The 24-hour nation-wide general strike was called by left-affiliated trade unions against the United Progressive Alliance government's economic and industrial policies.
Clearing operations are likely to be affected as over 500,000 employees of public sector banks, barring the State Bank of India
Jet Airways will not operate some of its flights to and from West Bengal and Kerala on Tuesday following a strike call by major central trade unions.
Corbyn won 61.8 per cent of the total vote, an even larger margin of victory than last year.
'What the government should do to create jobs is to help revive the MSME sector.' 'This sector gives employment to lakhs of people.' 'The MSME sector provides more employment than the big industries.' 'So, what should be done immediately is to revive the MSME sector.'
The proposed changes in Long Products business will predominately affect management and administrative functions at sites in Scunthorpe, Teesside and Workington.
One more person died on Wednesday in an act of suicide after being apparently upset over Jayalalithaa's conviction in the disproportionate asset case as protests against her conviction continued across the state for the fifth day.
The objective behind the move is to "retain the membership of PF subscribers and to address the social security needs at the time of unemployment."
Campaigners call for Kofi Annan to take charge of FIFA reform.
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These situations require mandatory filing of Income Tax Return as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961
'The Indian state is very benevolent when it comes to corporates,' says Tom Thomas, chief executive officer of Praxis, and convenor of CRW India.
This is the second all-India bank strike in as many months.
AITUC Deputy Secretary H Mahadevan said his union would oppose attempts to make India what he called a 'dumping ground for richer countries' toxic waste'.
The US is keeping a close watch on the developments in the IT sector in West Bengal, which has just witnessed the formation of an union affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
Barely days after Mittal Steel announced to cut 800 jobs in its South African operations, a leading trade union of that country slammed the move and warned that it could spark off a nationwide outrage.
When KV Thomas took over as minister of state for food and consumer affairs (independent charge) on January 19, 2011, he was tasked with taking forward one single, important objective: expedite the implementation of the National Food Security Bill.
Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes promised on Thursday to have a 'proper dialogue' with all on labour reforms.
Bajaj Auto unions allege that management is not using CSR funds for welfare activities.
In a bid to enter the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo members Sitaram Yechuri and Brinda Karat on Monday filed their nominations for the upcoming election to the Upper House.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in June dedicated the modernised and expanded Bhilai Steel Plant to the nation.
The Congress-led UPA government has mooted change in norms for appointment of independent directors on board of public sector firms to make even politicians and trade union leaders eligible for the posts.
buses, taxis, trucks and commercial vehicles stayed off the road in response to the strike sponsored by the Left-dominated Motor Vehicle Workers Co-ordination Committee.
Favouring labour reforms but without 'hire-and-fire' system, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Friday said rigidities in labour laws were affecting the domestic job market.
Public sector general insurance employees across the country began a two-day strike on Wednesday demanding wage revision, pending since Aug 2002 and resumption of promotion exercise, which was stopped last year.
The Airport Authority of India employees have yet to call off their strike against the privatisation of the modernisation of the Mumbai and Delhi airports, despite indications late on Friday that the agitation might called off.
Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she will pursue the matter with the finance ministry
Private players GMR and GVK groups formally took charge of the managements of the Delhi, Mumbai airports with a view to make them world-class airports.
The announcement follows 48 hours of bitter feuding and a string of resignations over Blair's refusal to name an exit date.
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The Uttaranchal police had arrested the three people during a routine investigation in an abduction case, police sources said.
Restrictions were imposed in Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar's city centre after leaders of three trade unions were detained to stymie a proposed rally 'to protest the government apathy towards rehabilitation of the September 2014 flood victims'.
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:
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