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...
10 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Assembly polls: Will May 4 mark a turning point for women in politics in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu awaits election results on May 4th, with a record 443 women contesting Assembly seats. Despite historical highs and lows in fema...
03 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
West Bengal Phase 2 elections: Women voters outnumber men in 23 Bengal seats, defying SIR cutsWomen voters are outnumbering men in many West Bengal assembly segments for the second phase of polling. This trend is prominent in urban a...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Women remain under-represented in India's deeptech sector: Indeed surveyWomen face significant hurdles in India's deeptech sector, with entry-level representation as low as 0-10% for many firms. Despite steady j...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
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...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
Lakshadweep tops, Bihar trails as India posts 80.9% literacy. But gaps by gender and region persistIndia's literacy rate shows progress. The rate is 80.9% for those aged seven and above. Lakshadweep and Kerala lead in literacy. Bihar, Mad...
03 Jun, 2025, 04.40 PM IST
66.14% voted in first,66.7% in phase two of Lok Sabha elections: ECIThe Election Commission reported 66.14% and 66.7% voter turnout for Phase 1 and 2 of Lok Sabha elections. Maharashtra, UP, MP, and Rajastha...
01 May, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Jobless rate declines to record 3.1% in 2023India's unemployment rate dropped to 3.1% in 2023, the lowest in recent years, from 3.6% the previous year. Female labor force participatio...
04 Mar, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Mind the gap: Median female salaries at Nifty50 companies lag males' by a tenthET analysed the median salaries for male and female employees disclosed by Nifty50 constituent companies. Of the 50 companies, 43 disclosed...
23 Oct, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Women voting in Gujarat slips; it's better in various other statesThe female voter turnout was as high as 69.52% in the 2012 assembly polls, slid to 66.11% in 2017 and has dropped to 61.75% in the 2022 ass...
14 Dec, 2022, 01.03 AM IST
At 66 per cent, Andhra Pradesh’s literacy rate worst, Delhi’s 2nd best at 89 per centTypically, states with relatively low literacy rates also tend to have the highest gender skews, but that is not always true. Andhra Prades...
07 Sep, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
- Why boys tend to do better in science tests
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) Boys tend to outperform girls in high-stakes science tests, but it is not because they are better students, accordi...
31 Dec, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
Female researchers paid 14 per cent less than men, says studyThe difference in earnings persists in spite of the fact that the quality of research of females does not differ from that of males, the st...
21 Feb, 2016, 03.27 PM IST
These are the three key ways female executives lose out to men when it comes to payYou've probably heard that women tend to earn less than men in the workplace. The incentive pay gap accounts for 93% of the gender gap in p...
26 Aug, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Three out of four Indians can read and write now
Even as there was a sense of achievement at the improvement in the literacy rate, questions are being raised about what constitutes literac...
01 Apr, 2011, 12.44 PM IST