Notice issued to centre, Air India on pilots’ plea
June 25th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to the central government and the Air India on a plea of the Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG) challenging ... Read more...
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Bengal plans to periodically amend labour laws
January 25th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Stating that labour laws in the state will be changed periodically, the West Bengal government Wednesday said it is plans to amend the minimum wages act ... Read more...
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Indonesian police arrest 27 after violent wage protests
November 26th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BATAM, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 27 people have been arrested after two consecutive days of violent protesters in the Indonesian province of Riau Islands, police said on Saturday. Around 20 ... Read more...
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Comstar Automotive strike enters 44th day
September 23rd, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) The workers' strike at auto component manufacturer Comstar Automotive Technologies continued for the 44th day here Friday with the workers hoping for serious government intervention."We are ... Read more...
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Bengal’s ‘red fort’ faces challenge as voting begins Monday
April 17th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Will West Bengal's 34-year-old "red fort" crumble in a combined Trinamool Congress-Congress charge? Over 56 million voters will provide the answer when the state ... Read more...
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Talks still on to preveent Air India pilots strike (Lead)
March 8th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi Tuesday said that talks were still on late into the night with a section of Air India pilots who ... Read more...
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Talks on to stave-off Air India pilots strike
March 8th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Talks were on Tuesday to stave-off a strike by Air India pilots Wednesday, a company official said."Talks are on and arbitration by the chief ... Read more...
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Air India strike inevitable as talks break down
March 7th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Threat of a strike in national carrier Air India seemed inevitable Monday as talks between Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi and a section of ... Read more...
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All efforts on to stave-off Air India strike
March 5th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) All efforts are on to stave-off a strike proposed for next week by a section of Air India pilots, said a senior company official ... Read more...
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Air India pilots threaten to strike work
February 23rd, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A group of pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines, which has now been merged into flag carrier Air India, Wednesday served notice of striking work March 9, an ... Read more...
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Kharge concerned over rising violent incidents in Delhi, NCR industrial units
February 9th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge today chaired a crucial tripartite meeting to review the actions taken in cases of the reported violent incidents in ... Read more...
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Peter Jackson’s Surgery To Delay Filming Of “The Hobbit”
January 28th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "The Hobbit" which was all set to start its shooting from the middle of February will now be delayed after film-maker Sir Peter Jackson was recently ... Read more...
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Supreme Court extends stay on Sterlite plant shutdown (Lead)
October 18th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday extended the interim stay on the Madras High Court order closing down the Sterlite Industries' copper smelter plant at Tuticorin In Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Court orders closure of Sterlite’s copper smelter plant (Lead)
September 29th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 28 (IANS) In another setback for the Vedanta group, the Madras High Court Tuesday ordered the immediate closure of the Tuticorin-based copper smelter plant of its Sterlite Industries India ... Read more...
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Court orders closure of Sterlite’s copper smelter plant
September 28th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 28 (IANS) The Madras High Court Tuesday ordered immediate closure of the Tuticorin-based copper smelter plant of Sterlite Industries India Ltd - a part of the Vedanta Resources group - ... Read more...
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No overtime under industrial disputes act: Court
August 7th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) A state government employee is not entitled to claim overtime or other benefits under the Industrial Disputes Act, the Gujarat High court has ruled.
A single judge bench of ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha passes healthcare, industrial disputes bills (Lead)
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Accelerating its pace of work after a week of disruptions, the Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed separate bills on ensuring uniformity in healthcare delivery and on improving the ... Read more...
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India gets new chief justice, Supreme Court a woman judge (Roundup)
April 30th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Rana Ajit
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia was Friday named the next chief justice of India, while Chief Justice Gayan Sudha Mishra of the Jharkhand High Court was ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia worried about West Indies crisis ahead of series
September 12th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 12(ANI): CEO of Cricket Australia (CA) James Sutherland has said that CA has started exploring emergency plans ahead of their series against West Indies, following the possibility of West Indies ... Read more...
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Jet strike still on, pilots face contempt petition
September 10th, 2009 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A crippling strike by Jet pilots entered the third day Thursday, as a contempt petition was filed against them for defying the Bombay High Court ruling asking ... Read more...
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Bombay High Court restrains Jet pilots from going on strike (Lead)
September 8th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) A division bench of the Bombay High Court Tuesday restrained the National Aviators' Guild (NAG), an organisation of pilots of Jet Airways, from going on an illegal strike.
In ... Read more...
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Bombay High Court restrains Jet pilots from agitating
September 8th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) The beleaguered Jet Airways got a shot in the arm when the Bombay High Court Tuesday restrained its pilots from resorting to strike, the company said here.
Jet Airways ... Read more...
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Air India steps in to help stranded Jet Airways passengers
September 8th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.8 (AN): India's international carrier Air India (AI) has come to the relief of Jet Airways passengers, after Jet had to cancel over 130 flights when 400 pilots failed to ... Read more...
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Jet Airways seeks DGCA’s support to end crisis
September 8th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 8 (ANI): After 400 of its pilot reported sick, Jet Airways on Tuesday sought the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) intervention into the crisis.Earlier, issuing a press ... Read more...
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Chaos at Mumbai, Delhi airports as pilots go on sick leave
September 8th, 2009 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Chaos prevailed at Mumbai, Delhi and other airports across the country as over 400 pilots of Jet Airways stayed away from work on 'sick leave' since early Tuesday.
Nearly ... Read more...
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Strike called by pilots illegal, says Jet
August 27th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Private carrier Jet Airways Thursday said it has been told by the authorities that its pilots "would attract legal action" if they went on strike from Sep ... Read more...
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Abhinav Bindra’s father gets contempt notice
October 4th, 2008 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 4 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a contempt notice to Olympics gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra's father and industrialist A.S. Bindra.
The court has asked Punjab-based Bindra ... Read more...
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Oscar Fernandes calls for review of industrial disputes resolution system
September 22nd, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Labour and Employment Oscar Fernandes today called for a review of the industrial disputes resolution system, suggesting that it should be in sync ... Read more...
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