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Retrenchments in Kerala: Labour codes and its rules | Explained

Chapter XI of the Code provides that the appropriate Government shall set up a worker re-skilling fund, and the employer must contribute to the fund an amount equal to 15 days’ wages last drawn by the worker immediately before the retrenchment

CAG flags ₹3,541 crore excess spend, budgetary lapses in Maharashtra Govt’s Ladki Bahin scheme

The CAG said audit scrutiny revealed that ₹15,586 crore drawn between January and March 2025 was transferred to Virtual Personal Deposit Accounts (VPDAs)

Supreme Court to hear plea against sky-high airfares today

The petition said the government’s answer that “new rules are being framed, trust the process” was just not enough

SIR anomalies may cross one crore in Telangana: CEO

In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy provides more insights into the ongoign SIR process

Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hits J&K’s Baramulla

There were no reports of any damage or casualties

Prospects of kharif cultivation turns bleak in Telangana with monsoon failure

Over 63% of mandals in 32 rural districts record deficient to large deficient rainfall; water levels in reservoirs remains gloomy

West Bengal government seeks support of DMSC for cervical cancer vaccination for sex workers in Sonagachi

Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a collective for working on rights and recognition of sex workers, celebrates 31 years

Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary inaugurates projects worth ₹1,047 crore

Mr. Choudhary said that Bihar’s economy was being significantly strengthened by promoting women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship.

Andhra Pradesh and the next El Niño challenge

Heatwaves and rainfall deficits could put the State’s preparedness to the test

Road rage | Politics of renaming a street in Bengal

Soon after the BJP government renamed Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road, there was public outcry — and historical evidence — that the street was originally named not after the man whom the government blames for killings, but rather the first Muslim V-C of Calcutta University. Here’s why the renaming of the street marks a crucial moment in Bengal politics

Hyderabad SI suspended after letting six-year-old granddaughter drive, claims he was preparing her for Guinness World Record

Video shows the child behind the wheel on the busy Gandhamguda–Bairagiguda road as traffic piles up behind the car; the vehicle already had six pending traffic challans worth ₹3,800

Mehbooba placed under ‘house arrest’ ahead of Martyrs’ Day; PDP raises rights concerns

Says democratic society cannot flourish where people continue to live under an environment of constant apprehension

ISRO successfully carries out tests of Gaganyaan crew module systems

One of the tests involved separation of the ‘umbilical mechanism’ that serves as a link between the crew module, where astronauts live, and the service module that provides propulsion, says the agency

Kochi sewerage treatment project gathers pace

U.P. Minister’s reply sought over ‘discrepancies’ in income, assets

Over a year on, transplanted trees at Raman Thangal Lake in Sholinganallur stand dead

AAP launches signature drive to press for action against ‘dacoity’ at Ram Temple

Kejriwal urges devotees across the country to organise Hanuman Chalisa recitals and collect signatures

Ernakulam to get government-run geriatric centre

The district panchayat has initiated steps to establish a geriatric centre which will include an inpatient physiotherapy centre and a dialysis centre

‘We tried CPR, but it was too late,’ say Vietnam boat tragedy witnesses on return to Hyderabad

Several Indian tourists who were stranded in Vietnam after the tragedy landed in Hyderabad on the night of July 12

Palakkad-Kozhikode highway construction to get under way soon

Six-lane highway under the Union government’s Bharatmala project is back on track, with over 95% of land acquisition completed

Family escapes unhurt after hut catches fire near Walajah

Minister inaugurates Ayush facilities in PHCs in Cuddalore district

India discusses agricultural collaboration with Taliban government of Afghanistan

Two sides review ongoing cooperation and explore new avenues for collaboration in agriculture, irrigation, livestock, agricultural research, education, capacity building and agri-trade among other things