The Congress severely criticised the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill by Parliament in party president Sonia Gandhi saying it marks a "dark day" in the constitutional history of India and is a "victory of narrow minded and bigoted forces" over the country's pluralism.The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Lok Sabha cleared the Bill on Monday.Several senior Congress leaders indicated that the party may move court against the Bill with Abhishek Singhvi saying that the legislation will be legally challenged in the near future as it is "highly suspect" in terms of constitutionality.Close Hitting out at Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks in support of the Bill, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram told reporters, "The Home Minister says 130 crore people are supporting us, obviously he does not count Assam, Northeast and all other … [Read more...] about Citizenship bill’s passage marks ‘dark day’ in our constitutional history: Sonia Gandhi
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Khyati DharamsiZareena Mistry, a 34-year-old Mumbai-based lawyer and her group of six friends were on their way to their hotel in Paris for a two-day halt before returning to India. That’s when Zareena realised that she had forgotten her bag at the airport.Back at the airport, the missing bag had caused the authorities to panic. Paris was on red-alert at that time; the security personnel assumed that it was a threat. They just blew apart the bag. They didn’t even open it.Close Her woes didn’t end there. related news Insurers can invest in debt ETFs subject to some conditions, says IRDAI Climate change impact: Rising sea levels may impact property prices in coastal areas Life insurers April-November new premiums jump 37.2%; LIC holds the reins She had to spend around 300 Euros (Rs 24,000) the next day in Paris shopping for a new suitcase and clothes. Items and clothes worth Rs 20,000 were in the suitcase that was blown apart. Her total loss: around Rs … [Read more...] about Your travel insurance may not cover many losses while on tour
Social security bill | Differential EPF rates may boost take-home pay, rejig in gratuity rule proposed
Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on December 11 introduced in Lok Sabha a Bill to amend and consolidate nine laws relating to social security of employees. Notably, the bill allows workers in some sectors, who contribute to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), to increase their take-home salaryDifferential EPF ratesThe Code on Social Security, 2019 seeks to enable the central government to fix provident fund contributions (PF) to be made by employees in different sectors and provides for payment of gratuity to fix-term employees. In nutshell, the bill allows the government to notify sectors where a lower/differential rate of contribution can be applicable.It will also empower the central government to exempt certain establishments from all or any of the provisions of the proposed code.Close Gratuity paymentThe bill proposes payment of gratuity in case of fixed term employment on a pro-rata basis even if the contract is for less than five years. At present, … [Read more...] about Social security bill | Differential EPF rates may boost take-home pay, rejig in gratuity rule proposed