Post-poll violence reported from several districts of Bengal, police begin probePost-poll violence has been reported across West Bengal's districts, including South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad, Malda, and North 24 Parganas...
01 May, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
West Bengal Elections 2026: BJP targets Bhabanipur as Phase 2 voting begins, eyes gains across key regionsThe Bharatiya Janata Party is targeting Mamata Banerjee's Bhabanipur seat in West Bengal's upcoming polling phase. The party is confident o...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
West Bengal Elections Phase 2: BJP’s southern gamble meets Mamata’s fortressWest Bengal votes today in the final phase of assembly elections. The outcome will decide if the TMC keeps its southern dominance or the BJ...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Bengal's southern fortress: 91 seats from 24 Parganas, Kolkata and Howrah may decide road to powerWest Bengal's upcoming elections hinge on the twin districts of North and South 24 Parganas. These areas, along with Kolkata and Howrah, fo...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Bengal polls: Matua first family split deepens battle in Bagda, Gaighata as SIR jolts BJP bastionsElections in West Bengal's Bagda and Gaighata are complicated by a divided Matua family. Concerns over voter list deletions create anxiety ...
25 Apr, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
NCR workers unrest adds to cost strain on firms already hit by Iran warWorker protests over minimum wages are escalating in Noida and Manesar. This unrest, following a significant wage hike in Haryana, is incre...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Staffing industry records 18% increase in temporary workers in four quarters to SeptemberIndia's temporary workforce grew significantly. The staffing industry added 235,000 workers by September 30. This represents a 17.9% year-o...
12 Dec, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
220,000 flexible jobs created in 2023-24: ISF report“The staffing industry also continued to demonstrate QoQ (quarter-on-quarter) growth of 2.3% in Q4 FY24, adding 30,000 new flexi employment...
11 Jul, 2024, 06.29 PM IST
Flexi staffing industry grows 3.6 pc in December qtr FY24 : ReportThe Indian Staffing Federation reported a 3.6% industry growth in December quarter FY24, reaching Rs 1.34 lakh crore. Flexi workforce deman...
15 Apr, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
Congress-Left-ISF alliance fighting for political relevance, hopes to be kingmakerWith the poll narrative for the assembly poll in West Bengal sharply polarized between the ruling TMC and opposition BJP, the Congress-Left...
27 Mar, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Labour laws suspension by states to pull businesses out of crisis: ISFISF President Lohit Bhatia said in a statement, "The various states including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and now Karnataka are ...
11 May, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Govt urged to extend PF benefits to all organisations"Government must extend the PF benefit scheme to all organizations irrespective of employee headcounts in an organisation," ISF president L...
17 Apr, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
Indian flexi-workforce rises to 3.3 mn in 2018 from 1.2 mn in 2015: ReportThe rise in number of flexi-staffing workers indicates formalisation of workforce.
18 Jun, 2019, 05.32 PM IST
43% of government sector manned by contract workers: StudyAs much as 12.3 million people working in the government sector — or 43% of total government workforce — are engaged in temporary jobs.
21 Aug, 2014, 04.22 AM IST
Flexi hiring in government sector to rise further: Indian Staffing FederationAccording to ISF, organised flexi staffing players have made significant contribution towards social security as well as government revenue...
20 Aug, 2014, 06.10 PM IST
Staffing firms create over 5 million jobs in last 10 years: Indian Staffing FederationIndia's leading staffing firms have generated over 5 million jobs in the last 10 years, according to Indian Staffing Federation (ISF).
20 Nov, 2013, 05.44 PM IST
Flexi hiring in IT sector to reach 20% mark by 2020: ISFThe Indian IT and ITeS industry is expected to witness a high level of flexi hiring in the next few years, says Indian Staffing Federation.
29 May, 2013, 06.01 PM IST