Seeking Employment
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Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces
Despite reservations in central public sector banks and Public Sector Undertakings, veterans fail to find jobs.
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com & Sat Singh, IndiaSpend.com
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Though real incomes have improved, farmers’ children are abandoning agriculture for other jobs
Young people acquiring an education have greater expectations.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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In charts: High-growth states like Gujarat are not creating high-quality jobs, finds a new study
Some states are better than others at creating jobs. But every state does badly at providing basic benefits to workers.
Nithya Subramanian
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Why are Indian women increasingly dropping out of work?
Even as the country is making massive strides in the education of the girl child, women are going missing from the workplace.
Namita Bhandare, IndiaSpend.com
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A new wave of tech talent is emerging, not from India’s urban classrooms but its hinterland
A growing number of organisations are training unskilled people from small-town India for tech roles.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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A small software firm focused on inclusivity and flexibility to become India’s best employer
Intuit, headquartered in California, dethroned Google to reach the top of the list.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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India’s plummeting exports killed 70,000 jobs in just one quarter
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which came into power riding on mega promises, including job creation, these numbers are worrying.
Madhura Karnik, qz.com
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One chart shows how the skill development mission has provided jobs to less than 5% of those trained
The government blames "incomplete data".
Scroll Staff
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Sample the edits bored Indian government employees make on Wikipedia
A Twitter handle is tracking anonymous Wikipedia edits made from official IP addresses.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema