Monsoon session of Gujarat assembly starts MondayThe Gujarat legislative assembly will convene for its monsoon session on Monday. Five bills, including the GST amendment bill, are set to b...
07 Sep, 2025, 09.08 PM IST
Sales domain can create 7 lakh jobs in 3 years in Delhi-NCR: ReportAs per its analysis, the sales domain is expected to create at least 1.75 lakh jobs in Delhi-NCR and 25 lakh in India over the said period,...
29 Mar, 2018, 06.29 PM IST
House business: 3 GST bills on government's 'to do' listThe government is keen to push the passage of the three legislations related to the main GST bill early on in the session.
16 Nov, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
Lok Sabha approves labour law to increase factory overtimeThe Opposition alleged the proposed amendments were pro-corporate and would not benefit the worker and walked out of the House before the b...
11 Aug, 2016, 06.03 AM IST
Cabinet clears amendment to Maternity Benefits, Factories ActMaternity Benefit Act, 1961, protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of a full paid absence from...
10 Aug, 2016, 10.13 PM IST
Labour Ministry to push for six bills in Winter SessionThe Labour Ministry will push as many as six bills for passage in the upcoming winter session of Parliament starting next week to bring in ...
17 Nov, 2015, 09.24 PM IST
Help in labour law reforms: Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya to oppositionAhead of the winter session of parliament, labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya has urged all political parties to cooperate with the governm...
31 Oct, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
Labour ministry to introduce bills in Parliament despite trade unions oppositionLabour ministry wants to exempt factories deploying fewer than 40 workers from complying with 14 central labour laws, including the Industr...
22 Jul, 2015, 03.25 AM IST
Make in India: Labour Ministry to push three bills for Cabinet approvalIn a bid to push labour reforms and boost the 'Make in India' programme, Labour Ministry will push three bills for Cabinet approval next we...
11 May, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Centre to introduce draft Bill on Small Factories in budget sessionThe Minister said once the Bill is passed with amendments, the Child Labour Bill would have more tooth to deal with serious issues related ...
21 Feb, 2015, 04.19 PM IST
Opposition likely to stall more Bills in Rajya SabhaThe opposition parties are further ganging up to block other Bills as well in the Upper House where the Treasury Benches are in a minority.
11 Aug, 2014, 03.29 AM IST
Congress makes NDA Labour Law, sets conditions to back Factory BillCongress has decided to object to four key amendments in the labour laws introduced by govt this week, setting the stage for another confro...
09 Aug, 2014, 04.27 AM IST
Factory night shifts not for women, Congress saysCongress on Thursday said it was against allowing women to work in factories at night because of security concerns.
08 Aug, 2014, 04.47 PM IST
Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill heading for Select CommitteeM Venkaiah Naidu and Arun Jaitley held fresh rounds of discussions with Anand Sharma to break the deadlock but the status quo continued.
08 Aug, 2014, 03.34 AM IST
- Parliament to take up 78 bills in coming session
The government may consider clearing some of the 78 pending bills in the coming session of Parliament.
04 Feb, 2009, 06.35 AM IST
- Women get nod for late night shifts
The Cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment in the Factories Act paving the way for women employees to work in late night shifts.
31 Aug, 2007, 04.14 AM IST
- Left parties give consent to banking, factories bills
Left parties on Friday gave their nod to the banking companies and financial institutions bill.
05 Aug, 2006, 01.00 AM IST