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India labour market remodels itself bit by bit as agri slowly cedes ground, workforce moves onIndia's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...
Quote of the Day by Amelia Earhart: 'The most difficult thing is the decision to act...'—Inspiring quotes by the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic OceanQuote of the Day: Amelia Earhart's powerful quote, "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity," highligh...
West Bengal elections: High-pitched campaign for 152 seats in first phase ends; voting on April 23The high-pitched campaign for West Bengal's first phase of assembly elections concluded Tuesday, with the BJP and TMC clashing over elector...
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegationsChavez-DeRemer is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave her post after Trump fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ...
What restrictions have the Taliban imposed in Afghanistan this year?Afghanistan experienced a nationwide internet and mobile service outage, coinciding with the Taliban's recent concerns about online pornogr...
WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakesThe World Health Organization urges the Taliban to allow female aid workers to assist earthquake victims in Afghanistan. Restrictions preve...
After Afghanistan earthquake, many male rescuers aided men but not womenAn earthquake in Afghanistan revealed gender inequality. Rescue efforts prioritized men. Women were often left unattended. Cultural norms r...
Unemployment rate down a tad in Q1 FY25: DataThe National Statistical Office reported a drop in India's urban unemployment rate for those above 15 years to 6.6% in the April-June quart...
Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardise the Afghan health system, group saysHuman Rights Watch has reported that Afghanistan's public health system has been severely impacted by a sharp reduction in foreign assistan...
Companies put their best foot forward to hire women in blue-collar jobsCompanies are accelerating efforts towards creating a more inclusive workplace, and these are starting to pay off. "ITC has been betting bi...
Plea on free sanitary pads for class 6-12 girls to be heard by SC on MondayOn April 10, the top court had said the issue was of "immense importance" and that the Centre should engage with all the stakeholders for i...
Taliban ban on women workers hits vital aid for AfghansThe ban, announced Dec. 24, forced a widespread shutdown of many aid operations by organizations that said they cannot and would not work w...
Afghans with ties to U.S. who could not get out now live in fearThere are also potentially hundreds of thousands of other Afghans — aid agency workers, officials from the defunct government, media employ...
SC notice to Centre on plea against guidelines excluding transgenders from being blood donorsThe plea has also sought striking down of the clause of general criteria under blood donor selection criteria of the guidelines for blood d...
Health Ministry seeks inclusion of vulnerable groups in social protection schemesThe Health Ministry received representations from civil society organisations and key population representatives, like injecting drug users...
- Khasi leader equates women’s exclusion by marriage bill to preventing AIDS, gets slammed
A newly-formed group called STIEH has held demonstrations in support of the amendment.
Tamil Nadu: Let's create a HIV-free society, says CM PanneerselvamTamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged the people to pledge their support to those affected with HIV in the state.
Former sex workers, HIV patients bring down HIV incidence in MizoramThe prevalence of HIV in Mizoram has come down appreciably, thanks to the hard work put in by former sex workers and HIV patients in spread...
- Red Ribbon Express arrives at Hyderabad
Red Ribbon Expess, carrying messages to promote public awareness about HIV/AIDS, arrived on Saturday to a warm welcome by people from vario...
- Eves in agony; decent jobs elude Asian women
India was one of the worst offenders, with 26 per cent of women in work, compared to 84.1 per cent of men.