'...incarcerated in jails, ruining their entire families.' 'You would see that Dalits who displayed so much agitation over the Bhima-Koregaon issue are effectively silenced by the arrests of their activists by the police.' 'What can be a more pitiable state than this for a people who had just seen a ray of hope after darkness of millennia?'

Indians swap ice with rice in new bucket challenge

Indians swap ice with rice in new bucket challenge

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

With the ALS ice-bucket challenge going viral on social networking websites, Indian netizens have come up with their own version, posting videos as they donate rice to those in need.

Speak up, India, and act!

Speak up, India, and act!

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

'Will the new government, largely of the BJP, whose manifesto proclaimed "India shall remain a natural home for persecuted Hindus and they shall be welcome to seek refuge here" and whose patrons never tire of the glories of our civilisation in antiquity, stand up for these long-lost cousins, the Yazidis in Iraq?'

'People of Baramati are fed up with the Pawar family's supremacy'

'People of Baramati are fed up with the Pawar family's supremacy'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

'People respect Sharad Pawar and his contribution, but now it is Ajit Pawar who is associated with Baramati. And he has done nothing for it,' retired IPS officer and AAP candidate Suresh Khopade tells Jyoti Punwani.

Dalit student suicide: VC claims there was 'no pressure' to act

Dalit student suicide: VC claims there was 'no pressure' to act

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Hyderabad Central University VS Appa Rao on Wednesday asserted there had been "no pressure" from Union ministers or the HRD ministry to act against the youth.