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UP Labourer Receives Rs 7 Crore Income Tax Notice
A daily-wage labourer in an Uttar Pradesh village claimed to have received an I-T department notice demanding over Rs 7 crore in unpaid taxes. He is predictably puzzled and distressed about how to respond.
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Over 1,400 Postgraduates, 5 PhDs Applied At Delhi Labour Department
In 2024, Delhi's employment exchange registered 21,000 job seekers, with highest graduates from Arts and Science streams and rising unemployment rate at 2.1%.
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1-Year-Old Boy, Walking Behind Mother, Mauled To Death By Leopard In Gujarat
A five-year-old son of a farm labourer was mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat's Amreli district on Sunday morning, an official from the forest department said.
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12 Labourers From UP Stranded In Kyrgyzstan, Families Allege They Are Being Tortured
The Pilibhit district administration has sent a detailed report to the Uttar Pradesh Home Department regarding the case of 12 labourers from the district, who are reportedly stranded and facing harassment in Kyrgyzstan, officials said on Friday.
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Indian Man, 26, Dies In Crossfire Between Cops, Extortion Gang In Saudi Arabia
The Jharkhand labour department has contacted the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to facilitate the return of the body of a 26-year-old youth from Dumri block in Giridih, who was killed in a shootout in Jeddah on October 16, officials said on Friday.
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'American Dream For Americans': US Calls Out H-1B Visa 'Abuse' In New Video
A new video released by the Trump administration's Department of Labour on social media accused companies of abusing the H-1B visa program. It highlights that 72 per cent of visa holders are Indians, followed by Chinese at 12 per cent.
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No Employment Without Agreement: Karnataka's Draft Domestic Workers' Bill
The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) draft bill prepared by the state Labour Department prohibits employment of domestic workers without agreement and mandates paying minimum wages to them.
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US Government Shutdown Hits H-1B Visa Processing: How It Affects Indians
H-1B visas will also face a pause until the shutdown ends, says immigration attorney Nicole Gunara.
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Minimum Wage For Domestic Workers? Karnataka Plans 5% Welfare Cess
It was only recently that the Karnataka Labour department brought in a bill to provide social security to gig workers in Karnataka, close on the heels of that, now a bill for social security of domestic workers in its planning stages.
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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
The Delhi Public Works Department has been fined Rs 5 lakh by the Supreme Court after its labourers were found cleaning sewers outside the court building manually -- a process that is banned in view of the risks it poses to workers.
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UP Labourer Receives Rs 7 Crore Income Tax Notice
A daily-wage labourer in an Uttar Pradesh village claimed to have received an I-T department notice demanding over Rs 7 crore in unpaid taxes. He is predictably puzzled and distressed about how to respond.
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Over 1,400 Postgraduates, 5 PhDs Applied At Delhi Labour Department
In 2024, Delhi's employment exchange registered 21,000 job seekers, with highest graduates from Arts and Science streams and rising unemployment rate at 2.1%.
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1-Year-Old Boy, Walking Behind Mother, Mauled To Death By Leopard In Gujarat
A five-year-old son of a farm labourer was mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat's Amreli district on Sunday morning, an official from the forest department said.
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12 Labourers From UP Stranded In Kyrgyzstan, Families Allege They Are Being Tortured
The Pilibhit district administration has sent a detailed report to the Uttar Pradesh Home Department regarding the case of 12 labourers from the district, who are reportedly stranded and facing harassment in Kyrgyzstan, officials said on Friday.
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Indian Man, 26, Dies In Crossfire Between Cops, Extortion Gang In Saudi Arabia
The Jharkhand labour department has contacted the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to facilitate the return of the body of a 26-year-old youth from Dumri block in Giridih, who was killed in a shootout in Jeddah on October 16, officials said on Friday.
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'American Dream For Americans': US Calls Out H-1B Visa 'Abuse' In New Video
A new video released by the Trump administration's Department of Labour on social media accused companies of abusing the H-1B visa program. It highlights that 72 per cent of visa holders are Indians, followed by Chinese at 12 per cent.
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No Employment Without Agreement: Karnataka's Draft Domestic Workers' Bill
The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) draft bill prepared by the state Labour Department prohibits employment of domestic workers without agreement and mandates paying minimum wages to them.
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US Government Shutdown Hits H-1B Visa Processing: How It Affects Indians
H-1B visas will also face a pause until the shutdown ends, says immigration attorney Nicole Gunara.
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Minimum Wage For Domestic Workers? Karnataka Plans 5% Welfare Cess
It was only recently that the Karnataka Labour department brought in a bill to provide social security to gig workers in Karnataka, close on the heels of that, now a bill for social security of domestic workers in its planning stages.
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Manual Scavenging Spotted Outside Supreme Court, Delhi Government Gets Steep Fine
The Delhi Public Works Department has been fined Rs 5 lakh by the Supreme Court after its labourers were found cleaning sewers outside the court building manually -- a process that is banned in view of the risks it poses to workers.
