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Air India on Saturday announced it has reinstated its codeshare partnership with Air Canada, resuming a tie-up that was suspended more than five years ago during the coronavirus pandemic.Under the renewed arrangement, Air India will offer passengers access to six destinations in Canada beyond its gateways at Vancouver and London Heathrow, PTI reported. The airline…
The newly notified labour codes mark a historic shift for India’s gig economy, formally bringing millions of delivery partners, ride-hailing drivers and platform workers under a recognised social security framework for the first time.The overhaul transitions gig workers from the fringes of the unorganised sector into a regulated system with access to protections such as…
India’s newly implemented labour codes will give the country’s export industries a stronger and more predictable operating environment, a commerce ministry official said. According to the official quoted by news agency PTI, the reforms bring flexibility and simplification for businesses while ensuring fair wages, safety, equality and social security for workers.The Centre enforced the four…
International Labour Organization Director-General Gilbert F Houngbo on Friday said social dialogue between government, employers and workers will remain essential as India implements the four labour codes to ensure the reforms benefit both labour and industry.“Following with interest developments of India’s new Labour Codes announced today, including on social protection & minimum wages,” he said…
The National Council (Staff Side) of the Joint Consultative Machinery (NC JCM) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting major changes to the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission. The letter, also marked to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calls for restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), revising pensions for existing retirees…
India’s shrimp trade recorded a steady rise in the first five months of FY26, with exporters earning $2.43 billion — an 18 per cent increase from last year — as per a new assessment by CareEdge Ratings. Shipment volumes also improved, touching 3.48 lakh metric tonnes, up 11 per cent year-on-year. Much of this momentum…
The central government has notified a wide set of labour reforms under India’s four Labour Codes, bringing changes for fixed-term employees, women, gig workers, MSME staff and contract workers. The notification was issued on Friday. The four codes—Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020) and the Occupational Safety, Health…
Customers planning to visit their bank branches today will need to reschedule their work, as physical branches across the country are closed on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Banks in India remain open on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of each month, but the second and fourth Saturdays are uniformly observed as holidays. Since today…
India’s retail landscape is undergoing a major shift as smaller cities begin to drive the country’s organised retail expansion, according to new industry assessments. As per news agency ANI, Cushman & Wakefield’s Q3 2025 Retail Market Beat shows a sharp rise in leasing activity across Tier II and Tier III cities this year, reflecting stronger…
File photo: Byju Raveendran (Picture credit: IANS) BENGALURU: The Delaware Bankruptcy Court has entered a default judgment of more than $1.07 billion against Byju Raveendran, after finding that the edtech founder repeatedly failed to comply with court-ordered discovery in the Byju’s Alpha adversary proceeding. A default judgment is a ruling issued when a party does…
