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LS polls: Kerala records 71.27 per cent polling, says ECKerala has registered 71.27 per cent voter turnout in the April 26 Lok Sabha polls, according to the updated figures released by the Electi...
Rising Covid cases: Exporters keeping fingers crossedSahai said that if Chinese industries start shutting down due to rise in Covid cases, it would impact imports of key components for sectors...
Covid hits worker attendance at manufacturing units, roils output“If not handled well, large absenteeism can be a nightmare for factories. If things don’t return to normalcy, then we will have a tough job...
ECI allows mediapersons to cast vote through postal ballotThose involved in essential services, including personnel of the Food Civil Supplies and the Consumer Affairs, the Food Corporation of Indi...
UK minister backs reduced isolation period, to ease workforce pressuresThe Omicron variant is still spreading in Britain and many businesses, schools and hospitals are struggling with staff shortages, fuelling ...
COVID-19: Why working from home leaves the lowest paid at more risk of infectionAround 1.8 million employees do not qualify for sick pay because they don't earn enough, and 5 million miss out because they are self-emplo...
View: India needs to get back to in-person schooling and reform educationNever let a serious crisis go to waste, a wise person once said. Use it to shake up failed institutions and practices. Covid-19 has caused ...
India Inc battles Covid absenteeismA number of companies today offer Covid or vaccination leaves. Some even offer unlimited leaves to employees to manage their work-life bala...
Can't pay 28 days' salary to Covid absentees: MSMEsIn its order on April 26, the state government asked all industries to cover 28 days of salary for Covid-affected workers and to ensure pay...
For home-based 'postal ballot' disability certificate must nowA person with a disability, who wishes to opt for the home-based ‘postal ballot’ system, will now have to submit a proper disability certif...
In a tight race to White House, these states could decide the US electionThese states will play a critical role in delivering the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.
Expect delays as millions of mail-in ballots are countedThe Covid-19 pandemic has forced millions of Americans to use mail-in ballots. But postal delays and different rules in different states ar...
Supreme Court leaves North Carolina absentee ballot deadline at November 12Under the Supreme Court's order, mailed ballots postmarked on or before Election Day must be received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 12 in order to be c...
These states could make-or-break the US presidential electionDue to a surge in mail voting amid the coronavirus pandemic - as well the states' varying rules for when ballots can be counted - the resul...
High court won't extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadlineDemocrats argued that the flood of absentee ballots and other challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic makes it necessary to extend the...
US Supreme Court puts curbside voting on hold in AlabamaThe justices' vote was 5-3, with the court's three liberals dissenting. As is typical when the Supreme Court acts on an emergency basis, th...
Federal judge upholds Minnesota's extended ballot countingRepublicans had asked US District Judge Nancy Brasel to block the seven-day extension that Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon agreed...
Trump campaign sues to block mail-in ballot rule changesThe Republicans' lawsuit claims a new system adopted by the State Board of Elections will allow for absentee ballots to be cast late and wi...
Don't want to delay election, but results may take 'years' with mail-in voting: TrumpUS presidential elections are schedule to be held on November 3. Seeking his second consecutive term, Trump is facing a formidable challeng...
Reeling from Covid-19 lockdown, factories are ready to gradually restart. But where are the workers?As India Inc prepares to restart ops, the question many are asking – will there be enough workers?