WHY GRADUATES NOT FINDING JOBS?
NEW DELHI: Indians are graduating in greater numbers than ever, but only 8.25% are finding jobs related to what they have studied. A new Niti Aayog paper flags the widening gap between India’s education system and the skills demanded by the job market. India is producing more graduates than ever before, but a new Niti […]
VETERAN ALAMGIR IS 23RD BANGLADESH PRESIDENT
NEW DELHI: Veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected as the 23rd president of Bangladesh. While usually presidents in Bangladesh have been elected through a consensus, this was the first presidential election in 35 years that saw an election with the Jamaat also putting up a candidate. Former Chief […]
DUTY-FREE SUGAR IMPORT FROM PAK
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s sugar industry is looking towards India as a potential market for its surplus stocks of sugar, hours after the Government of India opened the door to duty-free sugar imports amid a surge in domestic prices. The development comes at a strained moment in India-Pakistan relations. Pakistan-based daily, The News International, reported on […]
SC REDUCES LAW PRACTICE FROM 3 TO 1 YEAR TO BECOME CIVIL JUDGE
NEW DELHI: In a key judgment on recruitment of judicial officers, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld its May 2025 ruling that mandated law practice as a condition for entry into judicial service, but reduced the experience prescribed at the bar from 3 years to 1 year. Pertinently, the candidates who succeed at the judicial […]
