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Centre steps into Wistron case, asks Karnataka to swiftly complete probe

Violence had broken out at Taiwanese tech giant's plant near Bengaluru on Saturday, several employees ransacked the unit over alleged non-payment and deduction of wages

Govt successfully prunes stake in IRCTC by 20% as OFS sails through

Retail investors lapped up all the shares in the offer a day after institutional investor portion was subscribed 1.34 times

Swiggy partners govt to build 'world's largest' street food vendor project

In the first phase alone, Swiggy will onboard about 36,000 vendors to whom the loan has been disbursed in 125 cities by the government

Centre gives Rs 6,000 crore to 14 states as revenue deficit grant

This is in line with interim recommendations of 15th finance commission; similar amount was released in April-Nov period of current fiscal

Centre says it's open to suggestions on farm Acts, but won't repeal them

The comments came a day before more than 30 farmers' groups are scheduled to meet Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Food Minister Piyush Goyal

Bengal CM Mamata targets Centre for new farm laws, PM Cares Fund

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre for forcibly implementing the new farm laws and accused it taking up schemes without consulting the states

States to report on hospital safety guideline implementation: Centre to SC

The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to send status report by December 4 on the implementation of fire safety guidelines

Farm groups to march to Delhi on 26 Nov as Centre invites leaders for talks

The farmers' protest will continue indefinitely if the central government does not accede to their demands

Centre, states can't have indefinite right over properties of citizens: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Centre and state governments cannot have an indefinite or overriding right to continue occupying citizens' properties after acquiring them

Govt releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency

The government on Friday released the backend code of Aarogya Setu in the open domain that will help people understand the functioning of the Covid-19 contact-tracing app

Delhi surges again

The festive season proved a superspreader

Central govt team visits Andhra Pradesh areas to assess rain damage

The central team also examined the damage caused to roads by the rains and floods

Railways not to start Punjab operations unless passenger trains are allowed

No one should tell railways which trains we should operate, says V K Yadav, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Railway Board

Why the fifteenth finance commission report merits a proper discussion

It is vital that we have a proper discussion on the medium-term economic and fiscal situation based on the Fifteenth Finance Commission medium-term assessment

Best of BS Opinion: Brace for return migration, overseas listing, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Govt staff can submit several bills to avail LTC voucher scheme benefit

Till now, employees got LTC benefits only on travels made, or had to forgo the amount.

FinMin fixes ceiling for ad hoc bonus at Rs 7,000 for govt employees

Employees of Central para-military forces and armed forces would be eligible for this ad-hoc bonus

Govt approves Rs 262 cr fund to reduce man-animal conflict in Uttarakhand

The Centre on Thursday agreed in-principle to sanction an additional fund of Rs 262.49 crore to Uttarakhand to reduce man-animal conflict, minimise forest fires and generate employment for migrants

Cabinet approves Rs 3,737-crore bonus for 3 mn central govt employees

The amount will be disbursed within a week; will boost demand, says Javadekar

Override new farm laws, Sonia Gandhi tells states ruled by Congress

Party's MP from Kerala moves SC; Amarinder may follow suit