Unions should form cooperatives that own and run units in the informal sectorBharat Taxi's launch highlights a missed opportunity for trade unions. Unions could organize gig workers into cooperatives, offering them e...
03 Mar, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
Previous owner of vehicle to pay for rash driving of new owner that resulted in accidental death; lessons for car owners from Kerala High Court judgementThe Kerala High Court ruled that the registered owner of a vehicle is liable for compensation, even after selling it, if ownership transfer...
11 Oct, 2025, 10.12 AM IST
Mentoring the non-savers: Why we need to offer financial guidance to domestic helpers, small-service providersNon-savers, who have no savings or surplus left after meeting essential expenses to run their households, need mentoring and handholding to...
27 Nov, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Agnipath row: Centre announces incentives, offers talks as protests spread to more statesIn Bihar, where a bandh had been called, a railway station and a police vehicle were torched, an ambulance attacked and security personnel ...
18 Jun, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Rising prices of essentials, fuel spare no one, strain household budgets across countryWhile the prices of vegetables and several other food items have gone through the roof, the rates of petrol and diesel have increased by ab...
12 Apr, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Trade unions go on strike; public services likely to be hitA day-long strike has been called for by a joint platform of ten central trade unions, including Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTU...
26 Nov, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Coronavirus scare: Social distancing for Kerala's tipplersAn image from Kannur district in north Kerala showing customers made to maintain a one-metre distance between each other while standing in ...
20 Mar, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Isro spy case: The scientist who came in from the coldWhen the CBI filed its closure report in April 1996 in the case, it stated that the espionage case was false and that they found no evidenc...
17 Jun, 2018, 04.05 PM IST
Siddaramaiah government pushing welfare plank for fresh vote bankThe government already reached out to the salaried white-collar employees by enhancing the retirement age from 58 to 60.
29 Apr, 2017, 12.15 PM IST
Side-effects of demonetisation: Dear PM Modi, it seems you missed these 8 consequencesIn the short-term though, the biggest crackdown on money laundering in India’s history is having some unusual side-effects.
17 Nov, 2016, 01.58 PM IST
Has the 7th Pay Commission narrowed gap between Central government & private sector salaries?The salary of a newly recruited government driver, for instance, is now Rs 18,000 per month, more than double the prevailing market rate.
10 Jul, 2016, 09.44 AM IST
Army veterans venturing into entrepreneurship after retirementArmed with credentials and field experience, several former defence personnel are increasingly venturing into entrepreneurship.
28 Dec, 2015, 01.05 PM IST
Lest we forget Emergency, remember a father’s lamentThat the slim volume should lie neglected today is a loss to the world of letters. That the story it tells throbs with urgency and relevanc...
28 Jun, 2015, 01.13 PM IST
Our girls had no option but to go with jihadis: Nurse’s dadWith communication links to their children snapped, parents of abducted Indian nurses in Tikrit, most of who are from Kerala, are distraugh...
04 Jul, 2014, 10.56 AM IST
LS Polls in Kerala: The dilemma on E-dayCongress supporters form part of swing votes in Kerala, overcoming their reluctance for sake of other interests that turn out to be decisiv...
13 Apr, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
Sunday ET: Greying population market throws up attractive opportunities for entrepreneurshipA number of private sector firms and NGOs have jumped into the fray, with either good intentions or profit or both as the drivers.
07 Apr, 2013, 05.50 AM IST
- MP, AP unveil first public-private pension scheme
Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have adopted the country’s first public-private pension scheme aimed at giving a decent income to low-inc...
29 Aug, 2009, 01.17 AM IST