Delhi gasps for breath: Govt orders 50% WFH, primary schools shut

Alarmed by hazardous pollution levels and health warnings, the Delhi government on Friday announced that primary schools will remain shut from Saturday and 50 per cent of its staff will work from......

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: No relief likely till Sunday

Delhi-NCR recorded its air quality in the very poor category on Wednesday morning and no major improvement is likely until Sunday, authorities said. IMAGE: A view of the national capital shrouded......

Delhi's air quality severe again as govt suggests WFH

The air quality in the national capital deteriorated to the severe category on Tuesday and the Delhi government suggested implementing work from home policy in Delhi-National Capital Region and......

Kejri's emergency act: Schools shut for week, WFH

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced various emergency measures, including closure of schools for a week, ban on construction activities and work from home for government......

IT-BPM industry to add 3 lakh jobs by March 2023

With rapid adoption of emerging technologies, the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry is expected to generate about 3 lakh jobs this fiscal year, according to a......

Strong rebound in India's job market post pandemic

Beauty, wellness industry sees huge increase in openings in March quarter; highest momentum in logistics, IT. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The job market saw an uptrend in the March......

Explained: How Covid got HR to relook its role in a changed world

With the focus on employee retention and wellness, HR has its job cut out. Sindhu Bhattacharya reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India Inc has weathered many a storm during......

Covid redux: India Inc switches back to SOS mode from wait-and-watch

The rising Covid-19 caseload has prompted companies to switch from a hybrid work model and return to remote work and essential travel once again. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com With the......

Why is Janhvi Kapoor So Busy?

Malaika's love for lavender... Pooja's B&W mood... Who's Kriti looking at? Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram Janhvi Kapoor is among Bollywood's busiest actors, thanks to a......

Unpaused: Naya Safar Review

Unpaused: Naya Safar holds on to a light-at-the-end-of-a-tunnel thought and looks at the pandemic-afflicted people from all walks of life through the prism of optimism in five poignant stories,......

'I urge everyone to get vaccinated'

Amy takes tennis lessons...Sophie meditates... Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhuri Dixit/Instagram 'Got my second jab today. I urge everyone to get vaccinated as soon as it's available to you,'......

Be warned! Kangana is lost in thought

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kangana Ranaut/Instagram Kangana Ranaut, gorgeous in a Kerala sari, unusually pensive. Will she come up with Kanganesque observations on the Modi Sarkar's handling of the......

FIFA WC: WFH bonanza for Qatari schools, offices

Qatar hopes to attract roughly 1.2 million visitors to the FIFA World Cup, a number which at almost half of the conservative country's population, poses a logistical and policing challenge. IMAGE:......