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According to CMIE, the labour force participation rate fell from 46.1 per cent in 2016-17 to 43.5 per cent in 2017-18. CMIEs latest estimates suggest that the number has plummeted to 42.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2018-19.

Is the youth of India heading towards a 'job-mukt Bharat'?

While Modi and his prot©g© Amit Shah have been gloating over creating a Congress-mukt Bharat, they, in reality, have...

22 Aug 2018 12:13 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind waves as he arrives in a traditional horse-driven carriage at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday after being sworn in. (Photo: AP)

Mr President, lead us on path to nation-building

The new global scenario, economic doldrums and the socio-political situation only herald a vastly different era.

8 Aug 2017 12:32 AM IST

Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar and NDA Presidential Candidate Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: PTI)

Prez polls: Tweaking democracy through a vote of conscience

In fielding Ms Kumar, it is true that Mrs Gandhi and other Opposition leaders have put some pressure on the JD(U)...

10 July 2017 12:14 AM IST

Farmers throw vegetables on a road during a protest as part of the Maharashtra bandh over various demands in Nagpur, Maharashtra. (Photo: PTI )

Is PM Modi listening to the anguish of farmers?

The ability to represent failure as success has in fact been the order of the day for this government.

18 Jun 2017 11:58 PM IST