'Industries Are Fairly Bullish About Hiring Freshers'

'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......

Caste Is Back In The Electoral Equation

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......

India's excess Covid deaths may be between 3.4- 4.9mn: Study

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......

Premji university study calls for Rs 15,000 cash support to poor via PDS

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......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Fresh formal job creation declines to six-month low, shows EPFO data

Fresh formal job creation cooled for the second consecutive month to decline to a six-month low in September, signalling a downturn in the labour markets this financial year. Illustration: Uttam......

Poverty in India eased in '21, but was above '18 level: World Bank data

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:......

Indian middle class will nearly double to 61% by 2046-47: PRICE Report

The size of India’s middle class will nearly double to 61 per cent of its total population by 2047, from 31 per cent in 2020-21, as continuing political stability and economic reforms with a......