Drinks party with underage guests busted in Pune
August 28th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 28 (IANS) A weekend drinks party allegedly going on at a resort of the relative of a Maharashtra politician was busted here last week and over 750 underage ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Social Security surplus to be gone by 2013
August 13th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Aug 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Social Security is a project that has a lot of benefits to the babies and most of them have availed the benefits that come along with ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Spain’s unemployment falls slightly
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 3 (IANS) The unemployment in Spain fell by 27,814 people in July, which implies a decline of 0.6 percent compared with June, authorities said.The month of July ended ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
China’s urban unemployment rate reaches 4.1 percent
July 25th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) China's urban registered unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent at the end of June, authorities said Wednesday.The rate remained unchanged from the first quarter of 2012, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Stabbing takes place near Sandra Bullock movie set
July 11th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A stabbing incident took place in the vicinity of Sandra Bullock’s movie set at Dudley Square. The movie for which Sandra Bullock was shooting is ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
India, Finland sign social security accord
June 12th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Providing a boost to Indians working in Finland, India Tuesday signed an agreement with the Scandinavian country to extend social security benefits to them, a ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India, Japan seal social security pact
May 30th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, May 30 (IANS) India and Japan have sealed a social security pact that will ease the economic burden on their nationals working in each other's country.Japan's Ministry of Foreign ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Workers from unorganized sector protest for pension
May 5th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A hundred motorcycle-borne head loaders from Pune, representing the unorganized sector, arrived in the capital Saturday for a week-long campaign to demand pension.
The head ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
China’s urban unemployment rate at 4.1 percent in Q1
April 25th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 25 (IANS) China's urban registered unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, authorities said Wednesday.The rate remained unchanged from the last quarter ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Man dresses like dead mum to steal benefits
April 25th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 24 (IANS) A New Yorker has been accused of dressing up as his mother for six years to reap $115,000 in benefits. He would don a wig, wear ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
20,000 college graduates to volunteer in rural China
April 13th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 13 (IANS) About 20,000 college graduates will join the annual campaign to volunteer for work in rural China.The campaign, launched in 2006, recruited about 20,000 fresh graduates from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mexico: 14 sugarcane workers killed in Jalisco truck accident
April 7th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by BNO News
GUADALAJARA, JALISCO (BNO NEWS) -- A large cargo truck carrying several workers crashed in western Mexico on Thursday, killing at least fourteen people and injuring several others, local authorities said on late ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Extremists banned from working with Russian kids
March 24th, 2012 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new legislation passed in Russia prohibits people convicted under "extremist" statutes of the penal code from working with minors.The ban applies to fields such ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Budget has no stimuli for Assam tea industry’
March 16th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 16 (IANS) Assam's tea industry Friday voiced unhappiness at the at the budget for 2012-13 saying it has no stimuli for the sector.Experts in the field said ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
China faces huge employment challenges
March 7th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) China faces huge employment challenges in 2012 brought about by a large number of job seekers and unbalanced job market, a minister said Wednesday.Chinese cities and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
China scouts for grassroot talent
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) China will send 30,000 experts to encourage talents at the grassroot levels in its small towns and villages as part of a special programme.According to sources ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Need to correct gender discrimination: Patil
January 25th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Holding that the status of women is an important indicator of progress in a society, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday called for removing social prejudices ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
More foreign workers pour into China
January 21st, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) China is attracting more and more foreign job seekers as its economy shines amid the global slowdown.Nearly 600,000 expatriates live in China, according to the latest ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China’s urban jobless rate at 4.1 percent in 2011
January 20th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) China's urban jobless rate stood at 4.1 percent in 2011, the same as a year earlier, authorities said Friday.Altogether 12.21 million jobs were created in urban ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
More people leaving than immigrating to Spain
November 28th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 28 (IANS/EFE) The economic crisis that broke out in 2008 will result in a net outflow of people from Spain seeking work, the first time since figures have ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Two mn Mexicans employed as domestic workers
November 24th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Nov 24 (IANS/EFE) About two million Mexicans are employed as domestic workers, with women accounting for about 90 percent of such employees, and the majority lack employment contracts ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
China created 9.9 mn new jobs
October 25th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 25 (IANS) China created 9.94 million new jobs by the end of September, exceeding its target of 9 million jobs this year, authorities said Tuesday.The country's registered urban ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Marathon runner claimed $72,000 as ‘disability’ benefits!
October 18th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) A woman, who acquired a whopping 46,000 pounds ($72,321) as disability benefit, is facing jail after it was discovered that she belonged to a running club ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Independent system to shield whistleblowers sought
October 11th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Stressing the need for a law on grievance redressal and protection of whistleblowers, activists Tuesday said the mechanisms must be decentralised and independent.Participating in a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
UAE, Finland discuss bilateral relations
October 9th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 9 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates and Finland have held talks on strengthening bilateral cooperation, particularly in the social sector.The two sides noted the importance of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Rural development spending not limited to BPL: Ramesh
October 3rd, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Poverty line is not a defining benchmark for the government's rural development programmes as only nine percent of the total spending on rural development is ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Court asks government for relief to blast victims (Lead)
September 14th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the central and Delhi governments on a plea for giving appropriate compensation to the families of those ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
China to hike post-doctorate enrolments
September 3rd, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 3 (IANS) China plans to raise the annual enrolment of post-doctorates to 17,000 in 2015, an increase of over 60 percent from that in 2010, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
China to issue 800 mn multi-purpose cards
August 30th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) China aims to issue around 800 million multi-purpose cards that will allow their holders to perform a variety of tasks, including financial transactions and information inquiry, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
National Social Security Fund set up
August 24th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The National Social Security Fund for unorganized sector workers has been constituted, Minister for Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge said Wednesday."The fund will support schemes ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Obama urges Congress to approve job creation proposals
August 14th, 2011 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Saturday urged the Congress to act on his proposals to stimulate the economy and create jobs, Xinhua reported."There are things Congress ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Bowed to party wishes, says Yeddyurappa
July 31st, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) B.S. Yeddyurappa, who resigned as chief minister of Karnataka Sunday afternoon, said he quit to uphold the discipline of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
199 mn Chinese join rural pension programme
July 26th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) As many as 199 million Chinese joined the country's rural pension insurance programme by the end of June, an official said.Ministry of Human Resource and Social ... Read more...
Posted in World |
A baby is born every 40 seconds in Britain
July 25th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) One child is born in Britain every 40 seconds, according to latest official figures.Experts said the country's soaring birth rate was due to mass immigration that ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Obama demands Congress produce `serious’ plan for debt
July 16th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama said Friday that Congress has very little time left to produce a "serious" plan to reduce the deficit and clear the way ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |