New labour codes: From layoff guidelines to timely wages; new checklist issued for employers

Recent Views 9 Labour and employement ministry has detailed a compliance checklist for employers in order to tighten accountability and minimise legal disputes. The ministry has listed almost two dozen requirements under the four labour codes: the Code on Wages, the Code on Social Security, the Industrial Relations Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and…

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‘Tariffs are hurting American businesses’: Lawmakers warn Trump; claim policies straining US–India ties

Recent Views 13 US Indian-origin lawmakers have raised concerns that measures undertaken by the Trump administration, such as the USD 100,000 fee on H1B visas and 50 per cent tariffs on India, were hurting American businesses and threatening people-to-people ties between Washington and Delhi.The remarks came during a House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia…

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Sex, lies & videotape: How 100-member spy-cam gang targeted Delhi cops; doctored videos, extortion, fake plaints uncovered | Delhi News

Recent Views 13 A sophisticated crime syndicate in Delhi used hidden cameras in commercial vehicles to record traffic NEW DELHI: At first sight, it seemed like a regular traffic enforcement operation in the capital — a commercial vehicle driver being pulled up for a violation and a cop issuing a challan before letting him pass….

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5-yr-old thalassemia survivor meets stem cell donor who saved his life | Mangaluru News

Recent Views 7 Udupi: A moving moment unfolded as DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry, in collaboration with PHOCON, the annual paediatric haematology conference organised by Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, brought together a young thalassemia survivor and the unrelated stem cell donor who saved his life.For the very first time, five-year-old Anvish Naik, diagnosed with thalassemia…

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From extinction threat to export hope: Mysuru’s GI crops eye global market | Mysuru News

Recent Views 10 MYSURU: Two major GI crops of the district—Nanjangud Rasabale and Mysuru Veelyadele (betel leaves)—are facing the threat of extinction due to various factors, particularly marketing-related challenges. However, in a major boost to producers, the countdown has begun for the export of these two GI products to the global market. This initiative is…

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