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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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties