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"Pregnancy Is Not A Disease": Bengaluru Mom Explains Applying Lipstick During Labour
A Bengaluru-based engineer and content creator has gone viral after sharing a video of herself applying lipstick during labour
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Medical Staff Help Pregnant Woman Cross Flooded Stream To Reach Ambulance In Telangana
The woman's family called the 108 emergency service after she developed labour pains.
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Over 2.3 Crore Gig Workers By 2030: India Tweaking Its Labour Survey Methods
As of March 10, 2026, Maharashtra had the highest number of platform workers registered on the e-Shram portal, with 1.38 lakh registrations.
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Minor Girl Sexually Harassed Inside Pune Temple, CCTV Clip Emerges
The incident was reported from the Nigdi area of Pimpri-Chinchwad city in the Pune district. It has caused outrage among locals.
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"Unwarranted": India Slams Vance's "Indentured Servants" Remark On H-1B Hiring
New Delhi noted that PERM is distinct from the H-1B visa programme but reassured that the suspension alone does not, by itself, affect the validity of existing visas or the status of visa holders and their dependents.
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Opinion | US Visa Shock: It's Time India Stopped Playing Nice With Trump's America
On Thursday, at a White House briefing, US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling, with Vice President JD Vance beside him, suspended eight companies from the programme that lets American employers sponsor foreign workers for a green card. Four of them are India's largest IT firms. The announcement came on the day the commander of America's Pacific forc...
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US Bars Tata, HCL, Infosys Among 8 IT Firms From Green Card Filing. What It Means For Indians
The move is expected to affect thousands of Indian technology professionals who rely on employer-sponsored green cards for permanent residency in the US after entering on H-1B visas.
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Explained: What Is PERM Programme And Why Team Trump Is Suspending It
Under the PERM programme, the US Department of Labor allows an employer to sponsor a foreign worker permanent residency.
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CTC vs In-Hand Pay, PF And Gratuity: Decoding Your Salary Slip After New PF Norms
New labour-code wage rules are set to change how companies structure salaries, with a higher share of pay potentially going towards basic wages, PF and gratuity.
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1st District-Level Data Reveals Wide Gaps In Female Workforce Participation
India's first district-level labour market data shows wide variations in employment and female participation.
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New Labour Codes May Cut Take-Home Pay. This Salary Trick Could Offset It
Under the Code on Wages, basic pay, dearness allowance and retaining allowance are required to account for at least 50 per cent of total remuneration.
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Amazon's Revenue Soars, But 3 Times More Workers Now Rely On Food Stamps: Report
The effects of the falling labour share are also being seen in the use of government assistance programmes.
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"Orwellian Dystopia": Court's Stinging Order On Noida District Magistrate, Frees Activist
Slamming the detention order, the court categorically warned that continued "despotic" conduct by "errant" bureaucracy could reduce UP to an Orwellian Dystopia.
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Video: 2 Missing After Boat Carrying 21 Overturns In Bihar
The boat belonged to the Water Resources Department (WRD) and capsized at around 2.30 pm while labourers were working on rebuilding the Kajikoraiya-Raghopur embankment.
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Analysis: Sizable But Sidelined: Decoding Punjab's Migrant Demography
Government data shows that migrant labourers account for 12 to 15 per cent of Punjab's population; the majority (80 to 90 per cent) come from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
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"Pregnancy Is Not A Disease": Bengaluru Mom Explains Applying Lipstick During Labour
A Bengaluru-based engineer and content creator has gone viral after sharing a video of herself applying lipstick during labour
-
Medical Staff Help Pregnant Woman Cross Flooded Stream To Reach Ambulance In Telangana
The woman's family called the 108 emergency service after she developed labour pains.
-
Over 2.3 Crore Gig Workers By 2030: India Tweaking Its Labour Survey Methods
As of March 10, 2026, Maharashtra had the highest number of platform workers registered on the e-Shram portal, with 1.38 lakh registrations.
-
Minor Girl Sexually Harassed Inside Pune Temple, CCTV Clip Emerges
The incident was reported from the Nigdi area of Pimpri-Chinchwad city in the Pune district. It has caused outrage among locals.
-
"Unwarranted": India Slams Vance's "Indentured Servants" Remark On H-1B Hiring
New Delhi noted that PERM is distinct from the H-1B visa programme but reassured that the suspension alone does not, by itself, affect the validity of existing visas or the status of visa holders and their dependents.
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Opinion | US Visa Shock: It's Time India Stopped Playing Nice With Trump's America
On Thursday, at a White House briefing, US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling, with Vice President JD Vance beside him, suspended eight companies from the programme that lets American employers sponsor foreign workers for a green card. Four of them are India's largest IT firms. The announcement came on the day the commander of America's Pacific forc...
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US Bars Tata, HCL, Infosys Among 8 IT Firms From Green Card Filing. What It Means For Indians
The move is expected to affect thousands of Indian technology professionals who rely on employer-sponsored green cards for permanent residency in the US after entering on H-1B visas.
-
Explained: What Is PERM Programme And Why Team Trump Is Suspending It
Under the PERM programme, the US Department of Labor allows an employer to sponsor a foreign worker permanent residency.
-
CTC vs In-Hand Pay, PF And Gratuity: Decoding Your Salary Slip After New PF Norms
New labour-code wage rules are set to change how companies structure salaries, with a higher share of pay potentially going towards basic wages, PF and gratuity.
-
1st District-Level Data Reveals Wide Gaps In Female Workforce Participation
India's first district-level labour market data shows wide variations in employment and female participation.
-
New Labour Codes May Cut Take-Home Pay. This Salary Trick Could Offset It
Under the Code on Wages, basic pay, dearness allowance and retaining allowance are required to account for at least 50 per cent of total remuneration.
-
Amazon's Revenue Soars, But 3 Times More Workers Now Rely On Food Stamps: Report
The effects of the falling labour share are also being seen in the use of government assistance programmes.
-
"Orwellian Dystopia": Court's Stinging Order On Noida District Magistrate, Frees Activist
Slamming the detention order, the court categorically warned that continued "despotic" conduct by "errant" bureaucracy could reduce UP to an Orwellian Dystopia.
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Video: 2 Missing After Boat Carrying 21 Overturns In Bihar
The boat belonged to the Water Resources Department (WRD) and capsized at around 2.30 pm while labourers were working on rebuilding the Kajikoraiya-Raghopur embankment.
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Analysis: Sizable But Sidelined: Decoding Punjab's Migrant Demography
Government data shows that migrant labourers account for 12 to 15 per cent of Punjab's population; the majority (80 to 90 per cent) come from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
