Tax-free allowances rise, so do employer costs: The salary structuring dilemma under the Social Security CodeEnhanced tax-free allowances under the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 can improve employees’ take-home pay. However, the expanded definition of “wa...
06 May, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
CBI registers FIR against ICCW over financial irregularities in Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme"The Government of India was implementing the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme till year 2016 and ICCW was one of the implementing agenc...
09 Mar, 2023, 09.23 PM IST
Smriti Irani slams West Bengal govt for failing to utilise allocated fundsSlamming the West Bengal government, the Union minister said the Mamata Banerjee government has failed to utilise the funds provided by the...
04 Feb, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
SOP for states soon to help kids orphaned due to CovidThe body, that comes under the ministry for women and child development, is preparing an SOP which is likely to be shared with states to br...
24 May, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
NIRDPR and UNICEF to provide communication support to national flagship programmes like Swachh BharatA release from NIRDPR said: "It provides Social and Behavioural Change Communications (SBCC) to State Governments as well as to Central Gov...
23 Jan, 2020, 07.14 PM IST
Sexual assault cases on minor girls spikeSituated in a nondescript room of a government hospital, the largely non-publicised centre is helping survivors and their families, thanks ...
09 Aug, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
Cheap bus passes await garment, building workersThe proposal, which is in the final stages of approval, has not gone down well with a labour union.
22 Nov, 2017, 10.33 AM IST
Munde assures implementation of scheme to check malnutrition, child deathsThe lifestyle of the region and geographical conditions are responsible for malnutrition, hence it is necessary to educate the people and b...
22 Sep, 2016, 01.04 PM IST
Nitish Kumar announces Rs 25,000 for every rescued child labourThe main reasons behind the child labour are illiteracy and poverty, he said and emphasised the need for such Child Labour Tracking System ...
12 Jun, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
'1000 Days' campaign launched for mother, child care in West BengalThe programme was started in 1975 to address nutritional needs of children and there are around 1,16,000 ICDS centres in the state now, Pan...
02 Oct, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
Kailash Satyarthi urges Assam to adopt strategy to curb traffickingKailash Satyarthi today urged Assam government to adopt a three-pronged approach to check trafficking of children from the state.
21 Jul, 2015, 07.26 PM IST
BJP President Amit Shah flags off week-long Naari Samman YatraShah flagged off 'Naari Samman Yatra' which seeks to create awareness among women about their safety and highlight social welfare schemes f...
17 Jun, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
Postpone decision on funding pattern: Maneka Gandhi to Niti AayogManeka Gandhi has asked the Niti Aayog to postpone the decision on restructuring of funding pattern of social sector schemes to next fiscal...
19 May, 2015, 11.32 PM IST
Fund paucity hit 'Manodhairya' scheme beneficiaries: CAGThe 'Manodhairya' scheme was launched in October 2013 under which victims of rape were to be provided financial help of Rs two lakh (Rs 3 l...
12 Apr, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
Parliament panel recommends amendments in Child Labour Amendment BillA parliamentary panel has recommended amendment in the Child Labour (prohibition and regulation) Amendment Bill, which presently seeks to p...
13 Dec, 2013, 11.10 PM IST
- Orissa Govt draws flak from NCPCR, NHRC for violating child rights
The National Commission on Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)and the National Human Rights Commission [NHRC] have rapped Orissa Government ...
28 Jul, 2011, 03.14 PM IST
- Respect victim's wish to marry rapist: CJI
In a radical suggestion, Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on Sunday called for respecting the wishes of a rape victim if she chooses to marry...
08 Mar, 2010, 04.45 AM IST