'For The First Time Voters Will Have To Prove Their Indian Citizenship'

'40 percent of voters in Bihar will be excluded.' Photograph: ANI Photo   The Election Commission of India has launched a comprehensive voter verification exercise across Bihar as the state......

Govt to give pension to families who lost earning members to Covid

The government on Saturday announced a string of measures, including a pension for dependents of those having lost their lives due to COVID-19, among other benefits for the families who lost their......

Senior-level bureaucratic rejig at Centre, Rajendra Kumar made ESIC chief

Senior bureaucrat Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation, as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on......

CAA applicants need these documents to prove nationality, arrival date

Applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) can submit any of nine documents, including valid or expired passport, ID cards and land tenancy records, to prove......

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......

Trade unions to go on strike in Feb, demand withdrawal of labour codes

Trade unions have decided to launch a phased, consistent struggle to press for the withdrawal of the labour codes and go on a countrywide general strike in February next year, a statement said on......

Indian Digital Payment Intelligence Corporation To Combat Fraud

It will enable real-time intel sharing among banks and other financial sector participants to strengthen customer protection against digital fraud. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Similar......

'Govt And Banks Want Private Investment To Return In Force'

'Corporates now have multiple funding sources beyond banks, and many are sitting on large cash reserves.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff C S Setty, chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), in......