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Mumbai TV actress accused of child abuse gets bail
Mumbai, Aug.22 (ANI): A local court here on Saturday granted bail to Mumbai-based TV actress Urvashi Dhanorkar, who has been booked under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Child Labour Act, for allegedly physically abusing her 10-year-old housemaid Rameshwari. She … Continue reading
John Abraham Takes Up Mammoth Cause
Actor John Abraham is one actor who does not kind using his star status for as many good causes as he can. The actor has recently been very active in the many movements which have germinated recently centering on getting … Continue reading
China cautions people about working in South Korea
China on Friday warned its citizens to be cautious before deciding to go and work in South Korea and not to have unrealistic expectations about pay and conditions due to the fallout from the global economic crisis. China’s Commerce Ministry … Continue reading
More than 200 migrants feared drowned off Libya – IOM
Libyan authorities have called off a search for survivors of a boat carrying illegal migrants to Europe that capsized with more than 200 feared drowned, a migration official said on Thursday. The rickety ship carrying 257 migrants bound for Italy … Continue reading
Fate of minimum wage hike in industries to be decided after polls
Workers across 49 different industrial sectors in Gujarat will have to wait till the end of the Lok Sabha polls to know whether the recently hiked minimum wages will be rolled back after lobbying from various industrial associations. The associations … Continue reading
Strikes paralyse transport, services across Greece
Athens, April 2 (DPA) Flights to and from Greece were to be grounded for several hours and vessels were to remain anchored Thursday during a nationwide 24-hour strike to protest against the government’s economic polices. Under the slogan ‘employees should … Continue reading
Riot police save France’s Pinault from workers
Angry shop workers facing the sack blocked French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault in a taxi on Tuesday before riot police were called in to clear away the protesters, officials and police said. Pinault, chief executive of retail and luxury group PPR, … Continue reading
Fate of minimum wage hike in industries to be decided after polls
Workers across 49 different industrial sectors in Gujarat will have to wait till the end of the Lok Sabha polls to know whether the recently hiked minimum wages will be rolled back after lobbying from various industrial associations. The associations … Continue reading
More than a million workers in Britain are non-EU citizens
London, Mar 7 (ANI): The survey of National Statistics department of Britain has revealed that more than a million workers from outside the European Union have acquired jobs in Britain since labour came to power. They have grabbed nearly half … Continue reading
High yield of tomato in Uttarakhand results in price fall
Haldwani, Feb 28 (ANI): Farmers in Uttarakhand have a problem of plenty, excess production of tomatoes pushing the prices down. Known as poor man’s apple, tomatoes are grown in approximately 1000 acres of land in the state. The farmers used … Continue reading
To reduce poverty develop manufacturing activity: UNIDO report
New Delhi, Feb. 23 (ANI): A United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) report released on Monday focuses on the need to develop manufacturing activity that can help reduce poverty in developing countries. “This year the theme is how can manufacturing … Continue reading
EPF interest rate remains unchanged
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) board, in a meeting chaired by Labour and Employment Minister Oscar Fernandes, decided on Monday that the rate of interest would continue to remain at 8.5 per cent per annum. … Continue reading
Ex-UK Home Secretary Blunkett to issue warnings about ‘Big Brother’ Britain
London, Feb.23 (ANI): Former British Home Secretary David Blunkett, who introduced the idea of identity cards, will issue a stark warning to the Government that it is in danger of abusing its power by taking Britain towards a “Big Brother” … Continue reading
Mandi gets its first ESI medical college
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 23 (ANI): Labour and Employment Minister Oscar Fernandes laid the foundation stone of Himachal Pradesh’s first Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College at Nerchowk in Mandi District’s Balh area on Monday. The Employees Insurance Scheme (ESI) … Continue reading
EPF Board of Trustees recommends 8.5 percent rate of interest
New Delhi, Feb.22 (ANI): The Central Board of Trustees, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) on Sunday recommended a rate of interest of 8.5 percent for 2008-09 fiscal year. The employees’ representatives, however, wanted a higher rate of interest and during the … Continue reading
Central Board of Trustees of EPF recommends interest rate of 8.5 pc for 2008-09
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): The 186th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, Employees Provident Fund (EPF), which was the fourth regular meeting of the newly constituted Board, was convened here today. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship … Continue reading
Global meltdown takes the sheen off Indian carpets
Jaipur, Feb 21 (ANI): Recession in the US and Europe has badly affected India’s carpet industry. For the last few years Rajasthan’s carpet industry was growing at a red hot 15 percent every year, but global meltdown clipped it badly. … Continue reading