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TopicMaternity Benefit Act 2017

Topic: Maternity Benefit Act 2017

Why Madras HC ordered granting full maternity leave to judicial employee for third pregnancy

The court criticised a 12-week maternity leave limit on third pregnancies, saying 'suffering would be the same' and a 'welfare state' cannot discriminate in approving maternity benefits.

India has a workplace creche problem. See how Karnataka, Assam, Odisha are taking action

Based on the NSSO's data, a man spent an average of 74 minutes a day on childcare whereas a female spent a disproportionate length of 134 minutes a day on the same.

Maternity benefits part of woman’s dignity, can’t be based on nature of employment, says Delhi HC

Court rules in favour of advocate denied maternity leave by Delhi State Legal Services Authority. DSLSA argued she had no locus standi to approach court as she was not a regular employee.

One-year-old baby goes to Delhi High Court to ask tough questions on India’s maternity laws

India’s maternity law, service rules haven’t tackled the 3rd child question. Now a test in courts.

Maternity benefits may cost 1.8 million Indian women their jobs

A TeamLease survey shows women will lose their jobs across 10 sectors in the 2019 fiscal because of the new Indian law.

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Mamata’s ‘I haven’t lost’ verdict will haunt the BJP. Resistance is her grammar

Mamata Banerjee’s words threw her opponents into visible panic. BJP worthies erupted in shrill outrage about Mamata’s failure to ‘respect the Constitution’.

Indian firms promise $20.5 billion investment in US, ‘largest ever’ such pledge, says Sergio Gor

At a little over $19 billion, pledged investments are primarily in the pharmaceutical sector, with $11.75 billion alone from Sun Pharmaceuticals’ proposed purchase of New Jersey-based Organon & Co

European giant MBDA signs agreement with IAF to develop homegrown maintenance hub for MICA missiles

MICA is the multi-mission air-to-air missile system for the Rafale and upgraded Mirage 2000 combat aircraft. It was first incorporated into the IAF in 2016.

Muslim vote, X factor & limitations of regional politics: Takeaways from Bengal, TN, Kerala elections

On counting day, this special edition of National Interest looks at key takeaways from verdicts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. You’d err if you credit or blame BJP’s success only on Hindutva. It’s more than that.