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Migrants must not bear cost of Covid: Centre to states

Labour ministry guidelines say workers returning to cities must get housing, health insurance, facemasks.The Centre has also asked states to issue guidelines to employers to take care of the needs......

JNU fallout: Professor quits statistics panel

C P Chandrasekhar, who has served on key statistical panels in the past both as a chairman and member, said he was present in the campus when the ruckus broke out on Sunday and found the incident......

Why India doesn't have any data on migrant workers

Will the government wait for a new law or start counting the invisible workforce now? Somesh Jha reports. Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar caused quite a stir on social media......

Data protection bill allows scribes to collect personal info

Journalists will be exempted from seeking consent of individuals before collecting and reviewing their personal data to be used in news reports.They will not be obliged to share the reason behind......

Former Apple executive to be Kejriwal's troubleshooter?

Arvind Kejriwal will monitor the work of various departments. Adarsh Shastri might also aid Kejriwal in this task. Somesh Jha reports Aam Aadmi Party MLA Adarsh Shastri, a former Apple......

Unemployment rises across religions, social groups

The problem of unemployment is spread across the economy.Somesh Jha reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a jump in the unemployment rate across major religions and social......

These two ministries are clashing over paid maternity leave

After complaints that the new law may impact employment of women, the government has framed a scheme to provide monetary incentive to companies, reports Somesh Jha. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Govt scraps consumer expenditure survey over 'data quality'

The findings of the report showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over four decades in 2017-18. The government has, however, termed it a “draft” report, reports Somesh......

Did Sitharaman overrule bankers on loan 'mela'?

PSB chiefs tried to argue that liquidity is in surplus in the system and the problem was related to lack of demand in the economy, instead of banks’ reluctance to lend, but ‘the FM said......

'This will lead to a law of the jungle'

'Just as coronavirus has come to us from China, this disease is also coming from that country.''India is a strong democracy and you cannot compromise on labour laws in this manner.''These changes......

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Somesh Jha

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Migrants must not bear cost of Covid: Centre to states

JNU fallout: Professor quits statistics panel

Why India doesn't have any data on migrant workers

Data protection bill allows scribes to collect personal info

Former Apple executive to be Kejriwal's troubleshooter?

Unemployment rises across religions, social groups

These two ministries are clashing over paid maternity leave

Govt scraps consumer expenditure survey over 'data quality'

Did Sitharaman overrule bankers on loan 'mela'?

'This will lead to a law of the jungle'

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