Letters

Canada Post said operations will resume at the national postal service on Tuesday after the nearly monthlong work stoppage. Workers went on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with the primary postal operator in Canada over key issues, including wages, job security, and how to staff a proposed expansion into weekend delivery. The federal government moved Friday to end the stoppage after Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced referring the dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, an independent administrative tribunal that focuses on resolving workplace disputes. However, the board determined late Sunday that negotiations are at an impasse after two days of hearings and ordered the nearly 55,000 workers to return to work. This will also extend the current collective agreement until May 22, 2025. Canada Post said it has agreed with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to implement a 5 per cent wage increase retroactive to the day after the collective ...

Millions of parcels, packages still go through it daily as the dept's finances dwindle

What is a letter of comfort?

The Reserve Bank of India recently disallowed the use of Letters of Comfort (LoC), which may impact loans worth Rs 35,000 crore. What is this letter of comfort? Let us find out

Rahul Gandhi forgot that freedom of speech and expression is important but is also circumscribed for maintaining order and decorum

It should not be forgotten that sound economics consists of taking into account long-term effects of a particular policy on all rather than short-term effects on a particular group

This tragedy has once again forced us to ponder what is the status of pubs, bars and eateries in NCR

Great to learn that the two main political parties gave up their usual penchant for quibbling over petty politics and decided to 'get down to business'

Union minister Ananthkumar Hegde is at the centre of controversy for saying that Constitution should be changed Business Standard

A simplification of statutory reporting procedures should be backed by strict follow-up with penal provisions to ensure timely compliance with statutory requirements

And the cost of such waivers are huge so what government does is cut the social sector spending

Our roads are not conducive to high speed as maintenance of roads is far from satisfactory

There may well be life - and intelligent life - beyond our solar system, but how could we meaningfully communicate with it?

The amendment will allow the court to order interim compensation to those whose cheques have bounced

The involvement of private companies in mitigating agrarian distress is a welcome reform to create a more conducive environment for farmers

Understanding a company, its environment and its practices cannot and is not a part-time business

Tendulkar, who was in the House to initiate a discussion on the right to play and the future of sports in India could only stand and watch

The importers should be allowed to have freedom to access domestic or international markets at their choice instead of forcing cost hike of imports

The across the board doubling of customs duties, which seems to be a hasty decision, will adversely affect the whole manufacturing and retailing industry in the country

Leather exports from India is sluggish, so a lot more policy measures are needed for a revival

On the eve of his decision to take over as party president, Rahul seems to have benefitted doubly by joining the game of image-making