The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Centre over reported 'anti-labour practices' at one of the warehouses of a multinational company in Haryana's Manesar,......
After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
'Healthcare is not an industry.''The government is only encouraging insurance as they are not able to provide healthcare to people.''Opening new medical colleges is not what is needed.''You have to......
Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for four hours down 5th Avenue one of......
Some of the essential services related to banking, transportation, railways and electricity are likely to be impacted during a two-day nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade......
Employees of public sector general insurance (PSGI) companies are observing nationwide one-day strike on Wednesday to protest against intended privatisation of state-owned insurers. Illustration:......
As the government tabled insurance bill in the Parliament on Monday, trade unions of public sector firms called for a strike on Tuesday against the move that aims to raise FDI limit in the private......
Public sector general insurance employees across the country began a two-day strike on Wednesday demanding wage revision, pending since Aug 2002 and resumption of promotion exercise, which was......
Banking and insurance services were paralysed on Tuesday as their staff and officers joined public sector employees on a day-long nation-wide strike to protest against the Supreme Court order on......
LIC employees plan to observe a two-hour walk-out strike on August 4 to protest against the LIC (Amendment) Bill, 2009, introduced by the finance minister in the Lok Sabha on Friday, a senior......
In response to the recent spate of violence againt Indian students in Australia, Bollywood filmmakers have decided not to shoot films in that country. The rising attacks on......
Celebrating Independence Day the Bollywood way. India is a country of charisma and conflicts, chaos and soul. There's so much about it that's right and so much that needs work. Our films reflect......
IMAGE: The top court was dealing with the question of whether the BCCI can be said to be a 'shop' as per the notification dated September 18, 1978, and if the provisions of the ESI Act shall be......