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Wages in industrialized countries will fall 0.5 per cent next year due to the economic crisis.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 profit.ndtv.com
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Wages in industrialized countries will fall 0.5 per cent next year due to the economic crisis, although on a global level, salaries will still grow by up to 1.1 per cent, the ILO said today.
"In 2009, wages will in fact decline by 0.5 per cent in industrial countries and grow by no more than 1.1 per cent globally," said the International Labour Office's latest Global Wage Report.
The global gro
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The British government announced unfunded tax concessions amounting to more than £15 billion.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 justsamachar.com
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LONDON: In an unprecedented break with its own stringent fiscal rules and Labour Party’s traditional opposition to tax cuts, the British government on Monday announced unfunded tax concessions amounting to more than £15 billion declaring that “exceptional times require exceptional action.”
An emergency anti-recession package, described as the biggest shake-up of Labour’s economic policy since it
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The British consular officials across the world are wrongly approving nearly 300,000 visas to visit
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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London: The British consular officials across the world are wrongly approving nearly 300,000 visas to visit Britain every year.
The revelation, which was made during a presentation to the Home Affairs Committee here, has sparked a round of criticism of the Labour government's immigration policy.
"This makes a mockery of Labour's claims to have a grip on our immigration system. It is obvious th
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Raj Thackeray's agenda, Maharashtra government on Monday decided to reserve 80 per cent of jobs to
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 ibnlive.in.com
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Mumbai: In an apparent bid to hijack MNS chief Raj Thackeray's agenda, Maharashtra government on Monday decided to reserve 80 per cent of jobs to locals in state industries.
"Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh had been following up the issue for a long time. The Industries, Energy and Labour department took a decision for setting aside 80 percent jobs to the locals", an official statement said.
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The British parliament as too white, a top ruling party leader has warned that the House of Commons
Thursday, November 13, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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LONDON: Labelling the world's oldest democratic institution, the British parliament as too white, a top ruling party leader has warned that the
House of Commons is in danger of loosing its legitimacy.
Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality in Prime Minister
Gordon Brown's cabinet, said the British parliament is too white and male to have "sensible" debates on a string of issues.
Har
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The Centre direct all states and union territories to ask students and teachers to wear handloom dre
Thursday, November 13, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Delhi: To inculcate the use of handloom clothes in the country, a Parliamentary panel yesterday suggested that the Centre direct all states and union territories to ask students and teachers to wear handloom dress once a week.
Taking a cue from the Kerala government, Parliament's Standing Committee on Labour in its 35th report said that such an order, "will go a long way in inculcating the use o
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A 27-year-old pregnant woman recently underwent a unique laparoscopic surgery in a Mumbai hospital t
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 www.ndtv.com
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A 27-year-old pregnant woman recently underwent a unique laparoscopic surgery in a Mumbai hospital to get rid off the excruciating pain on her left abdomen despite being in her 35th week of her first pregnancy.
It was on November 4, Shweta Nagwekar in advanced pregnancy, bent down in her office to pick up a piece of paper from the floor, when she experienced an excruciating pain in the left side
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A slowing economy may compel Australia to tighten its borders, Immigration Minister Chris Evans
Monday, October 27, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Sydney: A slowing economy may compel Australia to tighten its borders, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said on Sunday. The nation’s immigration will be reassessed by the government next month when the mid-year economic data is released.The global financial crisis has resulted in an increased interest in migrating to Australia, especially from Britain and New Zealand.
“I think the downturn in Gre
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Jose Príncipe and colleagues at the University of Florida in the US say that in the new method, soft
Monday, October 27, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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London: Doctors often get confused when it comes to deciding whether a particular woman in labour should undergo Caesarean or not. But now, a computer can easily take this decision.
Jose Príncipe and colleagues at the University of Florida in the US say that in the new method, software could monitor the progress of a woman’s labour with the help of wireless sensors, and warn doctors when a Caesar
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Media coverage of the rich makes the middle classes feel the wealth gap is widening, says the OECD.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 www.ndtv.com
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Media coverage of the rich makes the middle classes feel the wealth gap is widening, says the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
According to the Paris-based body of the world's 30 wealthiest countries, news coverage of the luxurious lives led by celebrities causes the middle classes to feel poorer than they are.
In a report launched on Tuesday, the OECD said Labour-l
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