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Muslim Women And The Hijab Debate

Muslim Women And The Hijab Debate

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

When turbans are allowed on school and college campuses, or sacred ash on the forehead, can one ban the hijab? asks T N Ninan.

OTT WATCH: Devils. Superheroes. LOVE

OTT WATCH: Devils. Superheroes. LOVE

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Love stories, superheroes, family dramas, kiddie flicks, whodunits, rom-coms, Sukanya Verma lists your OTT menu for the week.

How to build trust at YOUR workplace

How to build trust at YOUR workplace

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Brillian SK, an HR professional and expert tells you why skip meetings are essential for every organisation and offers suggestions on how to conduct one in the right manner.

Inspirational! How Police Reforms First-Time Offenders

Inspirational! How Police Reforms First-Time Offenders

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

288 first-time offenders have been coaxed to leave the path of crime and lead a normal life.

Heart attack at workplace is employment injury: HC

Heart attack at workplace is employment injury: HC

Rediff.com10 Sep 2013

Death due to heart failure at work place amounts to employment injury, the Bombay High Court has held and ordered Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIS) to pay within a month the claim amount to a 40-year-old housewife whose husband died of cardiac arrest in a factory.

Entire office needn't be closed for 1-2 COVID-19 cases: Govt

Entire office needn't be closed for 1-2 COVID-19 cases: Govt

Rediff.com18 May 2020

However, if there is a larger outbreak, the entire building will have to be closed for 48 hours. All staff will work from home till the building is adequately disinfected and is declared fit for re-occupation, it said in the guidelines on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in workplace settings.

Drama. Romance. Whodunits: On OTT This Week

Drama. Romance. Whodunits: On OTT This Week

Rediff.com4 Jun 2022

Sukanya Verma lists out everything you can catch on OTT this week.

Who's the whiner at your workplace?

Who's the whiner at your workplace?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

Are you avoiding a perpetually grumbling colleague? Or are you constantly avoided by colleagues because of your constant grumbling? Either way, meet the office whiner!

5 Tips To Make Long Distance Relationships Work

5 Tips To Make Long Distance Relationships Work

Rediff.com1 Dec 2022

Talk to your partner for at least ten minutes in the morning and then again when you get back home. In between, keep exchanging texts and brief calls, suggests Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.

Google: Best workplace for MBA grads

Google: Best workplace for MBA grads

Rediff.com4 May 2007

After jumping from 129th in 2005 to 2nd in 2006 and to numero uno this year, Google, the most popular search engine is now the most popular place to work for MBA students, thus ending McKinsey & Company's 12-year reign.

The HOTTEST Jobs of 2023 Are...

The HOTTEST Jobs of 2023 Are...

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

Roles ranging from digital marketing to wealth management are some of the emerging roles, notes Sekhar Garisa, CEO, foundit, a job search app.

How to be a SMART manager: 5 TIPS

How to be a SMART manager: 5 TIPS

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

You may have to bend some rules, extend favours and help each other beyond what is expected of your profile.

Infosys completes 8 years of NYSE listing, to ring closing bell

Infosys completes 8 years of NYSE listing, to ring closing bell

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Infosys will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday to commemorate its eighth anniversary of listing on the exchange. Infosys CEO Salil Parekh will ring the closing bell in a ceremony to celebrate the company's 2020 achievements, including its eight years of trading on the NYSE, rapid growth in the US, and its recently announced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Vision for 2030, a regulatory filing said.

5 Soft Skills To Boost Your Career

5 Soft Skills To Boost Your Career

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

With the growing talent pool, professionals must keep pushing their limits to stay relevant.

How HR managers are helping make workplaces better

How HR managers are helping make workplaces better

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

As more companies acknowledge that employees are their top asset, the role of HR will expand and become increasingly important.

New Parliament will be paperless -- here's what to expect

New Parliament will be paperless -- here's what to expect

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

In the new Parliament House, with a soft launch this Winter Session, paper is expected to disappear. For the guidance of ministers, secretaries can scribble notes on linked pads even from their offices to respond to queries from members.

10 Leadership Skills Women Must Develop

10 Leadership Skills Women Must Develop

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

The greatest strength of a leader is to be able to think about the 'big picture'.

'Politics is for serving the people'

'Politics is for serving the people'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Priya Rajan is Chennai's third woman mayor, and at 28, its youngest.

India lags peers in heading back to office amid COVID-19

India lags peers in heading back to office amid COVID-19

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

Other countries with a large number of cases including Brazil, Russia, Spain and the United States of America, all have more people heading to work.

Rajnath, Sitharaman, Gadkari and Maneka on govt's #MeToo panel

Rajnath, Sitharaman, Gadkari and Maneka on govt's #MeToo panel

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

The Group of Ministers will examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at workplace and recommend action required for effective implementation of the existing provisions, as well as for strengthening the existing legal and institutional frameworks for addressing issues related to sexual harassment at workplace, the statement said.

How to bounce back from workplace mistakes

How to bounce back from workplace mistakes

Rediff.com11 Jun 2009

DA Benton, top executive coach, explains how to react to everyday mistakes we all make.

Centre holds meeting of experts on monkeypox

Centre holds meeting of experts on monkeypox

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

India has so far reported nine cases of monkeypox, including one death.

50% men feel gender bias exists at work

50% men feel gender bias exists at work

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

'It is very disturbing to know that even in today's world women are treated differently.'

COVID-19: Govt issues fresh SOPs for offices

COVID-19: Govt issues fresh SOPs for offices

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

The Union health ministry has issued new 'Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to contain spread of COVID-19 in offices' and according to these, if one or two cases are reported, the disinfection procedure will be limited to the areas occupied and visited by the patient in the last 48 hours.

Work on Ayodhya Ram temple on schedule, darshan by Dec 2023, says official

Work on Ayodhya Ram temple on schedule, darshan by Dec 2023, says official

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

Work on building a pilgrimage facilitation centre and other utilities in Ayodhya's Ram temple complex has started, with 'darshan' of Ram Lalla expected to open in December 2023, according to a senior official of the construction committee.

'We want Muslim Personal Law to be completely reformed'

'We want Muslim Personal Law to be completely reformed'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

'The BJP may no longer be in power after 2024, that doesn't mean we'll stop this campaign against polygamy.'

HR GURU: Working Long Hours Important For Success?

HR GURU: Working Long Hours Important For Success?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

'Skills are the new currency across biz'

'Skills are the new currency across biz'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

'As the demand for transferable skills that can be remotely applied increases, the need for tech-based courses is on the rise/'

MeToo: Ramani seeks acquittal in M J Akbar's complaint

MeToo: Ramani seeks acquittal in M J Akbar's complaint

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

Ramani, who concluded her arguments on Saturday in the complaint filed against her by Akbar, told the court through her lawyer that the #MeToo campaign was started to correct the structural wrong, which was continuing for long.

ASK HR GURU: Is it okay to moonlight?

ASK HR GURU: Is it okay to moonlight?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

10 skills that really matter in the new normal

10 skills that really matter in the new normal

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Tech-driven skills will be in demand in the post pandemic era, alerts Sonya Hooja, COO and co-founder, Imarticus Learning.

Marooned in Tirumala-Tirupati!

Marooned in Tirumala-Tirupati!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

Tirumala-Tirupati, the most popular, and wealthiest, temple in India was cut off on Thursday following heavy rains that flooded the main shrine at Tirumala and led to the shutdown of the ghat roads that lead to it.

The Most Gandhian Protest Won't Be Tolerated In India

The Most Gandhian Protest Won't Be Tolerated In India

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

A protest happens because the State doesn't follow its own laws. A protest is an objection and a complaint. It exists because it is otherwise unheard, observes Aakar Patel.

Hospitals can't offer vaccine packages with hotels: Govt

Hospitals can't offer vaccine packages with hotels: Govt

Rediff.com30 May 2021

In a letter to all states and UTs, Additional Secretary to Health ministry Manohar Agnani said it has come to the notice of the Union health ministry that some private hospitals are giving package for Covid vaccination in collaboration with some hotels, which is against the guidelines issued for the National Covid Vaccination Program.

The way forward for #MeToo

The way forward for #MeToo

Rediff.com15 Jun 2019

'Awareness should be raised; protocols and procedures, and reporting mechanisms must be put in place to protect both men and women in the workplace,' notes Jael Silliman.

Experts sceptical about CMIE's unemployment data

Experts sceptical about CMIE's unemployment data

Rediff.com3 May 2022

Economists on Tuesday are not convinced about the latest monthly unemployment data released by the Centre for Monitoring India Economy (CMIE), particularly about the statistics of the rural areas. They asserted that it is difficult to get the real picture of unemployment from the methodology used by the CMIE to get the data. The overall unemployment rate in India has increased to 7.83 per cent in April 2022 as compared to 7.60 per cent in the previous month, CMIE said in its report.

HR GURU: 'I work hard but don't get positive feedback'

HR GURU: 'I work hard but don't get positive feedback'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

'Have a candid discussion with your management and raise your concerns,' suggests HR Guru Mayank Rautela.

How to apply for LGTBI job fair in India

How to apply for LGTBI job fair in India

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

Companies such as Uber, Accenture, BNY Mellon, The Lalit, Kronokare and Unhotel will be hiring candidates for various roles.

10 Signs Your Mental Health Is At Risk

10 Signs Your Mental Health Is At Risk

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

Not being able to control outcomes and manage our own expectations leads to stress and anxiety which further leads to sadness and disappointment and worse case, depression.

5 Tips To Inspire Positivity At Work

5 Tips To Inspire Positivity At Work

Rediff.com22 Apr 2022

Step away for a team lunch, vacation and outings which will help keep a check in with the emotional, mental and physical wellbeing of everyone.