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Hard to find truth in Modi's words: Rahul
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that while Modi keeps making promises, the common man has a hard time finding truth in his words.
Labour Min extends date for comments on workers safety code to May 31
The labour ministry has extended the dateline for receiving comments from stakeholders on its proposed labour code on safety and working conditions of workers until May 31, 2018. Earlier, the comments were invited by April 22, 2018. The date for giving comments on 'Labour Code on Occupation Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2018' has been extended up to May 31, 2018, the labour ministry said in a notification. As per the recommendation of the National Commission on Labour, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been taking steps for simplification, amalgamation and rationalisation of central labour laws. On this, various existing acts are being proposed to be subsumed in four labour codes -- on wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational safety and health and working conditions. The labour ministry had prepared a preliminary draft on Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2018 by amalgamating 13 labour laws relating to safety, and health .
Specialised centre for filigree craftsman in Odisha
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated the Skill-cum-Common Facility Centre for Filigree Craftsman in Odisha's Cuttack city.
Equip youngsters with innovative ideas in fast changing job
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today made a strong plea to equip youngsters with innovative ideas in the rapidly changing job sector. Vijayan said it was imperative for the parents and society to change their attitude that would allow the youth to leverage their skills and script success in the face of tough competition. He was speaking during the inauguration of the state-level finale of the 'India Skills Kerala 2018,' being jointly organised by Industrial Training Department and Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE), the State Skill Development Mission, at Marine Drive here. Winners of the zonal competitions are participating in the three-day finale that will conclude on April 30. Stressing the importance of skill development along with academic studies, Vijayan quoted"a report by McKinsey Global Institute, which says that around 50 per cent of the current jobs will vanish by 2035. " This will lead to the popping up of new job sectors like Artificial ...
Rajnath exhorts youth to particpiate in nation-building
Describing the youth as "invaluable wealth of the nation", Union Minister Rajnath Singh today exhorted youngsters to contribute not only to country's development but also help in "nation-building". Addressing a programme of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) here, the Union Home Minister said the country cannot develop without the participation of its 65 per cent population -- referring to the people younger than 35 years of age. "No country considers its youth a burden ... rather it considers them as contributors in development. Without getting their participation in development we cannot take the country to the heights that we want it to achieve," he said. Singh recalled his association with the ABVP and also invoked Swami Vivekanand to stress the need for youth to dedicate themselves towards national values. He exhorted the youth to have patience towards the views of others. "The youth need to realise that we can have a difference of opinion but we should not take them ..
151 companies invest Rs 2,700 cr in Jharkhand
An investment of Rs 2,700 crore by 151 companies today made its way into Jharkhand in continuation with last year's Momentum Jharkhand Investors Summit. Foundation (investments) for the development of the entire Santhal Pargana is being laid at Baba Baijnath Dham. Ten thousand people will benefit from employment. For the first time after independence, such a programme is being organised," Chief Minister Raghubar Das said at the event. He said the Santhal Pargana (comprising six districts), has been backward since independence but now it would not remain so as special schemes were made for the region. Das said Jharkhand is a prosperous state but for some reasons, it could not be developed as it should have been. "Despite having mineral resources, the people here are living in deprivation," Das said. The government has organised the global investment summit to fulfill the desire of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay to give job to every hand and water to every agriculture land, ...
Employers can validate e-challan offline with new tool: EPFO
Retirement fund body EPFO today said it has provided an offline tool for employers for validating the ECR or EPF return (electronic challan cum return) before uploading it at the unified portal. "In order to assist the employer to create the correct ECR file every month, EPFO has provided an offline tool for employers for validating ECR before uploading at Unified Portal," the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said in a statement. According to the statement, this tool will facilitate the employers to pre-validate the ECR and also carry out amendments in the ECR file before uploading on Unified Portal. It is available for download at www.epfindia.gov.in. The ECR is a monthly return filed by the employer every month through employer e-sewa portal. The return has member wise details of the wages and contributions including basic details for the new and existing members (who have joined or have left service in the wage month for which the return is uploaded). The approval of ..
Give sanitation workers wages equivalent to IAS: Paswan
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday demanded manual cleaning of sewerage must be stopped and those indulged in it be punished, besides seeking hike in the wages of sanitation workers at par with IAS.
Over 80% Indian millennials will switch jobs for pay rise: Report
More than 80 per cent of Indian millennials consider switching jobs for a pay rise while over 60 per cent stated flexible work hours as an alternative to a pay hike, a new report said on Friday.
Paswan bats for 15% reservation for upper caste poor
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said the poor among the upper caste should get 15 per cent reservation.
Pradhan criticises previous govts for unemployment, lower skills
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today criticised the pervious Congress-led governments for unemployment and lack of skills among the country's youth, saying that those whose three generations were in power are now asking "where are the jobs Modi ji". "All those whose three generations remained parliamentarians have a resentment in the country that youth have not got employment," he said at the National Conference of State Ministers on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship here. Pradhan, who is skills development and entrepreneurship minister, said: "Their party remained in power for 7 decades. They are questioning our 48 months service. They are asking where are the jobs Modi ji. Their family was in power for three generations including grandfather, grandmother and father. Mother and son ran father's show." He said job creation and skills development is not a subject for levelling allegations but responsibility. Opposition parties including the Congress have been alleging that ...
Infosys to establish U.S. Education Center in Indianapolis
To create 1000 new jobs by 2023
Infosys announces new training center in Indianapolis to create 1K additional jobs
India's major IT company Infosys today announced that it would open its US Education Center in Indianapolis, which the company said would train American workers and create 1,000 additional jobs. The announcement made in the presence of the US Vice President Mike Pence comes a year after the company announced that it would establish an innovation hub in Indianapolis. In all, Infosys efforts in Indianapolis would create 3,000 new jobs in this state of Pence. Infosys, Pence said "brings new chapter in the life of the growing Indiana economy." The development is a reflection of President Donald Trump's focus on job creation and making policies focused in this regard, he said. Pence thanked Infosys for joining Trump's agenda on job creation. The US Education Center of Infosys spread over 125,000 sq feet at an unused terminal of the former international airport of Indianapolis. Observing that this center will deepen roots of Infosys in Indiana, its president Ravi Kumar said last year ...
Pakistan Foreign Minister disqualified from electoral politics
In a blow to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ahead of general elections, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif from Parliament for life for holding a work permit of the United Arab Emirates.
CCI disposes of case against cine employees federation, others
The Competition Commission has disposed of a complaint alleging unfair business practices against Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) and its 20 affiliates with regard to certain directives including fixation of wages. The complaint was filed by Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association. It was alleged that FWICE and its 20 affiliates issued directives to the complainant and its members in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition Act. FWICE is a federation of different craft associations related with the film industry in Western India (Mumbai-based film and television industry). While Section 3 of the Competition Act deals with anti-competitive agreements, Section 4 pertains to abuse of dominant market position. The directives pertained to observing mandatory holidays on second Sunday of every month in addition to a list of holidays for the year 2017 on religious occasions and wage hike of 22 per cent in the wage rate of craftsmen, among .
TCS expands operations in Texas
India's largest IT services firm TCS today said it has expanded operations in Texas, US with the addition of 200 employees joining the company as part of the Transamerica deal. In January this year, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) had signed a deal worth over USD 2 billion with Transamerica to administer the latter's life insurance, annuity, supplemental health insurance, and workplace voluntary benefits products, and manage the administration of more than 10 million policies. "More than 200 former Transamerica employees now work for TCS at this Plano facility (of Transamerica), as part of TCS recruiting and protecting more than 2,200 Transamerica jobs across the US in multiple locations," TCS said in a statement. It added that Texas is a key business hub for TCS in the US with more than 3,500 employees currently working across the state. "In addition, the new Plano office will mark the company's third location in Texas, with existing TCS offices in Dallas and Houston," it said. ...
Thousands of Romanian health workers protest salary cuts
Thousands of Romanian health care workers are protesting wage cuts outside the government offices in the capital. Traffic was restricted in downtown Budapest as up to 10,000 health care workers from different parts of the country traveled to Bucharest Wednesday for the protest. They threatened to go on strike if the government doesn't resolve their salary issues. Demonstrators blew whistles and vuvuzelas. Romania's left-wing government recently approved substantial salary hikes for some state health workers, with some medics have seen their wages more than doubled. However, Leonard Barascu, heads of the Sanitas health union, said some employees lost up to 1,100 lei ($290) of their net monthly pay. Health Minister Sorina Pintea met hospital chiefs this week and called on them to manage their resources better to cover wage losses.
Pakistani court disqualifies Foreign Minister
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif from Parliament for holding a work permit of the United Arab Emirates.
Philippines demands explanation as Kuwait expels envoy
Manila demanded an explanation today after its ambassador to Kuwait was expelled, shocking Philippine authorities and deepening a diplomatic row over the treatment of domestic workers in the Gulf state. The two nations had been working to resolve differences sparked by the murder of a Philippine maid, whose body was found stuffed in her employer's freezer in Kuwait earlier this year. But relations plunged after videos emerged last week of Philippine embassy staff helping Filipina workers flee from allegedly abusive employers, which Kuwait called a violation of its sovereignty. Kuwaiti officials announced Wednesday they were expelling the Philippine ambassador Renato Villa and recalling their own envoy from Manila. "President (Rodrigo Duterte) and everyone else was shocked at this development because the president's meeting with the Kuwaiti ambassador went well," presidential spokesman Harry Roque said. A foreign ministry statement said the expulsion was "deeply disturbing" and it will
New Initiatives by EPFO to provide services and timely information to all stake holders
EPFO has so far been intimating its members by way of SMS on credit of their respective monthly contribution into their accounts. Now, credit information is available through e-passbook online and UMANG mobile App as well as through missed call service for all members. EPFO members whose monthly contribution is regularly received may view their contribution details using any of these options.