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Employee asks for leave as grandmother battles for life. Manager's response sparks outrage online
offbeat | Jul 03, 2026, 12:42 PM ISTAn employee's WhatsApp chat with his manager has gone viral after he alleged he was questioned for seeking emergency leave while his grandmother was critically ill. Hours later, she passed away, triggering a wider debate on empathy in the workplace.
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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron placed on leave amid viral Coldplay video scandal, probe underway
World | Jul 19, 2025, 02:26 PM ISTAstronomer CEO Andy Byron has been placed on leave as the company investigates a viral video showing him with the HR chief at a concert, with interim CEO Pete DeJoy appointed amid ongoing scrutiny.
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Lok Sabha Speaker constitutes committee to review MPs' leave requests amid Amritpal Singh case
India | Feb 25, 2025, 07:53 PM ISTThe 15-member committee was constituted as the Punjab and Haryana High Court is hearing a petition filed by Lok Sabha member Amritpal Singh, who is detained in Dibrugarh jail. He has bee seeking permission to attend the Parliament session.
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Delhi Assembly Elections: Will Noida-Gurugram employees get a holiday on voting day? Rules explained
India | Feb 04, 2025, 07:57 AM ISTWill employees working in Noida and Gurugram get a holiday on Delhi voting day 2025? As per Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Section 135-B), registered voters in Delhi can demand paid leave to cast their vote. Learn the rules and what to do if your employer denies leave.
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'Mummy nahi manengi': Woman requests boss for half day with 'mom said no' excuse, chat goes viral |
Trending | Aug 02, 2024, 01:07 PM ISTA screenshot of a young employee's plea for a half-day leave, using the 'mom card,' has sparked debate on work culture and employee-boss dynamics, dividing opinions on social media.
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'PM Modi has not taken a single leave since 2014', reveals RTI reply
India | Sep 04, 2023, 05:49 PM ISTThe RTI query, filed by a Pune-based activist, asked two questions regarding the working hours and quality of Prime Minister's work.
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Female, male government employees can avail 730 days of child care leave: Centre in Lok Sabha
India | Aug 09, 2023, 08:04 PM ISTThe leave was granted for "the entire service for taking care of two eldest surviving children up to the age of 18 years and no age limit in case of differently-abled child", said Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
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Ajwain Leaves: Medicinal and culinary uses you didn't know
Food | Apr 05, 2023, 09:56 AM ISTAjwain leaves are a versatile ingredient that offers both culinary and medicinal benefits. They can be used in a variety of dishes to add flavour and depth, and they also offer several natural remedies for various health issues.
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International Women’s Day: Telangana declares special casual leave for female employees on March 8
India | Mar 07, 2023, 04:46 PM ISTThe government of Telangana has declared a special leave for working women in commemoration of International Women’s Day.
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Centre issues FAQs on leave rules, entitlement for its employees
India | Sep 01, 2022, 06:44 PM ISTCentre FAQs on leave rules: The FAQs are on the genera entitlement of leave, leave encashment with Leave Travel Concession (LTC), encashment of earned leave, interest on leave encashment, study leave, paternity leave for child adoption/child adoption leave, and child care leave.
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Aligarh: Professor sent on leave after right-wing leaders object to him offering 'namaz' in college
India | Jun 01, 2022, 01:00 PM ISTThe incident was reported in Sri Varshney College following which Professor SR Khalid was on Tuesday sent on one month's compulsory leave.
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Centre extends Leave Travel Concession facility for employees till September 2022
India | Oct 08, 2020, 07:21 PM ISTIn a relaxation to Central Civil Services (LTC) Rules 1988, the scheme has been extended for a period of two years till September 25, 2022.
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Urban Company introduces unlimited mental health leave policy for employees
Business | Oct 07, 2020, 02:59 PM ISTUrban Company on Wednesday introduced an initiative under which employees can take unlimited sick leaves in case they are suffering from any form of mental or physical illness. The tech-enabled home services company announced its mental health leave policy, ahead of the World Mental Health Day on October 10.
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BHU V-C G C Tripathi goes on leave, cites 'personal reasons'
India | Oct 02, 2017, 06:35 PM ISTBHU vice chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi, under the spotlight for his handling of student protests last month, on Monday proceeded on leave, citing personal reasons
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Women filing sexual harassment cases to get 90 days’ paid leave
India | Mar 21, 2017, 06:33 AM ISTIn a significant move, the women central government employees, who have filed complaint of sexual harassment at the work place, will get 90 days paid leave during the pendency of the inquiry.
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59 CoBRA commandos, who had ‘mass bunked’ duty, join back
India | Feb 07, 2017, 10:59 AM ISTThe incident occurred yesterday at the Mughalsarai Station when the commandos, on way from their training centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar after their 5-week basic training, apparently decided to abandon their forward journey and leave en masse
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Modi to leave for Myanmar tomorrow, will visit Australia, Fiji
National | Nov 10, 2014, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Myanmar tomorrow to attend the twelfth ASEAN-India summit on November 12 and the ninth East Asian summit on November 13, to be held in Naypyitaw, the
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Barak Obama pal Eric Holder to leave after 6 years as AG
World | Sep 26, 2014, 11:26 AM ISTWASHINGTON: It wasn't difficult for Barack Obama and Eric Holder to be in the same orbit. Both were sons of immigrants, Columbia Ivy Leaguers, basketball fans and prominent African-American political figures.They first met nearly 10
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Jews 'forced' to leave Guatemala village
World | Aug 30, 2014, 12:32 PM ISTLondon: Some 230 members of an orthodox Jewish group were forced to leave a village in western Guatemala after a bitter row with the local indigenous community, BBC reported on Saturday.The Lev Tahor members were
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Flight carrying Haj pilgrims to leave Aug 27
India | Aug 23, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTLucknow: The first flight carrying Haj pilgrims will leave for Saudi Arabia Aug 27 from an airport in Lucknow, officials said on Saturday.Saudi Airlines will take off from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at Amausi