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View: The unbearable lightness of these labour reforms

Labour laws in India are part of the façade of democracy that middle-class India confuses for the real thing. In reality, nine out of ten of India’s 500 million workers are in the informal sector, which does not admit labour laws, minimum wages, social security and such other symbols of civilised existence even as figments of the imagination.




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COVID-19: Is this the future of eating out?

Mediamatic ETEN, a restaurant in Amsterdam, is offering a four-course vegetarian menu for diners -- served to guests while they sit in their own personal quarantine greenhouses.




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Death of a soldier: 'He was a daredevil'

Major Anuj Sood, scholar and daredevil soldier, had finished his Kashmir tenure and would have been home had COVID-19 not come in the way. He did not live to be old enough, but he lived the soldier's life to the fullest, reveals Archana Masih/Rediff.com.




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For Rohingyas, Tamil Nadu offers succour amid lockdown

A cyclone shelter building at Kelambakkam, which was recently given a fresh coat of paint, is the current home of nearly 100 Rohingyas who belong to 18 families. The neighbourhood is on the way to Mamallapuram, about 25 km from Tiruvanmiyur in south Chennai. While some Rohingya men work as butchers, some are helpers in restaurants and others do odd jobs like delivering goods on their fish cart.




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Special train takes bodies of Aurangabad victims home

"The mortal remains of the 16 migrant labourers, who died after they were run over by a freight train near Aurangabad yesterday, were sent to Madhya Pradesh on a special train -- carrying migrant labourers to the state -- on Friday night," said an official.




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'He was free from the shackles of glitz and glamour'

'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.




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'Impossible to speak of Irrfan in past tense'

'You always knew that you were special, that you had something that must be cherished, nourished and not fritted away.' 'That's what you gave us, in each of your roles.'




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25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.




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Former Express Chief Photographer S Paul passes away: Some of his best photos




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Happy Teacher’s Day: Rare photos of Dr Radhakrishnan




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Rare pictures of Sonia Gandhi with her late husband Rajiv Gandhi on 68th birthday




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Most touching Indian Ocean tsunami photos: Remembering the wave of destruction




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Photos of Prince George meeting Obamas in pyjamas is the cutest thing ever




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Tracing 25 years of Economic Reforms in India through Indian Express’ front pages




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Rare pictures of Nehru with Indira Gandhi, Edwina Mountbatten, Dalai Lama, Abul Kalam Azad






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In Jammu, parents wait for news of sons




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Indians dead & missing: Group of eight left Guwahati, three survived




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Lookout circular against lawyer: HC seeks IB officer’s presence




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In targets by big emitters, no hint of support to developing countries




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Slump In Market: Shut units, jobless workers take sheen off Surat’s diamond industry





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I came to know about my marriage from friends, says girl married off at 11 months




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Meghalaya: Missing for a month, intelligence officer, trader found dead




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M F Husain’s son dies of liver cancer at 69




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Pune officials list 249 mines as illegal




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Direct Recruitment: Few of them elevated, MP advocates question the benchmark




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Drug smuggling: Police pick holes in SHO’s claim of firing




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Story of Bundelkhand: Drought, crop failures and lack of jobs




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Coffee With Captain- Vote for anyone, your future is at stake: Capt Amarinder to youth




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PIL seeks implementation of Lodha panel suggestions in Saurashtra cricket body




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Basirhat violence: Series of meetings held in violence-hit West Bengal town to soothe tempers




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Termination of pregnancies in Dera hospital under scanner




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Stage set for removal of Sasikala, Dinakaran today




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NIA report on Popular Front of India’s ‘terror links’ on government table




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Two judicial officers to be Ayodhya observers: Apex court




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IAS officer dismissed for no reply to showcause




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Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau files chargesheet against six former officials, partner of firm




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NREGA giving only 46 of 100-day work: Workers’ alliance




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Lokayukta raids officer’s premises in Indore and Bhopal




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‘Institutions of Eminence’: UGC to soon invite applications




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Shinzo Abe visit: Airport reception, roadshow, and dinner at roof-top restaurant




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PM Modi’s China visit, Swachh Bharat focus of Cabinet meeting




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Money laundering case: ‘No papers to show chartered accountant’s link with offence,’ says Court




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Car grab: CBI chargesheets its ex-officer for graft




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Modiji talks of Modiji 90 per cent time, says Rahul Gandhi




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Accused of terror-link fund, Jignesh Mevani threatens to sue BJP




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NTPC corruption: Phone intercepts led to CBI FIR against official




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Karnataka: BJP sees Siddaramaiah hand behind bandhs on days of Shah, Modi rallies