Bengaluru guy dedicates dazzling video to IT workers of India’s Silicon Valley. Netizens reactBengaluru's IT workforce is celebrated in a video, but protests against poor work-life balance have emerged. On March 9, tech professionals...
22 Mar, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Karnataka IT union calls for mass gathering of IT employees demanding labour law enforcementThe union's protest aims to raise issues about long working hours, lack of overtime pay, and the expectation for employees to be available ...
08 Mar, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
Employee has right to rest: HC reinstates worker suspended for sleeping during shift hoursThe Karnataka High Court ruled in favor of a KKRTC constable who was suspended for sleeping on duty. The court found that he was forced to ...
28 Feb, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
Doctor condemns Karnataka's 14-hr workday bill, says it can increase risk of heart attack, premature deaths, IT companies are asking for their proposal to be included in the revision of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961....
22 Jul, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
Karnataka jobs reservation for Kannadigas: India Inc says move 'discriminatory', calls for it to be junkedThe Karnataka cabinet approved a bill mandating 50% reservation for locals in management jobs and 75% in non-management jobs in the private...
17 Jul, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
Siddaramaiah deletes social media post on Karnataka private jobs reservation amid severe backlashKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah deleted a post stating that the state cabinet had approved a 100% quota for Kannadigas in Group C and...
17 Jul, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Karnataka Labor Minister issues clarification on jobs reservation for Kannadigas; here’s what he saidKarnataka's Labor Minister Santosh S Lad clarified that the state government's new bill, which proposes reservations for Kannadigas in priv...
17 Jul, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Union Budget 2024 measures can upgrade India's supply chain in its bid to match up with ChinaBUDGET EXPECTATION: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, through Budget 2024, may introduce measures to strengthen India’s supply chain and...
02 Jul, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
If Modi wins India's mammoth Lok Sabha elections, his third regime will need tough reforms to lure foreign firmsLok Sabha Elections: As Modi gears up for a potential third term, global firms highlight challenges facing India's economy: policy inconsis...
29 May, 2024, 11.34 AM IST
Budget 2024: India's budget may lay red carpet for the world to shift supply chain from ChinaUnion Budget 2024: India aims to emerge as a credible alternative to China in global manufacturing. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has...
03 Jan, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
Calling all foreign workers! The German chip sector’s run into a labour problemGermany is trying to get ahead of its skilled worker shortage. Last October, the government announced a strategy focusing on education, ups...
02 Jul, 2023, 07.17 AM IST
Brave woman saves husband and brother from sloth bear attack in KarnatakaAs the unsuspecting victims toiled away, three bears suddenly infiltrated their vicinity and launched a ferocious attack. Sabina, the wife ...
27 Jun, 2023, 01.44 PM IST
Who was the Indian-origin woman with President Biden's daughter?Who is she? Soon after the White House released the guest list for the state dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Google search began r...
23 Jun, 2023, 08.53 PM IST
Apple seeks changes in India labor laws in push to diversify beyond ChinaApple Inc. is requesting new labour law reforms in India as it seeks to expand local production; governments there prefer manufacturing its...
21 Mar, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
In a first in India, Karnataka is drafting separate labour law for gig workersBengaluru — home to many buzzing tech startups — is working on a law the likes of Swiggy, Zomato, Uber and Ola may be deeply concerned abou...
19 Feb, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Path to India reforms eased as PM Narendra Modi turns enemies into friendsWith BJP back in power in the key eastern state of Bihar, the federal ruling coalition now controls 18 of 29 states, which represents 60% o...
01 Aug, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s tax win clears way to focus on harder reformsGST proved hard enough to pass even though most major parties broadly agreed on the concept soon after the Congress party-led government pr...
04 Aug, 2016, 02.26 PM IST