French retail giant to offer menstrual leave"To improve women's rights and equality at work, we have decided... to give 12 days off (a year) to women suffering from endometriosis," Ca...
19 Apr, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
Spain becomes first European nation to pass law permitting 'menstrual leave'The Spanish parliament approved sick leave for women suffering from incapacitating periods on February 16, making Spain the first country i...
21 Feb, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Spain follows Japan in rolling out paid menstrual leave, only 6 countries allow this privilegeWorking during periods can be painful, so this law in nothing short of a Godsend.
17 Feb, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Economically stressed China stops funding big projects in AfricaIn Africa, Chinese bank financing for infrastructure projects under BRI fell from $11 billion in 2017 to $3.3 billion in 2020, said a repor...
16 Feb, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for fourth time amid opposition uproarThe agitated members demanded that the Chair allow the Leader of Opposition to speak and created an uproar, forcing four adjournments.
27 Jul, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
In blow to Vedanta, Zambian court rules KCM liquidator to stay in postThe ruling is a blow to Vedanta, which has been locked in a legal battle since the Zambian government - which owns 20% of KCM through state...
06 Jan, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
Vedanta's Anil Agarwal wants Zambia govt to refund VAT dues, withdraw import tax; hopeful of resolutionVedanta has taken the government of Zambia to international arbitration following the seizure of its Konkola Copper Mines, one of Africa's ...
04 Jun, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
All-clear for Vedanta to acquire ElectrosteelElectrosteel failed to repay more than Rs 13,000 crore bank loans.
10 Aug, 2018, 05.30 PM IST
NCLAT allows Vedanta to make upfront payment of Rs 5,320 cr for ElectrosteelThe bench also clarified that if Renaissance Steel wins the case, then the Committee of Creditors (CoC) will have to return the money to Ve...
30 May, 2018, 07.57 PM IST
NCLAT admits Renaissance Steel plea against Vedanta bid on ElectrosteelA two member bench of the tribunal headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya admitted the plea and directed to list the matter on May 28.
17 May, 2018, 03.41 PM IST
Renaissance to challenge move to award Electrosteel to VedantaRenaissance Steel had earlier challenged eligibility of Tata Steel and Vedanta.
21 Apr, 2018, 10.17 AM IST
Tata Steel, Vedanta’s eligibility questioned for Electrosteel bidRenaissance, a rival bidder for Electrosteel, has said that alleged breaches of the law by subsidiaries of Tata Steel and Vedanta might dis...
07 Feb, 2018, 09.22 AM IST
House to vote on ambassadorial nominee to India on ThursdayAs per the agenda of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released on Monday, the full committee would take a vote on 16 ambassadorial no...
24 Oct, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
'Margaret Thatcher wanted to stop second wives from entering UK'"The country would be with us on this. We would be crazy to discriminate in favour of the coloured Commonwealth against the UK," Thatcher t...
21 Jul, 2016, 08.06 PM IST
Tata Power to buy 50 per cent stake in Zambia's Itezhi Tezhi PowerTata Power will acquire 50 per cent stake in Zambia's Itezhi Tezhi Power Corp Ltd (ITPC) from Tata Africa for an undisclosed amount.
25 Mar, 2015, 09.23 PM IST
- India to move WTO against EU MNCs blocking its generics
India, along with Brazil, will lodge a complaint with the WTO against the European Union, alleging that Europe-based multinational pharmace...
02 May, 2009, 12.34 AM IST
- India Inc goes on an African safari
Pradeep Dobhale, the chief executive of ITC’s paper division, was willing to try an experiment recently.
17 Jul, 2007, 03.13 AM IST