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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicContractual workers

Topic: contractual workers

Silkyara labourers unsure of when work will resume, ponder going back home

After 41 trapped colleagues were rescued, workers in the Silkyara tunnel wonder whether to stay or go back home. Construction will only resume after a safety audit of the tunnel.

Agnipath only latest example — why govt is no longer keen on recruiting people permanently

Two factors have encouraged governments and associated bodies to move away from hiring permanent employees. One is obviously cost, the other is productivity.

Job insecurity will increase if Indian firms don’t tackle rising employee dissatisfaction

Increasing flexibility at work should not come at the cost of an employee’s job security. After all, security is tied to job satisfaction, more so for women.

‘Missing’ contractors key to solving mystery of Wistron iPhone plant attack, police begin hunt

Karnataka labour minister says govt also probing allegations that contractors siphoned off salaries of workers. Police say trying to trace contractors and those involved in violence.

Govt wants ministries, depts to ensure ‘equal pay for equal work’ for all temporary staff

The DoPT has asked ministries & PSUs to notify what action they have taken to implement a 2017 SC judgment guaranteeing 'equal pay for equal work'.

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1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case still haunts Indian policy-making in Kashmir

The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.