KCR is number one in corruption in the country, alleges Home Minister Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has accused Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar of being "number one in corruption" in the country. He s...
21 Nov, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Israeli police establish contact with a Kerala town for a different reasonA group of tailors in Kannur, Kerala, have been making uniform shirts for the Israel police force for the past eight years. The apparel uni...
19 Oct, 2023, 09.58 AM IST
A tale of grit & perseverance: Kerala school dropout Surendran K Pattel is now a district judge in TexasThe Indian-origin attorney had to take up odd jobs to help his 'financially-strapped' family.
09 Jan, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
Proposed amendment to tobacco products act puts livelihood of millions of women in jeopardy: StudyThe study delves into the impact this COTPA amendment will have on millions of women beedi rollers in the country. The report said that unt...
13 Dec, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
Central trade unions claim 25 crore workers participated in nationwide strikeThe 10 central trade unions comprising INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC and independent federations and assoc...
26 Nov, 2020, 07.04 PM IST
Trade unions go on strike; public services likely to be hitA day-long strike has been called for by a joint platform of ten central trade unions, including Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTU...
26 Nov, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Trade unions expect 25 cr workers to participate in nationwide strike against farm and labour lawsThe 10 central trade unions on Tuesday said they expect 25 crore workers across sectors to participate in the nationwide general strike cal...
24 Nov, 2020, 04.33 PM IST
Telangana imposes Rs 1,000 fine for no mask in public placePrivate offices, including IT and ITES, can operate with upto 33 per cent strength in red zones including Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corpo...
08 May, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
Govt not taken seriously on GST timelines; four more rules will be coming up on April 1: Hasmukh AdhiaAnyway, I think three months is good enough and I am sure the businesses should be ready for it now, now they should cope up with this.
30 Mar, 2017, 12.58 PM IST
Gujarat tobacco producers face the music over new pictorial rulesGujarat is witnessing piling up of unsold crops following suspension of production by cigarette and bidi makers after govt mandated 85% pic...
15 Apr, 2016, 07.05 PM IST
Budget 2015: Labour ministry set to bring in social security, on-the job training for unorganized workersThe labour ministry has proposed Unique Labour Identification Number, which will enable them to access health facilities across the country.
23 Feb, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya to talk to unions on proposed protestBandaru Dattatreya today said he would hold talks with trade unions who have planned a nationwide protest on December 5 against the alleged...
16 Nov, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
Beedis a bigger killer, tax them like cigarettesThere is a glaring omission in the government's anti-tobacco crusade. Why doesn't it crusade against beedis too, which are a far bigger kil...
02 Nov, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
- States pulled up for tardy implementation of labour laws
Funds collected in the form of cess are remaining unutilised by the states, Mallikarjun Kharge said.
04 Jan, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
- KK Modi eyes 51% in Godfrey Phillips
The KK Modi group is set to wrest majority control in cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India (GPI) from American tobacco major Philip Morri...
23 Jun, 2011, 10.16 AM IST
- Health insurance for poor set to cover beedi, non-coal mine workers
The govt's health insurance scheme for the poor may be extended to workers of non-coal mines and beedi factories, benefiting over 50 lakh p...
24 Feb, 2011, 03.49 AM IST
- Spotlight on labour-dominated constituencies in TN
In times of recession and factory closures, anti-incumbency may play a role in the voting out of the ruling DMK-Congress alliance in the im...
13 Apr, 2009, 09.03 PM IST