Undoubtedly, the Modi government's biggest challenge is to generate jobs for the 1 million Indians joining the work force every month. So, has 'achche din' arrived for all those young Indians eager to find jobs?
Students in Allahabad on Friday set afire two bogies of a stationery train and pelted another with stones as violence rocked the city for the second day.
Government employees and teachers affiliated with pro-Left unions today went on a day-long nationwide strike demanding revamping of the new pension scheme, announcement of interim relief and lifting the ban on recruitment. The demands include regularisation of extra-departmental employees, ban on contract appointments and revision of price index among other things.
In the Kashmir Valley, we need to begin to make a distinction between an insurgent who fights the security forces and a terrorist who murders unarmed civilians, suggests Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
People like Manmohan Singh and P Chidambaram, who as finance minister had fully supported the NPS, refuse to exercise their moral and political influence to try and stop Ashok Gehlot and others hell-bent on wrecking the states' finances, notes Virendra Kapoor.
Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, the Special Task Force probing the MPPEB scam, on Tuesday registered an FIR against him.
The Indian National Lok Dal on Saturday announced that Om Parkash Chautala would continue to lead the party and also contest Haryana Assembly elections due in 2014, despite his conviction by a Delhi court in a case of illegal recruitment of over 3,000 junior basic trained teachers in the state.
Former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala, convicted of illegally recruiting 3,206 teachers in the state, Thursday pleaded with a Delhi court for leniency in sentencing citing his ill health and old age, while the CBI sought maximum punishment for all 55 convicts in the case.
Dr M Ponnavaikko, vice chancellor, Bharathidasan University explains why the Indian education system requires needs to be revamped.
The objective of the new practice is to 'foster patriotism among students right from childhood', the notifications stated.
Thousands of Indian National Lok Dal supporters created chaos outside the Rohini court complex on Thursday when former Haryana CM O P Chautala arrived in the jail van prior to the hearing of arguments on his sentencing in the case of illegal recruitment of 3206 junior teachers in the state.
Radhika Apte's espionage skills, a quartet of romances in Visakhapatnam and a whole lot of other adventures and thrills, there's tons of action to catch on OTT this week.
The report covers 20 countries, including war-torn Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen and also the situation in India, the Philippines and Nigeria.
Should we really pay attention to them, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Around 10,000 will be recruited by Sunday, sources said, adding they will be deployed in district collectorates and talukas and paid a consolidated salary of Rs 5,000 per month.
CBI on Monday started a preliminary enquiry to probe the mysterious death of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh whose name had figured in the multi-crore rupee MPPEB scam, also known as Vyapam.
The one common thread that we see across these jobs is that they are all highly human-centric, points out Ramesh Kumar.
A petrol bomb was hurled at a school in Ranchi where a recruitment test for teachers was being held.
Scattered incidents of violence, including torching of buses and clashes, occurred and 1,600 people were arrested during the 12-hour bandh.
In March, the Delhi-based journalist was booked in the case which was registered days after his report 'We don't recruit Muslims: Modi govt's Ayush ministry' appeared in Milli Gazette, a fortnightly English language newspaper.
Nasha Fitter, a teacher, entrepreneur and expert on communications and soft-skilled training, recently launched You're Hired! a book that helps job seekers improve their English communication and job placement skills. An excerpt.
An excerpt from Nasha Fitter's book on how to get that job and keep it too!
AIBOC in a letter to the Prime Minister, has said the government should not expect the banking fraternity to "join the political campaign of #MainBhiChowkidar" unless issues related to merger of banks, salary revision and staff recruitment, among others, are addressed.
Practical interview tips from 'You're Hired!' by Nasha Fitter.
Learn how to create a more professional image for yourself and how to get the job of your dreams!
Whether you are speaking to one person or giving a presentation to a group, learning these skills will set you apart.
If you speak and write using Indianisms, you will sound unprofessional. The excerpt shows you how to correct and improve your English skills.
Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan paying the price of being in the wrong camp? Aditi Phadnis and Shashikant Trivedi find out.
Continuing his Lok Sabha plank of ousting the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought a clear mandate for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana for putting the state on a growth trajectory.
Of the over 900,000 registered with the exchange for government jobs in 2008, only 26,752 got placed. The previous AIADMK government had put on hold new recruitments, except in departments like police, teachers and medicines. After the DMK government took over, it was decided to fill the vacancies across all departments through the exchange. Since then, 232,417 vacancies were filled, of which 46,931 candidates were appointed in various posts through the employment exchange.
The soldier crossed over to India along with six hardcore terrorists through the Indo-Pak border in Pathankot.
From 17 pre-school centres to 285 in less than five years - Hippocampus has brought the joy of learning to kids.
Chaudhary sent his resignation immediately after assuming charge at 1 pm, informed sources said.
The BJP's manifesto speaks about the Prime Minister's vision of making 'Atmanirbhar Bihar'.
Referred to as 'Badlav Patr (document of change)', Congress leader Randeep Surjewala and All India Congress Committee's Bihar in-charge Shakti Sinh Gohil presented the manifesto that promises farm loan waiver and 50 percent subsidy in electricity bills to farmers up to 100 units of consumption. The manifesto also promised that it will reject the Centre's farm laws if voted to power.
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
TATA Interactive Systems is recruiting e-learning creators.
Third of faculty positions vacant. One per cent seats empty. New institutes lag in infrastructure, research.
'We have learnt lessons from Mamata Banerjee who overcame the BJP's canard by reciting Chandi Path and playing up her Brahmin origins in her campaign. We need to adopt strategies like asking Muslims to lie low and distributing tickets prudently so that we are not accused of favouring one community.' Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
