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Punjab 1st state to withdraw hike in minimum wages

Punjab 1st state to withdraw hike in minimum wages

Rediff.com12 May 2020

The Karnataka government is also expected to follow suit and withdraw its decision to raise the variable DA.

India should make it easy to hire, fire workers

India should make it easy to hire, fire workers

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

Foreign investors don't like policy uncertainty and reversibility, says Anusha Chari.

Covid leaves Surat's textile mills in tatters

Covid leaves Surat's textile mills in tatters

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Since he lives locally, Harish Patel is one of the luckier migrant workers in Surat - in that his employer was able to squeeze in a single shift for him at the weaving unit in Kamrej in Gujarat - unlike others who went home for Holi and other festivals just as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic was waxing and ended up stranded in local lockdowns.

Govt plans social security insurance scheme

Govt plans social security insurance scheme

Rediff.com22 Dec 2012

National Advisory Committee-pushed plan might be part of Budget 2013-14.

10 things to keep in mind before starting a company

10 things to keep in mind before starting a company

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

Did you know that the Government of India has granted certain tax exemptions to start-ups for a prescribed period?

The coming vegetable crisis

The coming vegetable crisis

Rediff.com12 Apr 2020

There have been several instances of traders dumping fruits and vegetables outside mandis. Or of farmers dumping produce outside their villages or feeding them to their animals.

H-1B visas: Biden administration says lottery system to continue till Dec 31

H-1B visas: Biden administration says lottery system to continue till Dec 31

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

The Biden administration has announced that it is delaying the H-1B policy of the previous Trump administration on allocation of the popular foreign work visas by continuing with the lottery system until December 31, 2021, to give the immigration agency more time to develop, test and implement the modifications to the registration system. On January 7, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced to do away with the traditional lottery system in deciding the successful applicants for the H-1B visas. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

'Gehlot government is non-functional'

'Gehlot government is non-functional'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

'While the farmers are reeling under a huge debt burden, crop loss due to locust attacks and erratic rainfall, the state is also facing a COVID-19 challenge.' 'In this situation, you have Congress and BJP MLAs trying to outwit each other in a game of thrones'

Experts caution govt on trade deals with US

Experts caution govt on trade deals with US

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

Existing trade deals, especially the 2009 pact with the Asean bloc, have been panned by the Centre for not boosting exports but flooding the domestic market with cheap imports. Subsequently, New Delhi has called for reviewing FTAs with Japan and South Korea. Going by that, a trade deal with the US is unlikely to be beneficial, say experts.

Govt to make overtures to unions to call off Sept 2 stir

Govt to make overtures to unions to call off Sept 2 stir

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

The Left unions want concrete action and not just 'assurances'.

Bharat Bandh: Essential services most likely to be hit

Bharat Bandh: Essential services most likely to be hit

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year as the number of striking workers is expected to swell to 18 crore

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

No plaque marks the historic meeting place of the fathers of two nations. And no history textbook tells us about that first meeting and their mutual admiration, common ethos and comradeship.

Covid: 'If IT staffer doesn't recover in 2 weeks...'

Covid: 'If IT staffer doesn't recover in 2 weeks...'

Rediff.com25 May 2021

'Companies are threatening to terminate them or putting them on unpaid leave.'

Harry-Meghan interview: Buckingham Palace says race issues concerning

Harry-Meghan interview: Buckingham Palace says race issues concerning

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

On the couple's reference to unnamed royals raising concerns over their son Archie's mixed-race heritage, the palace said the concerning issues of race would be addressed privately as a family matter.

China to raise minimum wages as prices soar

China to raise minimum wages as prices soar

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

Food prices have been on the rise in China this year, pushing the country's inflation rate to 3.4 per cent in May compared with a year earlier, higher than the government's warning level of three per cent.

Bank employees to go on strike on July 12-13

Bank employees to go on strike on July 12-13

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

The unions have called for a strike against proposed closure of associate banks and their merger with the State Bank of India

Kejriwal to keep key portfolios, say sources

Kejriwal to keep key portfolios, say sources

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Arvind Kejriwal will retain key portfolios in his cabinet, which is expected to be a small one.

Buying a house? It's much cheaper now

Buying a house? It's much cheaper now

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

About 25-30% of total units launched are unsold across country.

6 indicators of India's looming demographic disaster

6 indicators of India's looming demographic disaster

Rediff.com2 May 2016

India is experiencing jobless growth and skepticism abounding that the country may not be able to cash in on its demographic bonus

Demonetisation blues: Axis Bank suspends some suspicious accounts

Demonetisation blues: Axis Bank suspends some suspicious accounts

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

The agency's probe till now found that huge monies were transferred through RTGS transfers to some shell companies including a case where the director of such a firm was a petty labourer

India's electronics manufacturing dream

India's electronics manufacturing dream

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Heat waves claim 35 lives in Telangana, alert issued

Heat waves claim 35 lives in Telangana, alert issued

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

The maximum temperature is likely to hover above 40 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours in many parts of the state, an official said on Wednesday.

65,500 jobs lost between Aug-Oct: Min

65,500 jobs lost between Aug-Oct: Min

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

A sample study conducted for the period August-October 2008 by department of commerce for 121 export related companies also revealed loss in export orders to the tune of Rs 1792 crore (Rs 17.92 billion), he said during Question Hour in Lok Sabha.

How TN's poll sops went from entitlement to empowerment

How TN's poll sops went from entitlement to empowerment

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

A time has thus come when state encouragement for rural students led to empowerment of the socio-economically marginalised sections of the population. It included women. Today, with greater exposure and consequent enlightenment, it has gone beyond 'empowerment' to become 'entitlement', says N Sathiya Moorthy.

After haj office, now Lucknow police station turns saffron

After haj office, now Lucknow police station turns saffron

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

Saffron has virtually permeated everything -- from booklets and school bags to towels or chairs and even buses. And the Qaiser Bagh police station seems to be the latest on the list.

Ministries draw plans to go cashless after PM's diktat

Ministries draw plans to go cashless after PM's diktat

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

A senior finance ministry source said making the use of debit cards and e-wallets compulsory across the board is legally untenable, but banks have been asked to insist their account holders use these instruments

2 US Congressmen test positive for coronavirus

2 US Congressmen test positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The two Congressmen are Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams.

BJP union leader: How will Make in India help our country?

BJP union leader: How will Make in India help our country?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

'This government has not created any employment.' 'Forget employment, the government had not done anything in skill development.'

Car manufacturers flock to Gujarat ITIs

Car manufacturers flock to Gujarat ITIs

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Car makers have started hiring from Gujarat's industrial training institutes (ITIs) for their factories across the country.

Nokia staff to go on one-day hunger strike on March 31

Nokia staff to go on one-day hunger strike on March 31

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

Besides staging a hunger strike on March 31 in Chennai, the Nokia India Employees Union have decided to further step up their protest post the Lok Sabha elections.

Kerala: Winner of bumper lottery dies before getting money

Kerala: Winner of bumper lottery dies before getting money

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

In a cruel twist of fate, a 25-year-old labourer who won a Rs 1 crore bumper lottery prize drowned in an irrigation pool before he could get the money.

'Missing files' can't be used as excuse to deny RTI queries: CIC

'Missing files' can't be used as excuse to deny RTI queries: CIC

Rediff.com23 Apr 2017

The commission suggested that a comprehensive plan should be devised to handle the issue of missing files which has become a "stumbling block" in implementing the RTI act.

Chouhan faces big challenges in fourth term as CM

Chouhan faces big challenges in fourth term as CM

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, weak economic conditions, and a few political considerations are some of the challenges he faces.

Portfolios announced: Rajnath gets Home, Sushma MEA, Gadkari transport

Portfolios announced: Rajnath gets Home, Sushma MEA, Gadkari transport

Rediff.com27 May 2014

The Rashtrapati Bhavan has come out with a communiqu announcing distribution of portfolios of the ministers sworn-in on Monday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers:

More cities in lockdown as COVID tally nears 8.5L

More cities in lockdown as COVID tally nears 8.5L

Rediff.com12 Jul 2020

This was the third consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country have increased by more than 26,000.

China: 200 mn workers exposed to job ailments

China: 200 mn workers exposed to job ailments

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

Occupational disease has overtaken workplace accidents as the biggest danger to Chinese workers with 200 million potentially under threat Tang Chun, an occupational disease expert with the labour protection department under the Federation said.

Manesar unit's new union to put wage demand in 15 days

Manesar unit's new union to put wage demand in 15 days

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

The new body -- Maruti Suzuki Workers' Union -- has received its registration number from the Haryana Labour Department this week and the company has also decided to recognise it for any future negotiations at the plant.

CM Kejriwal keeps crucial power, finance, home portfolios

CM Kejriwal keeps crucial power, finance, home portfolios

Rediff.com28 Dec 2013

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday allocated portfolios to his six Cabinet colleagues while keeping the key departments of home, finance, power and vigilance with himself.

Covid pandemic can be controlled by early next year, says panel

Covid pandemic can be controlled by early next year, says panel

Rediff.com18 Oct 2020

The panel also stated that without the lockdown the country would have witnessed a peak of over 140 lakh cases.

Rolling bidis is child's play in this Chhattisgarh village

Rolling bidis is child's play in this Chhattisgarh village

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

Every house in the Achota village of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh has children who roll bidis but are outside the scope of child labour laws.