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Class 7 girl raped for months, delivers baby; accused held

A 15-year-old girl, a victim of repeated rape that she kept hidden out of fear, gave birth to a child, police in Gurugram said on Sunday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The class 7 girl......

'Bihar Doesn't Predict Outcomes In Bengal, UP'

'The question for the TMC is not whether it can hold its bastions, but whether it can expand effectively into regions where the BJP already possesses a good ecosystem.' IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

Andhra horror: 13 held over gangrape of 15-yr-old Dalit girl for 2 yrs

Thirteen people have been arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape of 15 15-year-old Dalit girl in Sri Satya district for two years, said the police. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has......

Crackdown On Illegal Travel Agents Begins

Enforcement Directorate officials said on Friday they are probing a 'complex network' of agents and facilitators in India, Canada and the US who help Indians illegally enter the US via 'bogus'......

Kerala ex-CM, veteran CPM leader Achuthanandan dies at 101

Former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader VS Achuthanandan, one of India's most respected Communist figures and a key presence in Kerala's political history,......

Will New Labour Codes Boost Textile Exports?

While the move may give a competitive edge over rivals like Bangladesh in the global market, several industry bodies raised concerns that many state governments may not implement it on the ground.......

'Labour Codes Will Reduce Take-Home Salary Is Wrong'

'It will increase the contribution to gratuity, which is something the employer has to give.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Days after the Centre notified the long-pending four labour Codes,......

Budget will revitalise agri sector, rural economy

Recent documents by NITI Aayog and periodic labour force surveys on employment show that the importance of agriculture is rising in the Indian economy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......

Why Indian Labour Conference has been postponed

At the 47th ILC, scheduled for February 26 and 27 in Delhi, trade unions and employers were to discuss key issues related to employment and social security coverage to workers The Union government......

Why RSS' labour wing will boycott PM's speech

Calling the Budget 2018 'anti-labour', the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh will observe February 20 as a 'black day'.Somesh Jha reports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi inaugurates the 46th Indian......

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......

Qatar gets 14 days to send labour report to FIFA

Qatar has been given two weeks to provide a report to FIFA on how it has improved working conditions for labourers in the 2022 World Cup host nation. - Migrant Nepalese workers die of 'modern......

Why is Qatar a controversial location for the FIFA World Cup?

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIFA World Cup/Twitter The decision to award Qatar hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup has been marred by controversy, including allegations of corruption and human......

Blatter says Qatar needs to do more to protect workers

FIFA president Sepp Blatter visited Qatar's emir on Sunday and said that while progress has been made in improving workers' rights in the 2022 World Cup host nation, more still needed to be done.......

Shorts: Aus human rights body to probe gymnastics abuse complaints

Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Australia's human rights watchdog will conduct a review of the country's gymnastics program following complaints of physical......