Andhra Pradesh becomes first state in India to introduce gratuity for Asha workers: Here’s what it means for themAndhra Pradesh has introduced gratuity payments for Asha workers and raised their monthly salary to Rs 10,000, the highest in India. Worker...
02 Mar, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Have concerns but Bangladesh close to our hearts, says Indian family living in Dhaka for 16 yearsMeera Menon, an Indian expat in Bangladesh for 16 years, is grappling with safety concerns following political turmoil. Despite urging from...
23 Aug, 2024, 04.26 PM IST
Oppn parties' wish for 2024 polls will wash away like Bihar bridge: BJP on their Patna meetingTo a question about the opposition party's attack on her, Irani said mockingly that the Sun will rise in the south if it stops targeting he...
08 Jun, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
How policy choices can turn India into a hub of global prosperity or of global disorderIf Indians are trained in scientific inquiry, creativity of the technological and aesthetic kinds, and coexistence of diversity, India can ...
26 Apr, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
Kerala announces maternity leave of 60 days for female students above 18 years"Girl students above 18 years of age can get a maximum of 60 days of maternity leave. The required attendance percentage for female student...
20 Jan, 2023, 08.58 AM IST
Why ageing citizenry is a challenge across the globe, particularly for IndiaFrom 5% of the population in 1950, senior citizens were close to 10% of the population by 2016, and this is estimated to rise to 19% by 205...
24 Sep, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Only 39 per cent of workers can be considered as permanent workers in tea plantation sector in Assam: Oxfam IndiaOxfam India is working in seven districts of Assam—Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Tezpur, Golaghat and Sivasagar.
15 Jul, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Contract employees eligible for six-month maternity leave: High Court"The benefits of enhanced maternity leave to women employees is undoubtedly a piece of welfare legislation which is intended to give women ...
20 Mar, 2018, 11.50 AM IST
Ex-Delhi CJ AP Shah slams rising cult of nationalism, bats for free speechShah questioned “nationalism“ that forced one to “stand for the national anthem at a movie theatre“ and prescribed what people could and co...
20 Apr, 2017, 01.35 PM IST
Tamil Nadu elections: Using liquor revenues for freebies is not economically sustainableElections are contested mainly on the personal popularity of Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi, and on competition in freebies.
08 May, 2016, 12.06 PM IST
India is key to connect billions across the world to the Internet: Facebook CEO Mark ZuckerbergHe was referring to the over 1 billion of India’s 1.2 billion population without an Internet connection, although most of them have mobile ...
10 Feb, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
Prepare for a sabbatical: Optimise your career break with planningIf you want to take a break from work, here are the steps you need to take to make the most of the hiatus and enhance your career.
11 Mar, 2013, 04.49 PM IST
- Is Congress really providing inclusive growth?
Instead of cheering and clapping and tom-tomming this achievement, the Congress is content to let the good news rest in terse, official pre...
03 Nov, 2011, 05.59 AM IST
- Tata Tea handed control of its tea plantations to workers to make profit
Five years ago, Tata Tea handed control of its loss-making tea plantations to its workers. Today, they are flourishing and are being portra...
13 Oct, 2010, 02.53 AM IST
The sorry state of public healthWith India’s dysfunctional primary healthcare system severely impairing its human capital, the govt needs to rise above rhetoric.
02 Apr, 2010, 04.05 AM IST
- State Bank of discrimination: A different script for women
Once the female candidates have cleared the written test and interview, they have to fill up a declaration to medical examiners under a sub...
07 Aug, 2009, 09.36 AM IST
- It's State Bank of discrimination
Citu highlights bias against women in SBI recruitment norms.
07 Aug, 2009, 02.45 AM IST