Chinese vessel near Male as India, Lanka, Maldives begin trilateral drill

A high-tech Chinese marine research ship on Thursday arrived near the Maldives after spending about a month in the Indian Ocean near the island nation, media reports said in Male. Image used for......

General To Head Largest Muslim Democracy

IMAGE: Signature moves: Prabowo Subianto and fresh-faced vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka dance after delivering their speeches at an event in Jakarta showing the quick-count......

Celebrating Indonesia's Festival Of Democracy

The 'Pesta Demokrasi' is a cause for celebration not only for Indonesia but also for democracy and forces for peace all over the globe, notes Sandeep Chakravorty, India's Ambassador to Indonesia.......

Ram's Footprint Over South East Asia

Even those who are the supporters of India's 'cultural nationalism' seems to be unaware of the footprint of Shri Ram in South East Asia, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Photograph: PTI......

Specialised skills to drive 20-25% growth in IT fresher hiring

Fresher hiring, which has been subdued as Indian information technology (IT) services firms scaled back their recruitment, is set for a turnaround. Photograph: ANI Photo The IT sector’s......

IT firms may focus on tiered hiring strategy

As the job markets open up, top IT services firms may look at a tiered strategy in which they hire entry-level talents at higher salaries, amid a major technological shift, say HR analysts.......

Nasscom portal to bridge job scout-seeker gap

The National Association of Software Services Companies (Nasscom) on Tuesday launched the Talent Connect portal to bridge the gap between recruiters and digitally skilled and certified candidates.......

Demand for IT gig workers grew 157% in H12023, says job firm Awign

At a time when the tech sector witnessed a spree of layoffs and slowdown in new hiring, IT firms have opted for temporary jobs in order to turn some their fixed costs variable. Illustration: Uttam......

What to SEE on OTT This Week

You'll be spoilt for choice on OTT this week.Sukanya Verma lists everything you simply can't afford to miss.   KarnanWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Tamil Wearing the air of a......

Why FIFA has stripped Indonesia of WC hosting rights

IMAGE: The loss of hosting rights will be a big setback in Indonesia, where football has a massive following, despite the lack of international success since qualifying for the 1938 World Cup as......

Deadly stampede: Indonesian match official jailed

IMAGE: The verdict was announced on Thursday. Photograph: Presto Wardoyo/Reuters An Indonesian court sentenced a soccer match official to one and a half years in prison on Thursday after finding......

PIX: Fans mourn victims of Indonesia stadium stampede

IMAGE: Fans gather during a vigil at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, after a riot and stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium following the football match between Arema vs Persebaya Surabaya, in Bekasi,......

6 people charged over Indonesia soccer stadium stampede

IMAGE: The suspects include three police officers over their use of tear gas, the head of the organising committee and the chief security officer of the home club Arema FC. Photograph: Antara......

Indonesia stampede: Internal watchdog faults police use of tear gas

IMAGE: Hundreds of spectators were crushed as they tried to flee the overpacked stadium in Malang, East Java on Saturday, after police fired tear gas to disperse agitated fans of the losing home......