Harvard University adds caste as protected category for student workers

Harvard University has added caste as a protected category for all graduate and undergraduate student workers. Photograph: Kind courtesy Harvard University/ Facebook The historic addition marks......

Migrant workers struggle to survive as pandemic rages

It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed.They were faceless and unrecognised.They were unappreciated and even hounded.They were poorly......

Battle lines in Indian politics have been drawn

Not all change is good, but this one is, applauds Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   This Budget session of Parliament signals a new turn in our national politics. After......

'You have to do good politics'

'You have to do good work and also do good politics.''I think that part was missing, communication was an issue, but we have bridged that gap.' IMAGE: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.......

GM, Ford switch off India ops but unable to exit

Both are finding it difficult to sell one each of their plants -- Chennai Maraimalai Nagar (Ford) and Talegaon near Pune (GM) -- and are finding the road blocked by employee severance snarl-ups,......

Companies see slowdown in growth of temporary, contract and casual jobs

Some of India’s largest companies have seen a slowdown in the growth of temporary, contract and casual jobs, as compared to the increase in their total workforce. Illustration: Dominic......

Why public sector companies are unable to attract talent for higher posts

The reasons why these company bosses often functioned as employees rather than owners was that their compensation was not linked to performance. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. Illustration:......

Toyota-Kirloskar lifts lockout in Bidadi plant

Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Tuesday said it has lifted the lockout at its Karnataka (Bidadi)-based manufacturing plants. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational......

AMAZING FILMS, coming up!

Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival. Priyanka Chopra was last seen in a Hindi film in 2016. In the three-and-a-half years since then,......

Younger players see T20 WC as more significant than ODI WC

IMAGE: Chris Gayle with the T20 World Cup trophy at Georgetown, Guyana. Photograph: ICC/X A player survey has revealed that the T20 World Cup is closing the gap in the race to become the "most......

Nadal says lower-ranked players need more money

  IMAGE: Rafael Nadal serves during his 2nd round match against Argentine Leonardo Mayer. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images World No 1 Rafael Nadal voiced his support for players to......