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Labour Ministry to object to states' Ordinance plan on labour laws

UP, Gujarat govts are seeking to suspend major labour laws via this route; ministry firming up its response

Some steps forward

Package focused on reforms, not to boost demand immediately

Fiscal stimulus 2.0: No global firms in govt tenders below Rs 200 crore

For this purpose, the general financial rules (GFR) will be amended to disallow global tender enquiries.

Fiscal prudence still matters

Govt will need to spend more, but should credibly commit through institutional reform to future transparency and prudence

How BJP leveraged its pre-eminence again in NDA in times of pandemic

Allies, which were targeting the Centre over the CAA and Delhi riots, are silent since the Covid-19 outbreak

Work relaxation amid lockdown fails to convince migrants to stay put

Most labourers are more concerned about getting on trains and buses to get back home, rather than returning to work

Govt unearths job incentive fraud; EPFO blocks accounts of 1 mn employees

900,000 'old' workers took benefits of govt scheme for 'new jobs'

We will not miss the bus again, next wave of reforms soon: FM Sitharaman

It can be noted that many analysts have been calling for urgent reforms in the factor markets, especially regarding land and labour, to get the economy out of the trough

Delhi Assembly polls: Bihar parties keen to contest, eye Purvanchali votes

The main opposition party in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal has also said that it will contest the elections in Delhi

Year in Review: 11 crucial Bills passed by Indian Parliament in 2019

From Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to J&K Reorganisation Bill and Triple Talaq Bill, here are the most crucial Bills passed by Parliament in 2019

Year in Review: Events that made biggest political news in India in 2019

From revocation of J&K's special status to the Citizenship Amendment Act, Business Standard lists six defining events of 2019 that became the biggest political issues in India

GoMs, then and now: How their working has changed in 6 years of Modi govt

They were synonymous with delays in decision-making in the UPA era. Under the NDA, they rarely make executive decisions

Opposition parties prepare ground to counter Citizenship Amendment Bill

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is comfortably placed to ensure the Bill's passage not just in the Lok Sabha, but Rajya Sabha as well

Maharashtra govt formation: Fresh plea in SC to stop 'unholy alliance'

The plea alleged that the change in the stand of Shiv Sena, which had fought the Assembly polls along with BJP, was "nothing but betrayal of people trust reposed in the NDA".

NDA needs convener for better coordination between allies: Chirag Paswan

"The NDA should speak in one voice. The allies should also have the information beforehand about what the BJP is up to and what are the policies and how to move on issues," he said.

Fighting 'brute' majority, opposition considers forming 'people's forums'

Opposition leaders had accused the government of ignoring its demands to discuss key issues facing the country, including on economy, during the Budget session of Parliament

Phone banking, again

Bad ideas from India's socialist past should be avoided

Nuclear confusion

Many questions surround dilution of no first use

Govt drops plan for easier retrenchment, moots fixed-term employment

The government had earlier proposed allowing factories with up to 300 workers to retrench, lay off, or shut shop without seeking its nod in the Industrial Relations Bill proposed in 2015

NDA closer to Rajya Sabha majority but BJP's core agenda may have to wait

The Rajya Sabha may continue to remain a concern for the govt for some more time