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Employees fume as IT firms submit proposal to Karnataka govt to increase 9-hour workday to 14 hours

Employees fume as IT firms submit proposal to Karnataka govt to increase 9-hour workday to 14 hours

After a controversial debate for 100% job reservation proposal of Group C and D for locals, the Karnataka State Government is considering increasing the daily working hours of the Information Technology Industry to 14 hours

Bangladesh Protests: Top court fails to quell unrest despite scaling back job quota

Bangladesh Protests: Top court fails to quell unrest despite scaling back job quota

Amidst the civil protests going on in Bangladesh, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India said in a statement that 4500 Indian students have returned safely to the union of India. The High Commission

Check out ‘Busy Bragging’ – another office trend causing employee burnout and reduced organisational productivity

Check out ‘Busy Bragging’ – another office trend causing employee burnout and reduced organisational productivity

The past few years has seen quite a few terms emerge in the employment / corporate landscape for example quiet quitting, resenteeism, rage applying, coffee badging etc, especially after the covid-19 period. Busy bragging is

Adidas backtracks after naming Bella Hadid the face of SL 72 re-launch ahead of Paris 2024

Adidas backtracks after naming Bella Hadid the face of SL 72 re-launch ahead of Paris 2024

German apparel giant Adidas recently triggered a massive social media controversy for choosing pro-Palestine Bella Hadid to market its re-released classic SL 72 sneakers. The re-launch arrives ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic

Olympic Solidarity offers participating athletes and coaches a vital support system

Olympic Solidarity offers participating athletes and coaches a vital support system

This article talks about the International Olympic Community (IOC) that released the 2023 Olympic Solidarity and NOC Services Annual Report. The report outlines the direct support given to athletes in 2023 through a total of

South Korea’s top court delivers landmark ruling on health insurance for gay couples

South Korea’s top court delivers landmark ruling on health insurance for gay couples

The South Korean Supreme Court made a landmark decision on Thursday: gay couples deserve health benefits equal to heterosexual married couples. It is one of the biggest steps towards LGBTQ equality in the country. What

Understanding Unemployment: What It Is and How It Affects Everyone

Understanding Unemployment: What It Is and How It Affects Everyone

Unemployment is a state where people who want to work and can work are deprived of jobs. Let us look at this through an example: For example, Sarah lives in London. She has been employed

Satya Nadella’s Top Skills for Microsoft Job Seekers: A Guide to Success

Satya Nadella’s Top Skills for Microsoft Job Seekers: A Guide to Success

Satya Nadella is the overall boss at Microsoft. He became the CEO in 2014 and became Chairman in 2021. This means he runs the whole operations of the company and makes major decisions. Nadella has

5 promising careers in the gaming industry

5 promising careers in the gaming industry

With over 2.34 billion gamers worldwide, the gaming industry has come a long way in establishing itself as a fast-evolving part of the entertainment industry. Stats show that the Indian gaming industry did a business

Top factors triggering violent Bangladesh quota protests

Top factors triggering violent Bangladesh quota protests

The two week long anti quota protests have turned violent after groups belonging to the ruling party clashed with the student protesters in Dhaka. More than 400 people were injured  and 5 people succumbed on