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'A Big Chunk Of India's Office Workers Will End Up Becoming Part Of The Gig Economy'

'More and more people from the middle class will become self-employed gig workers mostly working from home, rather than as office workers with salary, promotion, bonuses, etc.' Illustration:......

'Bihar Doesn't Predict Outcomes In Bengal, UP'

'The question for the TMC is not whether it can hold its bastions, but whether it can expand effectively into regions where the BJP already possesses a good ecosystem.' IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

SC to hear on Tuesday TVK plea against electoral roll revision in TN

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea filed by actor-turned-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam challenging the Election Commission's decision to conduct Special Intensive......

Bengal: 2,208 booths under lens after all SIR forms return

A total of 2,208 booths in West Bengal are under the scanner after all the distributed enumeration forms were returned filled up, indicating that there is not a single dead, duplicate or......

EC strongly defends TN, Bengal SIR in SC, denies mass voter deletion

The Election Commission has strongly defended in the Supreme Court its ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, saying that allegations of mass deletion......

Apollo Hospitals Q2 net up 26%

Leading hospital chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd (Ahel) has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 477 crore during the second quarter this financial year, up 26 per cent from Rs 379 crore......

US LPG pact may shield India from geopolitical shocks

India's decision to import LPG from the US helps it to diversify sources as it reduces almost full reliance on West Asian countries for supply of the country's primary cooking fuel. Kindly note......

Labour Codes: Trade Unions Raise Red Flags Over Layoffs

'Raising the retrenchment, layoff and closure threshold to 300 workers for prior government permission enables hire-and-fire in more than 90 per cent of the Indian workplaces. More than 12,00,000......

Russia Oil Imports Up In Oct

After a three-month slowdown, India's oil imports (already landed) from Russia bounced back in the first 15 days of October to 1.8 million barrels per day. Photograph: Bing Guan/Reuters Owing......

Bollywood's Ladies Cheer Farhan Akhtar

Farhan Akhtar held the doors open for *everyone* at a special screening of his new film, 120 Bahadur. Family, friends, colleagues and veterans lined up to watch his new patriot offering, which is......

Hope's century keeps West Indies afloat

IMAGE: Wearing sunglasses after suffering an eye infection, Shai Hope made 116 not out -- his fourth Test century -- on Day 4 of the first Test in Christchurch. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/Reuters......

New Zealand recall Williamson for West Indies Tests

IMAGE: Kane Williamson has retired from T20 Internationals and skipped the ODI series against the West Indies. Photograph: ANI Photo Kane Williamson was included in the New Zealand squad for......

West Indies recall veteran pacer for New Zealand tour

The tour spans December 1-21 across Christchurch, Wellington and Mount Maunganui and the series forms part of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship, where West Indies are bottom of the standings......

EPL: Spirited West Ham rally to beat Newcastle United

IMAGE: Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring West Ham United's third goal against Newcastle United. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters West Ham United bounced back from conceding an early goal to beat......

'Cricket at heart?': Lara's wake-up call for West Indies team

'Do they really want to play for West Indies?' IMAGE: Legend Brian Lara said the West Indies cricket board needs to find a way to not lose Caribbean players to franchise T20 leagues around the......