Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to India which reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
India: Data Protection Bill finalised, will now be taken for cabinet approval: IT Minister
The Indian Minister for Communications, Electronics, IT, Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, has confirmed that the text of the new Data Protection Law is now in its final draft and will be shortly taken to the Cabinet for discussion …
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India: Agreement on country-by-country reporting for multinational groups reached with the US
The governments of India and the US have recently signed an agreement on the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports …
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India: In Rajasthan, India’s first Right-To-Healthcare Law takes shape
The Indian State of Rajasthan is paving the way for the introduction of the right to healthcare in India …
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India: Supreme Court rules on whether special allowances constitute basic wages for purposes of PF contributions
In a recent case, the Indian Supreme Court jointlyexamined five different appeals questioning whether special allowances paid by employers should be considered as part of an employee’s basic remuneration …
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India: Anxiety grips diamond industry over labour union
Labour unrest in Mumbai’s special economic zone has led to unionisation, especially in the diamond industry …
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India: Indian Railways writes off residential arrear of 72 months, approves 10% yearly hike in maintenance fee
Many employees of the major employer India Railways receive subsidised accommodation as part of their remuneration …
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India: Deadline extended for person of India card holders to obtain overseas citizen of India card
The Indian government has extended the deadline for conversion of PIO (Person of Indian Origin) cards into OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) cards a number of times in the past …
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India: Directors receiving remuneration are employees under the ESI Act, 1948
The employment status of company Directors has been clarified by a recent case before the Supreme Court (ESIC v Venus Alloy Pvt) …
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India: All persons of Indian origin cards valid for travel till March 31 2019
Person of India (PIO) cardholders are advised to apply for conversion of their PIO card to the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card as soon as possible …
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India: Panel sets national minimum wage at Rs 375 per day
A special panel set up by the government to review the national minimum wage has recommended that it be increased from Rs 176 (US$2 …
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India/Maldives: Governments to ease visa norms from 11 March 2019
With effect from March the 11th 2019, citizens from India and Maldives who intend to travel to each other’s country for business purposes will find it much easier to obtain a visa under the newly signed visa liberalisation agreement …
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India: Unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18
The national government has finally issued its latest statistics for unemployment after long delays out of concern about what they reveal …
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India: Expats to be tracked travelling abroad
A draft law requiring Indian citizens to register with an official website before travelling to work or study abroad was suspended last November …
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India: Modi government set to allow extension of business visa for up to 15 years
Visitors applying for a business visa to India are now able to obtain a maximum visa for 15 rather than 5 years …
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India: Government decided to defer registration for overseas jobseekers
A requirement for Indian passport holders to register online with www …
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