City NGO gives skills training to transform transgenders' lives

When a mob went on rampage in support of slain gangster Anandpal Singh at his village on Wednesday, a trainee officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS) went through a horrifying ordeal that even her rigorous training may not have prepared her for. It was, ...

The Jet Airways has asked its junior or trainee pilots to take a cut of 30 per cent in their salaries, according to sources. "In a letter, the management has asked first officers (junior pilots) to take a pay cut of 30 per cent. We will take up this matter in ...

Tribal communities in Tripura have for long practiced jhum or shifting cultivation, a traditional method where forests are slashed and burnt to create land for agriculture. Though the practice doesn't yield much income to farmers, hence to help create ...

A training plane of the Bangladesh Air Force has crashed in Foridarghunia area under Lohagara upazila of Chittagong district. The plane crashed around 3 p m on Tuesday, Additional Superintendent of Police (Satkania circle) told the Dhaka Tribune. "An air ...

The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is plagued by delay in the process of sanctioning of loans at different stages, a study study commissioned by the MSME Ministry has observed. The evaluation study, conducted by the Management ...

Modi wanted to reap the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas's success in the 2019 election, but officials say blaming Rudy alone for its slow progress was unjust.Sahil Makkar reports. Rajiv Pratap Rudy's resignation as minister of skill development and entrepreneurship has not come as a surprise to many in the government and Bharatiya Janata Party. In fact, some in the BJP believe that Rudy, a member of Parliament from Bihar's Saran parliamentary constituency, was trusted with the portfolio in ...

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There is considerable literature on how to identify talent and groom for succession. Another event should occur simultaneously for succession - a successful departure by the predecessor. Both have to work in unison or else the succession wobbles. Former Unilever chairman Mike Angus had once said, “The success of my judgement of a CEO ...

Vishal Sikka, who was hired by Infosys as the highest paid Indian CEO ever , has resigned from his post. As soon as the news came in, Infosys share prices crashed, witnessing its steepest fall in the last 9 months. At the time of writing, the share prices of ...

When Infosys appointed U B Pravin Rao as chief operating officer in June 2014, it was seen as a reward for nearly three decades of service. On Friday, when Rao was named Interim Chief Executive Officer after Vishal Sikka stepped down, the feeling was ...