West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Baharampur poll battle hinges on religious divide, with Congress veteran Adhir Chowdhury a key variableBaharampur's assembly seat faces a keen contest. Incumbent MLA Subrata Maitra, TMC's Naru Gopal Mukherjee, and former MP Adhir Ranjan Chowd...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Why leave Gurgaon for Bengaluru? Delhi-based man questions metro-to-metro job move, sparks debateA Delhi-based man sparked online debate after questioning why professionals living in NCR, especially Gurgaon, relocate to Bengaluru for jo...
15 Apr, 2026, 08.32 AM IST
In CPI(M)'s cradle, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan eyes another win as Congress, BJP step up fightKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is seeking re-election from his home constituency Dharmadam. The CPI(M) leader aims for consecutive ...
20 Mar, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Work demand under rural job scheme rises for third monthDemand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme increased for the third month in January. 27.12 million...
06 Feb, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Bihar's Agnipath apprehensions: Fear of deep socioeconomic impact, marriage concerns for retireesWhile the protests spread quickly to most of north India and subsequently to the southern regions also, nowhere were they more intense than...
29 Jun, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
Trillions at stake as women disappear from India's workforceBetween 2010 and 2020, the number of working women in India dropped from 26% to 19%, according to data compiled by World Bank. As infection...
02 Jun, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
Azamgarh residents resent 'terror tag', say stigma hampering growth prospectsResidents of Sanjarpur and Sarai Meer villages of Azamgarh slam labelling of the district by some quarters as being a breeding ground of te...
27 Feb, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
'No other option': Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boomFifteen years ago, bulldozers descended on Raini village to build a dam, part of a push by India to increase hydroelectric power. The field...
22 Feb, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Govt develops ASEEM portal for sustainable livelihood opportunitiesThe ASEEM portal, developed by the National Skill Development Corporation in collaboration with BetterPlace, will provide employers a platf...
10 Jul, 2020, 04.55 PM IST
How a village with a penchant for teaching became Gujarat's guru gramLocated about 7 km from Himmatnagar, the headquarters of Sabarkantha district, Hadiyol has more than 700 active and 200 retired teachers.
10 Jul, 2017, 11.29 AM IST
'China struggling to retain rural doctors due to poor pay'China is struggling to retain village doctors due to poor pay and working conditions and most of them are leaving to cities in search of be...
14 Oct, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
APJ Abdul Kalam advocates low cost technology for mass housingKalam said the goal is to provide about 20 million houses over seven years under the government's 'Housing for All by 2022' scheme.
23 Jun, 2015, 11.34 PM IST
- Skill development body to enhance youth' job prospects: PM
Govt will now extend its reach to all towns in the country and set up a specialised authority to implement skill development schemes.
15 Aug, 2012, 12.45 PM IST
- Rahul into third day of 'padyatra', says Uttar Pradesh run by 'dalals'
The Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on the third day of his foot march said 'dalals' (touts)are running Uttar Pradesh.
08 Jul, 2011, 05.32 AM IST
- Rahul Gandhi attacks Maywati, says state being run by dalals
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on the third day of his foot march said that 'dalals' (touts) were running Uttar Pradesh.
07 Jul, 2011, 08.31 PM IST
- Bankers must cater to people's wants, not needs
A few years later, the villagers became a little more demanding; the new condition was that all prospective grooms must have a toilet in th...
11 Oct, 2010, 03.00 AM IST
- Poverty and lack of work at home send Indians to jobs in Persian Gulf
The wages from building skyscrapers in the UAE, driving taxis in Kuwait and sweeping streets in Saudi Arabia pump an estimated US$20 billio...
25 May, 2008, 06.42 AM IST