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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicLabour Ministry

Topic: Labour Ministry

EPFO cuts interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.5%

Finance ministry has been nudging labour ministry to align the EPF interest rate with other small saving schemes run by the govt such as the public provident fund.

Do Modi govt’s labour code amendments hurt worker rights or are they good for industry?

A long-standing demand of investors has been to reform India’s outdated labour laws and do away with the ‘inspector raj’ system.

Food delivery boy awarded Rs 1 lakh for saving lives during fire at Mumbai hospital

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar awarded the boy who saved 10 lives beyond the call of his duty.

Six government websites down—NIC says ‘technical error’, Sitharaman says ‘hacking’

Websites for the ministry of defence, home affairs and four others went down Friday afternoon and the NIC insisted it was due to 'technical problems'.

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Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.