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Saturday, August 16, 2025
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Topic: Wage

Pandemic can’t be reason to exempt factories from paying overtime, SC to Gujarat govt

The Gujarat government had issued two notifications exempting factories from paying overtime wages to employees and providing them ideal working conditions during the pandemic.

Modi govt’s new labour bills pro-employer or employee? Truth lies in between: Ex-IAS officer

Already facing protests, the new Wage Code and Occupational Safety & Health Code bills do have many progressive provisions.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?