Bihar has fertile grounds for caste to emerge as an electoral issue. IMAGE: Passengers in large numbers arrive at the Patna railway station from different states to celebrate the Chhath Puja......
'The noise that we are hearing is because the five big IT players are not hiring significantly.' IMAGE: Doctors protest demanding recruitment opportunities in Bhubaneswar. Photograph: ANI Photo......
After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
This will cost the government Rs 3.1 trillion, about 10 per cent of its annual expenditure, and higher than any other spending item in its Budget. IMAGE: A migrant worker arrives at Chennai's MGR......
India's excess deaths during the Covid pandemic could be between 3.4 to 4.9 million, according to a new report which suggests millions more may have died from the SARS-CoV-2 virus than the official......
Average wages paid by listed companies is more than twice the salaries paid by other enterprises, points out Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Listed companies had employed a......
The number of fresh formal jobs generated in a month increased to a seven-month high in April, signalling a recovery in the formal labour market in the country, according to the latest monthly......
The finance minister did very well for equity market investors ,but not so with families, reveals Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The presentation of the Union Budget......
Extreme poverty in India declined by 38 million in 2021 to 167.49 million after a surge in the two preceding years, but remained above the 2018 level, the latest World Bank data shows. Photograph:......
'The large scale and widespread shrinking of the labour force in November, the peaking of unemployment in October and the fall in lead indicators in October and November point towards a worsening......