Shiva Rajora, Business Standard

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Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs
Rediff.com2 Dec 2025

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

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...

Sebi Eases IPO Lock-In Rules
Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

Sebi has proposed allowing depositories to mark such pledged shares as...

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)...

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'
Rediff.com11 Nov 2025

'An asset must generate income. Equities yield dividends, bonds pay coupons, deposits...

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...

'Banks Need To Reinvent Themselves'
Rediff.com3 Nov 2025

'Reinvention is not a hugely difficult task. With technology as available today, you...

UPI Goes Global, Fintech Hits A Wall
Rediff.com1 Nov 2025

'When you think of cross-border payments, the first things that come to mind are risk,...

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...

JLR Cyberattack Triggers $2.55 Billion Shockwave
Rediff.com23 Oct 2025

At an estimated 1.9 billion in losses and over 5,000 UK organisations affected, the...

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...

Pilot Training In India Is Below The Mark
Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

The principal problem lies in lack of training infrastructure and relatively lax safety...

Gold, Silver Shine As Stocks Slip
Rediff.com1 Oct 2025

'The frenzy for gold is primarily due to the uncertainty surrounding the tariff war.'

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...

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...

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...

Munir's Moves: Why India Must Be On High Alert
Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

A Pakistan that is more secure in its relations with the US is also one that might well...

Gadkari: AI To Detect Landslides, Waterlogging Soon
Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

Nitin Gadkari said AI will be used to detect landslides, waterlogging and...

PM-VBRY: What Job Seekers Need To Know
Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

'To encourage the habit of saving, a portion of the incentive will be kept in a savings...