In a landmark move set to reshape India’s labour landscape, govt notified the implementation of all four labour codes, bringing into effect one of the most ambitious labour reforms in the country’s post-independence history. The rollout marks the realisation of “One India, One Law”- a unified labour framework that replaces a century of fragmented statutes…
MUMBAI: In a major boost to gig workers, the Centre’s move to implement the social security code will not just help those working with online platforms but also others to access benefits.Following budget announcement, some 15 lakh workers linked to online platforms are already registered on the labour ministry’s e-shram portal but the numbers are…
Lucknow: In the aftermath of relentless shelling from Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, hope returned to Kashmir through the healing hands of Indian Army doctors — many of them hailing from UP — who restored the sight of hundreds of civilians who were deprived of medical care because of tension in border areas.For those living along…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar BENGALURU: “Making a group is not in my blood. All 140 MLAs are my MLAs,” Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said on Friday, responding to questions on the growing political activity within the party amid speculation over the chief minister’s chair and a possible cabinet reshuffle. “CM decided…
NEW DELHI: India Inc will have to significantly alter the way it does business — from reworking salary and allowances of employees to comply with the new provisions to health check-ups for all staff members above 40 years and providing gratuity to all fixed term employees after one year of continuous service — but they…
MUMBAI: Fraud and waste continue to drag India’s health-insurance system, with Rs 8,000–10,000 crore leaking from claim payouts each year, says a Boston Consulting Group–Medi Assist report. Fraud and unnecessary claims inflate premiums, strain insurer finances and drain public funds. Weak data systems and loose checks also push patients into higher out-of-pocket spends.The analysis shows…
Lucknow: Buoyed by its stupendous success in Bihar, the BJP plans to hoist its own brand of ‘M-Y’ (Mahila-Yuva) poll narrative to take on the opposition’s PDA (Piccha, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) plank in the run-up to the 2027 UP assembly elections.Recasting it from the Muslim-Yadav (M-Y) combination that once formed the power axis of the Samajwadi…
Inside the ‘Bomb Factory’ FARIDABAD: In a quiet Faridabad home Dhauj village, terror was being ground to powder. The co-accused in the Delhi car blast Dr Muzammil, used grinder to make explosives.Pictures of the grinder and electrical machinery, recovered from the house of a taxi driver in Faridabad, Haryana, reveal the chilling scale of his…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ceded the home portfolio to BJP for the first time in his two decades at the helm and his party JDU has, in lieu, got control of finance, which was kept by BJP. Though it may appear like a regular ministry swap which happens between allies, the significance of deputy…
NEW DELHI: “The accused cannot be made to suffer endlessly with this threat of continuing investigation,” the Supreme Court said, holding that the right to speedy investigation is also part of fundamental rights. The court said it will benefit the accused, the victim, and society if the investigation and trial are done quickly and completed…
