Unemployment
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India’s unemployment rate rose to 3-year high of 8.48% in October, says CMIE
While urban unemployment stood at 8.89% in October, the figure for rural unemployment was 8.28%.
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BJP minister says there are enough jobs available, but lack of qualified candidates in North India
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi lashed out at Santosh Gangwar, claiming jobs were lost because of the government’s policies.
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Union minister claims unemployment figures are wrong, no one is losing jobs
Nityanand Rai, a junior minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs, also claimed that India was on the way to becoming a $5 trillion economy.
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Several Twitter users change identities to claim to be Muslims who support citizenship law
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Government survey found only 20% of Mudra loan beneficiaries started new businesses: Indian Express
The rest used the funds to expand existing businesses.
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Centre admits unemployment data was leaked, says it’s trying to identify those responsible
Minister Rao Inderjit Singhs said the new method for unemployment surveys was different and therefore cannot be compared to previous years.
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Unemployment rate for 2017-’18 is not comparable with previous surveys, says chief statistician
Pravin Srivastava said the present survey emphasised on education levels unlike earlier surveys which were based on monthly per capita expenditure.
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Video
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Watch: This baby squirrel’s yawn is one of nature’s gifts to online videos
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Watch: Aligarh police chief assures all support to AMU protests if they are conducted democratically
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Watch the dramatic moment a dog got his leash stuck in an elevator – but was swiftly rescued
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Eco India: This town in Kerala has set its sights on becoming India's first carbon-neutral panchayat
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Satire video: Author Devdutt Pattanaik is roasted by ‘Bhakt Banerjee’ over Hinduism versus Hindutva
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Centre releases report that showed unemployment rose to 45-year high of 6.1% in 2017-’18
Opposition leaders had earlier accused the Narendra Modi government of burying the report.
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Since demonetisation in 2016, about 50 lakh men have lost their jobs, shows new report
The report said the ‘beginning of the decline in jobs’ coincided with the note ban exercise but ‘no direct relationship can be established based only on this’.
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Government survey on jobs under Mudra scheme will be released after Lok Sabha polls, says report
An expert committee reportedly found irregularities in the methodology used by the Labour Bureau and asked for rectification.
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The Reel
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How a cafe owner and Rajiv Gandhi contributed to Ramanand Sagar’s blockbuster TV show ‘Ramayan’
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‘Ghost Stories’ trailer: The ‘Lust Stories’ quartet brings a series of horror short films
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‘Mardaani 2’ movie review: Once more, without feeling
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Is the web series ‘Queen’ about Jayalalithaa? Here’s what Ramya Krishnan has to say
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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Former PM Manmohan Singh says jobless growth has slipped into job-loss growth
The Congress leader said the agrarian crisis, declining job opportunities and environmental degradation are challenges facing the country.
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Jobs report comparable to 2011-’12, NITI Aayog CEO not a statistician: Ex-chair of statistics panel
PC Mohanan said Amitabh Kant’s skepticism ‘strikes at the fundamentals’ of the National Sample Survey Organisation.
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Unemployment data: National Statistical Commission has approved NSSO report, says labour minister
The National Sample Survey Office is currently processing quarterly data for the period July 2017 to December 2018, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said.
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The Field
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Japan unveils main Tokyo Olympics stadium with special features to counter heat
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Funds not an issue: IOA president Narinder Batra says sports federations have to change their ways
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NBA wrap: Bucks win 18th straight game, Doncic injured as Heat get over-time win over Mavericks
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Ligue 1: Marseille six-match winning run ended by Metz; Moncao held in stalemate
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You all like watching us suffering: Klopp blasts plan to increase Champions League games