The Union Cabinet on Wednesday is learnt to have cleared a bill on electoral reforms, including the one to link electoral roll with Aadhaar on a voluntary basis to root out multiple enrolments.
'It was only after he passed away that the family realised he was crying for help.'
'Param Bir's letter alleges that Waze was being used directly by the home minister.' 'I think an enquiry by a high court judge is the need of the hour.'
'Dr Shashi Tharoor by far is a much better choice.'
The 'Salary Survey 2015' was administered on 100,000 registered users on the website.
According to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's report on gender and employment, there is a worldwide increase in women's participation in the labour force but considerable gaps remain in working hours, conditions of employment and earnings.
According to a UN report, people live long, healthy lives in these 12 countries.
We don't know what percentage of new fathers in the Indian corporate sector take their parental responsibilities seriously enough to use the leave, says Kanika Datta.
While part-time women workers are ahead of part-time men by more than five per cent, among full-time workers in their 20s, wages for men are less than half a percentage point ahead of those for women.
'Even if the government does not implement an all-India NRC before 2024, it will be part of the party's long-term project.'
A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood.
'Should views such as Damore's be ignored, stigmatised, or corrected, point by point?' asks Mihir S Sharma.
'There shall be no change in India-Japan ties,' predicts Rajaram Panda.
The finding is part of Aspiring Minds National Employability Report
'We need to do more to accelerate growth.'
In a "historic" step, British Parliament has moved closer to amending equality laws to declare as illegal caste-based discrimination, which is also prevalent in India, after the House of Lords cleared the measure. The Equality Bill -- which unites the various strands of diversity legislation, outlaws age discrimination and requires businesses to report on the gender pay gap -- will now face final consideration by the House of Commons prior to receiving royal assent.
French security researcher Robert Baptiste posted a screenshot suggesting the micro-blogging platform that offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages had Chinese connections.
Fortune's third annual 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders' list features men and women from across the globe from the fields of business, government, philanthropy and the arts who are "transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same."
Only two actress on the Forbes India top 10 list.
Microsoft, like many tech firms, is not a model of diversity.
Even with the best methodology there is a limitation to what opinion poll/exit polls can achieve. When done correctly, the polls should give the broad story, points out Rajeeva Karandikar, director, Chennai Mathematical Institute.
The report suggests India in the longer term needs to create far more jobs in the formal organised sector -- 97 per cent of all female worker activity is in the informal sector
Even though the Democrat nominee won, polls showed that Trump had exceeded expectations.
More than 61 per cent of women choose non-professional courses.
The report is based on a joint survey by Nasscom and the PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Women take more time to pay off their student debts than men, figures based on British government projections for students who started university in 2006 show.
Globally, just 8 billionaires have same amount of wealth as the poorest 50% of the world population.
In first 9 months of FY18, scooter sales grew by 18.5%, the number may jump further as more women join workforce
When Subir Roy met Ruchira Gupta at The Telegraph 35 years ago she was not quite 20 and not a graduate. Today she is the indomitable founder of Apne Aap, which has touched the lives of over 21,000 women who were victims of sex trafficking.
Gender diversity at the top can improve financial returns.
Husbands need to take equal share, parents can lend a hand. It is important for women to dispel any self-doubt they have.
Average salary has grown faster than average business income for three of the last five years. This has implications in a country like India. Most people in India are self-employed, with 51.4% of the population falling in that bracket.
Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration. But what is happening today with the migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi regime during the last six years. It is not for nothing that India was ranked the most dangerous country in the world for women in 2018 by the Thompson Reuters Foundation poll, points out Rashme Sehgal.
General Asad Durrani's disclosures could leave considerable egg on the face of those currently wielding the stick in Pakistan, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
Making significant progress, India has reduced its "out of school" children by over 90 per cent and has achieved "universal primary education", said a UNESCO global education report released on Thursday.
Kanika Datta calls out our parenting stereotypes and how both men and women play into them.
Tech giant Google's Developer Group on Wednesday joined hands with Startup Village to launch 'Women Techmakers' (WTM), a global programme and brand for women in technology.
The government should take steps to mandate that companies have at least two women board members, and at least one of them should be an independent director, in the next two years.
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