Jobs

Fact-check: No, govt isn't giving free laptops to students or jobs to every family

It is being falsely claimed over social media that the Government of India is distributing free laptops to students and providing jobs to every family under 'Ek Parivar Ek Naukri Yojana'. The truth is that no such schemes have been introduced by the Centre.

Nov 29, 2020

Assam woman's job application rejected because her surname is 'Chutia'

Because of 'Chutia' as her surname, she could not proceed ahead on the job portal.

Jul 24, 2020

India's election-bound Bihar state records nearly double national jobless rate

The latest state unemployment data released on Tuesday is a lagging indicator and the current jobless rate was expected to be much higher as millions of unemployed labourers return home due to a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Jun 16, 2020

More than 600,000 lose work in the UK as COVID hits jobs market

The jobless rate unexpectedly held at 3.9% over the three months to April - despite a record slump in overall economic output during that period - as firms turned to the government's job retention scheme to keep employees on their books.

Jun 16, 2020

Why half of India can't survive over a month without income

With a protracted lockdown and dismal economy, job losses are mounting and concerns are going up for families as to how long they can hold out.

Jun 10, 2020

Here's why most urban Indians are hopeful of jobs return post lockdown

In a statement, Ipsos said that the global survey found that Indians were found to be most optimistic of jobs returning, once all the restrictions were lifted.

Jun 8, 2020

What slowdown? IITs register bumper pre-placements offer

IT software and hardware companies have offered maximum PPOs followed by companies in the analytics and consulting sectors, IITs informed.

Nov 23, 2019

US unemployment drops to 3.5% in Sept with 1,36,000 new jobs

Though the US economy continues to provide almost full employment, the creation of 136,000 new jobs was below the expectations of analysts.

Oct 5, 2019

Pakistani expatriate turns good Samaritan for duped Indian job seekers in UAE

Mohamed Asadullah, a Pakistani Quran teacher, has been helping the duped Indian job seekers with their accommodation and food.

Aug 26, 2019

Bengaluru-based Visionet Systems to hire 800 employees in 6 months

Alok Bansal, the Managing Director, said they are seeing positive growth in India and trying to increase its employee headcount to 2,500 to increase work efficiency.

Jul 28, 2019

CarDekho in aggressive expansion mode; to hire 2,000 people in tech and business verticals

About 30 percent of the new recruits will be for the tech division and 20 percent for the management verticals related to insurance, fintech, retail and digital.

Jul 9, 2019

58,000 jobs coming: Manufacture, infra to drive job growth in key cities, says report

As per the report; manufacturing, engineering and infrastructure industries will see job growth of about 8 percent in 2019-20.

Jun 18, 2019

IndiGo poaching trouble-hit Jet Airways' pilots with compelling offers

The shortage of pilots is not unique to IndiGo. Experienced pilots are in short supply as airlines add fresh capacity driven by rapidly rising passenger traffic.

Mar 13, 2019

UK firms hold off on permanent hires as Brexit nears: Survey

British employers held off from hiring permanent staff in February, adding to signs of growing nerves ahead of Brexit in the country's otherwise strong labour market, a survey of recruiters showed on Friday.

Mar 8, 2019

India's unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18: Report

The unemployment among males stood at 4.3 per cent and 8.7 per cent among women in 2015/16, the government data showed.

Jan 31, 2019

Modi govt's pro-poor move: 10% quota approved for economically backward upper caste

The government was likely to introduce a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament on Tuesday to push for 10 per cent extra reservation for economically deprived sections among general categories.

Jan 7, 2019

Top-paying jobs, cities in India: Doctors, management professionals, Bangalore lead list

Employees in Bengaluru are earning an average annual salary of about 10.8 lakhs, says Randstad Insights. Pune stands second at Rs 10.3 lakhs.

Apr 17, 2018

Blockchain jobs in India: Which city offers the most opportunities?

Bengaluru followed by Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai are the top-five destinations for blockchain careers in the country.

Apr 10, 2018

Xiaomi rides the Make in India wave: To create 50,000 jobs

Xiaomi has set up three new smartphone manufacturing units in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, along with company's first Surface Mount Technology (SMT) plant in Chennai.

Apr 9, 2018

Six finance related jobs to make money from home

There is a long list of finance-related jobs that can be done from the comfort of sitting at home, from full-time corporate positions to freelance writers

Apr 9, 2018