Cook, plumber, painter, stock trader: Unusual 'career path' of oldest Lashkar terroristA major Lashkar-e-Taiba module has been busted in Srinagar. The operation led to the arrest of five individuals, including a Pakistani nati...
20 Apr, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Gurgaon man pays Rs 900 for 45-minute job, sparks debate on AI-proof blue-collar work amid tech layoffsWhile AI disrupts white-collar jobs, blue-collar trades are thriving, with skilled workers commanding high fees for their services. A socia...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Rs 18 lakh, Hyundai Creta & farmland: Mumbai plumber’s shocking income makes netizens rethink their life choicesMumbai plumber income: A Mumbai plumber has astonished netizens by earning Rs 18 lakh annually through contracts, owning a Hyundai Creta, a...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
Sorry techies, in a few years plumbers, electricians will have ‘more pricing power’ in market in AI era, IIM alumnus's shocking predictionLokesh Ahuja, an IIM-Mumbai graduate, predicts a shift in job market value, suggesting skilled manual laborers like plumbers and electricia...
02 Jul, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Why Elon Musk wants Americans to ditch college and become electricians, plumbers, or a carpenter insteadElon Musk emphasizes that the United States needs more skilled tradespeople such as electricians, plumbers, and carpenters rather than an e...
01 Dec, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Losing faith in college degrees? Why Gen Z in the U.S. is training to become plumbers and electriciansGeneration Z is not trusting the college degrees, and as a result, they are leaning towards blue-collar jobs such as welding, plumbing, and...
02 Oct, 2024, 09.40 PM IST
Saudi Arabia makes profession test mandatory for IndiansSaudi Arabia has launched the Skill Verification Program (SVP) exam for certain categories of jobs, with plans to expand it gradually. The ...
02 Jun, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Skill Ministry set to offer new job role: The multitaskerHaving looked through lakhs of blue-collar job postings and job-seeker profiles over the last six months, the Ministry of Skill Development...
26 Dec, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
Exodus of workers leaves Mumbai struggling with bread-and-butter issuesThe lack of labourers is not just going to hit Mumbai’s daily bread –– its repercussions is being felt in other sectors too. Plumbers, elec...
16 May, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Gig economy workers may soon have to register under GSTNThe govt is looking to get professionals listed on online platforms like UrbanClap into the formal workforce.
20 Jan, 2020, 03.42 PM IST
2.22 lakh houses to be constructed under PMAY: Raghubar Das"House warming ceremony would be celebrated during Jharkhand foundation week (in November), in which 2.22 lakh families will get house," an...
11 May, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
Top Adani executive invests in job search start-up JOSJob On Sight (JOS), has raised an undisclosed amount of angel fund from Saurin Shah, Joint President, Corporate Affairs of Adani Group.
03 Jan, 2017, 09.32 PM IST
Home service startups like Onetimejobs.com, EASYFix to extend services to late hoursBengaluru-based Onetimejobs.com already has a sixmembered team on the bench to cater to the late night demands that come from across the ci...
01 Apr, 2016, 05.19 PM IST
Aspiring Minds to set up over 250 vocational skill certification centres across IndiaThese assessment centres spread across 27 States will be used by Aspiring Minds and its partners for delivering various skill based assessm...
18 Nov, 2015, 01.28 PM IST
How a new group will qualify for quotas is left to calculations of vote-seeking politiciansThe confluence of societal factors results in producing a perfect storm, which will not go away until at least a few of these factors are e...
18 Oct, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
Narendra Modi's call on skill development finds takers in L&T, Safex and HettichMeenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday kicked off an initiative to offer vocational training to uneducated youth in six urban villages.
18 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
'Florists and gardeners are happiest workers'According to the UK survey, greater job satisfaction is down to workers having more flexibility and control over their daily routine.
14 Nov, 2012, 01.25 PM IST