Bombay Shaving Company CEO Shantanu Deshpande's generation are perhaps bothered that Gen Z want a peaceful life at home. If this is 'rona-dhona', then so be it.
There is no reason why the march towards reduced working hours should stop at the arbitrary ‘standard’ figure of 5 days and 40 hours established in the post-WW II period.
In view of Covid-19 outbreak, an order issued on 24 April had increased working hours from 8 to 12 per day to reduce the requirement of workers in all the registered factories.
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.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
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.
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?
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