Companies can soon make statutory provident fund contributions to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation via private sector banks. A Labour Ministry notification dated January 4 … Centre allows PF contribution via private banksRead more
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Victory for indigenous resistance in Guatemala
After years of protests by indigenous communities, the Spanish company Ecoener-Hidralia has finally abandoned the project to build a hydroelectric dam on the Cambalan indigenous … Victory for indigenous resistance in GuatemalaRead more
Posted inFacebook / News / Politics / USA Empire
Facebook Hires News Liaison With Deep Ties to Trump Admin
Campbell Brown, Former CNN and NBC host with close ties to Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick for secretary of education, will lead Facebook’s news partnership division. … Facebook Hires News Liaison With Deep Ties to Trump AdminRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Protest
UK Fracking Giant Fails to Imprison Grandmother
Tina Rothery, a grandmother and resident of Blackpool in North England, was met by a jubilant crowd of hundreds outside Preston Court on Friday, December … UK Fracking Giant Fails to Imprison GrandmotherRead more
Posted inMonsanto-Bayer / News / Pollution / Toxin
Washington Becomes First State to Sue Monsanto over Pollution
Washington state officials are expecting to receive millions, if not billions, of dollars from agrochemical giant Monsanto after becoming the first state to sue the … Washington Becomes First State to Sue Monsanto over PollutionRead more
Posted inEconomics / Inequality / News / Worker
Historic CEO Pay Tax Passes in Portland
The city council in Portland, Oregon, adopted a new local tax rule on December 7 that sets a landmark precedent for cracking down on excessive … Historic CEO Pay Tax Passes in PortlandRead more
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Papua New Guinea troops to protect huge Exxon-Mobil gas project
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government announced on Friday that it will deploy military personnel to stop “violence” near the country’s biggest resources installation, the … Papua New Guinea troops to protect huge Exxon-Mobil gas projectRead more
Posted inBlack / News / Police / USA Empire / Violence
US police killed more than 1,150 in 2016
At least 1,152 people were killed by police in the United States in 2016 according to the tracking site killedbypolice.net. While the total number of … US police killed more than 1,150 in 2016Read more
Posted inHindutva / India / News / Tax
CII wants corporate tax rate slashed to 18% in budget
With more economic activity entering the tax net post demonetisation, government should lower the corporate tax rate to 18 per cent, said CII in its … CII wants corporate tax rate slashed to 18% in budgetRead more
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IMF Chief Lagarde Found Guilty in French Tycoon Payout Trial
French judges on Monday found IMF chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence for failing to challenge a US$417 million state arbitration payout to a business … IMF Chief Lagarde Found Guilty in French Tycoon Payout TrialRead more