Minister recounts merits of labour codes

Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that the four labour codes enacted by Parliament strengthened the protection available to workers, including those in the unorganised sector, in terms of the statutory minimum wage, social security, working hours and healthcare. TNS

Vikramjit Sahney donates entire salary

Recently elected Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Vikramjit Singh Sahney has announced to donate his entire salary and staff allowance during his six-year tenure as MP for the education of economically weak students of Punjab.

No shortage of NCERT textbooks: MoS

There is no shortage of NCERT textbooks and over four crore textbooks have already been distributed across the country for the 2022-23 academic session, Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

No word on law to ban cryptocurrency

The Reserve Bank of India has been cautioning for nine years about the potential economic, financial, legal and security-related risks associated with virtual currencies, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman even as she sidestepped a question in the LS on efforts to frame a law in this regard.