Shiva Rajora, Asit Ranjan Mishra

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Petro exports to US grew in October as other sectors slide
Rediff.com9 hours ago

India's exports to the US contracted 8.6 per cent to $6.3 billion in October, while...

Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs
Rediff.com6 days ago

'Raising the retrenchment, layoff and closure threshold to 300 workers for prior...

'People Knew Manmohan Singh Had No Vested Interest'
Rediff.com29 Nov 2025

'Maybe he was wrong, but they believed he genuinely meant what he said.'

Jobs in unincorporated sector rose marginally in Q2: NSO data
Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

Around 128.6 million people were employed in the unincorporated sector during...

India Diversifies Petroleum Exports To New Markets
Rediff.com17 Nov 2025

India offset the decline in exports to traditional destinations by sharply ramping up...

Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data
Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

India's labour market in the second quarter (July-September/Q2) of 2025-26 (FY26)...

Chandigarh, Delhi have highest share of services in GVA: NITI
Rediff.com4 Nov 2025

The share of services in gross value added (GVA) in 2023-24 was the highest in...

Low-Wage Trap Looms Over India's Services Sector, Warns Niti Report
Rediff.com30 Oct 2025

The services sector employs 188 million people but remains highly informal, trapping...

US Reluctant To Cut Tariff For India
Rediff.com27 Oct 2025

'What we are willing to do is definitely going to depend on what the Indian government...

Will Indians' reluctance to talk money derail NSO survey?
Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

The NSO previously tried to collect household income data in its ninth (1955), 15th...

RBI outlines steps to improve EPFO's investment management
Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

The RBI advisory follows a labour ministry request earlier this year seeking the...

Employer Returns Get Simpler with EPFO's New ECR
Rediff.com29 Sep 2025

'These changes are expected to eliminate many data-entry problems that make the return...

'Petrol, Diesel In GST? Not In Immediate Future'
Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

'Tax cannot be emotional.'

India-US BTA: 'Both Sides Very Close To A Deal'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

'When negotiators meet next, they may like to bring new issues to the table.'

'My God, The Number Of Meetings We Had On GST!'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

'It was like rigorously preparing for a solid, good exam...' 'I don't know what marks I...

'I Can't Say On September 22, I Will Be With A Stick'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

'I am doing the drive in making sure that people pass this on. So the drive is not with...

'I Won't Wait For Decades To Get Reform Done'
Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

'That is going to have an impact on literally every one, whether you buy a toothpaste,...

Jobless rate at 4-month low of 5.1% in Aug
Rediff.com16 Sep 2025

Labour markets showed positive momentum in August as the unemployment rate fell for the...

''Consumers Must Get Real Benefit Of GST Cuts'
Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

'In case a particular industry has not passed on the benefits and if we receive...

83% Of Sole-Earning Women In Gig Jobs Are Married
Rediff.com11 Sep 2025

Women are increasingly using gig work as a pathway to economic independence which has...