MSP, hiking 50% quota, VVPAT, no Agnipath: Congress rolls out manifesto

Right to apprenticeship, legal guarantee for MSP, passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, a nation-wide caste census and scrapping of......

Why Punjab Needs A Leader Like Mayawati

Unless Punjab has a chief minister who can look beyond community/vote bank politics, carries all sections of society, stop appeasing while addressing genuine concerns and break the stranglehold of......

Varna and Jati Are Not Same

The relative ranking of castes can vary across regions and localities and depends on a number of factors including control over land, wealth, and political power.Castes have often tried to......

Desi from Mumbai takes on American political Goliath

'It is never easy to run a campaign as a woman, particularly a minority woman, especially when you are bucking the establishment.' My entire campaign is an act of resistance.'P Rajendran reports......

Big Enterprises Are Better Employers

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......

Employment in 9 sectors at 3.08 cr in April-June

Employment in nine selected sectors, including construction, manufacturing and IT/BPO, was at 3.08 crore in the April-June quarter of 2021-22, reflecting a growth of 29 per cent compared to 2.37......

In financial distress? Seek help, don't commit suicide

Shedding the stigma around failure, sharing issues with the family and seeking financial assistance from others can help alleviate distress and help people recover faster, says experts. A small......

Will Modi govt manage to push labour reforms this time?

After assuming power in 2014 with a full majority of its own, the BJP-led NDA government started an ambitious process of reforming labour laws in the form of codes aimed at making the framework......