EC suspends Telangana DGP for meeting Cong chief

The Election Commission on Sunday ordered the suspension of Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Anjani Kumar for violation of the model code of conduct amid the counting of votes, sources......

2 IPS officers transferred, put on wait, over AR Rahman concert mess

A senior official attached with the Tambaram police commissionerate has been transferred and put under compulsory wait, days after the AR Rahman concert row that among others witnessed traffic......

Community radio ushers revolution in workers' lives

Urimai Kural, part of the Gram Vaani community radio station that spans 15 states, serves as a much-needed helpline for harassed garment factory workers.A Ganesh Nadar reports. IMAGE: Women record......

The Aadhaar Nightmare

In a reputed school in Delhi, two sets of parents rushed to get Aadhaar cards made on being told that without them their children would not be allowed to appear for the final Board examination.In......

Bad loan recovery process can get worse

Since the bankcuptcy law came into effect from December 2016, with every quarter, the recovery rate has progressively been going down, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has......

Budget: Easier tax administration to boost revenue

The Budget proposed abolishing the under-performing, authority of advance ruling, to replace it with a two-member board of advance ruling, reports Dilasha Seth Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

No penalty for delay in payment of PF dues

Since the imposition of lockdown on March 25 by the government to contain the COVID-19 spread, businesses have been facing liquidity or cash crunch, leading to difficulties in paying their......

Why EPFO blocked accounts of 1 mn employees

The government has found about 900,000 beneficiaries of its flagship job formalisation scheme, the PMRPY, were ineligible in the first place as they were part of the formal economy even before the......