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PayPal says 220 India employees affected in latest restructuring

September 3, 2026 admin

PayPal has said approximately 220 employees in India were affected by workforce reductions on August 31, representing about 4% of its India employee headcount, disputing reports of substantially higher job cuts in the country. File | Photo Credit: Reuters PayPal has said approximately 220 employees in India were affected by workforce reductions on August 31,…

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When art wilts under the sun

February 28, 2026 admin

During the Tamil months of Chithirai and Vaikasi (April to June), temple festivals gather momentum across Tamil Nadu. On festival days, village squares and temple grounds slowly fill up even as the sun beats down mercilessly through the afternoon. By evening, performances of song, dance, drama, and ritual begin; people drop in, stay awhile, applaud, and move…

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Relief for big coffee planters in Karnataka, but small planters grapple with labour shortage

January 17, 2025 admin

While harvesting requires manual labour, small planters are proposing mechanisation of processes like drying beans and irrigation, which will help reduce dependency on labourers. | Photo Credit: File photo : Karnataka’s big coffee planters, reeling under years of labour shortage, are enjoying a welcome respite this harvest season as migrant workers arrived in sufficient numbers…

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Are enough formal jobs being created?

July 27, 2024 admin

The story so far: The Union Budget for 2024-25 made it clear that employment was a major priority of the government, with the word getting 23 mentions in the Finance Minister’s speech. With many voters expressing their disenchantment with rising unemployment in the recent election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lent his title to a…

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Mending India-Labour Relations Won’t Be Easy For Starmer

July 5, 2024 admin

As was widely expected in the UK elections, the Labour Party has registered one of its biggest victories, inflicting a huge defeat on the Conservative Party. No one had expected this seismic outcome just a few years ago. But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who is going to be the next British Prime Minister, is…

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Odd Candidates In UK Polls 2024

July 3, 2024 admin

Dressed in a silver outfit, Count Binface will be challenging PM Rishi Sunak in his constituency. London: When either Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer take to the stage to hail victory in the British election on Friday, they will be joined at their moment of triumph by either a man with a trash can on…

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Watch: U.K. General Election: Why voter turnout could be low

July 1, 2024 admin

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Watch: U.K. General Election: Polls predict big defeat for Sunak and Conservatives

July 1, 2024 admin

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Make insurance cover for construction workers mandatory for building plan approval in Tamil Nadu : Union

June 7, 2024 admin

Construction workers are hard at work under the scorching sun. File | Photo Credit: Karthikeyan G The Tamil Nadu government should make insurance cover for construction workers mandatory in building plan approval applications, the Tamil Nadu AITUC Construction Workers Union has said. General secretary of the Union N. Selvaraj told The Hindu on Friday that three construction…

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US Couple Welcomes “Spontaneous Triplets” In Rare Occurrence

October 18, 2023 admin

Claire, Ella and Lily Codaro were born in late August. A couple in Louisiana, United States, welcomed “spontaneous triplets”, the term used for naturally conceiving identical triplets, a rare occurrence that happens to one out of one million to 200 million pregnancies. Haley and Matthew Cordaro gave birth to the trio at Willis-Knighton South &…

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