Is unemployment a major factor in shaping the vote choice of the youth?

Is unemployment a major factor in shaping the vote choice of the youth?

For the upcoming Lok Sabha elections of 2024, Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have strategically crafted their narrative around four key pillars: the poor, the youth, women, and farmers, referring to them as the ‘chaar jatiyan‘ (four castes). This rhetoric is a departure from traditional caste politics in India, emphasising development and … Read more

Lok Sabha polls | Candidates of all 3 major parties in Sivaganga are crorepatis, as per affidavits

Lok Sabha polls | Candidates of all 3 major parties in Sivaganga are crorepatis, as per affidavits

Sitting MP and Congress candidate for Sivaganga Karti Chidambaram. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Affidavits filed before the Returning Officer at Sivaganga Parliamentary constituency reveal that candidates of all three major parties: the Congress, BJP and the AIADMK, are crorepatis. Congress: Karti P. Chidambaram Congress candidate Karti P. Chidambaram (52), who is the sitting MP … Read more

No major change in employment status or wages in 10 years: Data

No major change in employment status or wages in 10 years: Data

Women planting paddy seedlings in an agricultural field in Nagaon district of Assam. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar On March 11, Bahutva Karnataka, a forum for concerned citizens and organisations, released a report titled ‘Employment, Wages and Inequality’, at the Press Club, Bengaluru. The report analyses the progress in various employment-related indicators in the … Read more

Major Alabama hospital pauses IVF after court rules frozen embryos are children

Major Alabama hospital pauses IVF after court rules frozen embryos are children

The Medical Association of the State of Alabama said in a statement: “The significance of this decision impacts all Alabamians and will likely lead to fewer babies – children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins – as fertility options become limited for those who want to have a family.” Source link

Jammu encounter: Army launches major anti-militancy operation in Rajouri

Jammu encounter: Army launches major anti-militancy operation in Rajouri

An exchange of fire began in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces. File representative image | Photo Credit: PTI An exchange of fire started on Monday night in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces, led by the Army who launched a major anti-militancy operation in the area during the day. Officials … Read more

Major train accident averted in Jharkhand

Major train accident averted in Jharkhand

A major train accident was averted at Jharkhand’s Bokaro after a tractor crashed the railway gate near Bhojudih station. Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A major train accident was averted at Jharkhand’s Bokaro after a tractor crashed the railway gate near Bhojudih station when the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was passing from there, … Read more