Housemaid's daughter who learnt in parking-lot classroom now teaches children there after passing Class 10Every afternoon near Lal Qila, 18-year-old Sakshi teaches young children in the same parking lot where she once sat struggling to learn bas...
27 May, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
Hindu votes, Modi ki guarantee: 10 big trends that decode Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala assembly electionsAssembly election results saw the BJP secure victories in West Bengal and Assam, while Tamil Nadu witnessed a surprising debut by Thalapath...
05 May, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Aroop Biswas under pressure as Tollygunj simmers over jobs, deleted votes, Tollywood controlKolkata’s Tollygunj—long a stronghold of Aroop Biswas—is witnessing rare political churn ahead of the 2026 polls, with voter anger building...
16 Apr, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
The spirit of new Bharat: Attitudes towards living in the West versus India may be changingWe are used to hearing hair-raising stories of migration westwards, despite the enormous cost and strain. But here was a quiet girl who emb...
05 Oct, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
How India Inc can help change social norms holding back women from workplaceIn India, women's workforce participation has been on a free fall. As per govt data, it fell from 31% in 2012 to 21% in 2021. Other data so...
21 Apr, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
No. of girls migrating for education rising much faster than boys’While the number of boys migrating across states for education in the nine years preceding the census grew by 13% compared to the nine year...
21 Jul, 2019, 08.34 AM IST
Need someone who can drive, cook, clean? Border force can help with man fridaysThe programme called ‘Man Friday’ (though it will train girls too) is intended to produce “multi-talented” domestic helps and workers by tr...
04 Sep, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
To fully inhabit this world, listen to stories of othersWe are familiar with those who migrate in search of better lives. The agonies of those who lose their homes are a lot more severe.
14 Jul, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
These Yadavs lost their vote but made their lifeThis poll season, many of the Mumbai Yadavs are back in their village "for a first-hand feel of the UP elections. "
07 Mar, 2017, 11.29 AM IST
Climate change will lead to uncontrollable rise in migration: StudyA study by ActionAid, Climate Action Network South Asia and Bread for the World (Brot Fuer Die Welt) cautioned about the devastating and in...
08 Dec, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
Climate change will lead to uncontrollable rise in migration: Study08 Dec, 2016, 07.47 PM IST
29.3 crore wives, 28.7 crore husbands: Census bares polygamy truthThe difference between proportion of married men and women to the total population of an age group gradually decreases after 24 years of ag...
03 Mar, 2015, 11.52 AM IST
Job market’s new challenge: Tackle informalisation of workersA recent study by brokerage Credit Suisse showed that almost 90% of the workforce was unorganised, and produced nearly half of India’s GDP.
14 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- India not doing enough in addressing human trafficking: US
India, a "source, destination and transit point" in human trafficking, is not doing enough to address the issue, the United States said
17 Jun, 2009, 05.31 AM IST
- States to proactively stop illegal emigration, NRI marriages
Proactive steps will be taken by the State governments against illegal emigration, fraudulent recruitment for overseas employment and cheat...
11 Jul, 2008, 01.34 PM IST
- States to proactively stop illegal emigration, NRI marriages
The State governments will from now on take proactive steps against illegal emigration, fraudulent recruitment for overseas employment and ...
11 Jul, 2008, 12.53 AM IST
- Bihar sets up a rural BPO to stop migration
In an attempt to provide employment opportunities to the locals and to stop them from migrating to other states, Bihar has set up a BPO in ...
29 May, 2008, 11.01 AM IST