On strike, at play: The two faces of France

As football fans arrive to watch Euro 2016, France's trade unions have undertaken a series of strikes to provoke a make-or-break situation.Claude Arpi encounters both Gallic beauty and ugliness in......

Bush seeks support on Iraq in final address

The following is the text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday: Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished......

'India has vital role in international stability'

"India's role in helping foster and maintain international stability is vital," said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher in New Delhi......

Most TN govt employees against strike

Stung by the government action against them during the 2003 strike, Tamil Nadu government employees want their unions to place 'reasonable demands' before the government and adopt a......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

E-com cos told to display 'country of origin' on all products

The development comes amid a growing clamour for the boycott of Chinese products in India, combined with the government’s push for Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Will Modi govt manage to push labour reforms this time?

After assuming power in 2014 with a full majority of its own, the BJP-led NDA government started an ambitious process of reforming labour laws in the form of codes aimed at making the framework......

Why exports keep missing ministry target

A combination of externalities such as global trade wars and slowing growth, continuing glitches in accessing offsets under the GST regime, which has created a liquidity crunch for smaller......

Who will take charge of FIFA? Kofi Annan or Platini

Campaigners call for Kofi Annan to take charge of FIFA reform Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images A group campaigning for reform of world......

Pressure group, unions want FIFA sponsors to act on Qatar

Members of the Swiss UNIA workers union display red cards and shout slogans during a protest in front of the headquarters of soccer's international governing body FIFA Photograph: Arnd......

Blatter says Qatar needs to do more to protect workers

FIFA president Sepp Blatter visited Qatar's emir on Sunday and said that while progress has been made in improving workers' rights in the 2022 World Cup host nation, more still needed to be done.......

Qatar gets 14 days to send labour report to FIFA

Qatar has been given two weeks to provide a report to FIFA on how it has improved working conditions for labourers in the 2022 World Cup host nation. - Migrant Nepalese workers die of 'modern......

FIFA World Cup: 'Qatar's migrant labourers treated like cattle'

Qatar's construction industry is rife with abuse of migrant workers who are "treated like cattle" and live in squalid accommodation exposed to overflowing sewage, Amnesty International said in a......