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Lalu Yadav hits out at BJP, says country heading towards civil war

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre and alleged that the country is "heading towards civil war".The former Bihar CM also called upon the people to unite against inflation and unemployment."The way BJP is working, the country is moving towards civil war. I call upon the people to unite against inflation, unemployment & corruption in the country. We've to fight united & we'll win," Lalu said at the Sampoorna Kranti Diwas while addressing virtually.Lalu also appealed to the secular forces to unite and fight together."We do not have to back off," he said.Meanwhile, Lalu was granted bail in the Rs 139.35-crore illegal withdrawal from Doranda Treasury by the Jharkhand High Court in April. The case is related to the fodder scam.In February, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi held RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad guilty of fraudulent ...

Making urban MNREGA workable: A question of getting the structure right

The urban population is more educated and generally has a different set of job preferences than the rural

6 mn sanctioned govt posts lying vacant, says BJP MP Varun Gandhi

Continuing to raise the issue of unemployment, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday said over 60 lakh sanctioned central and state government posts are vacant in various sectors

Record inflation, unemployment under 'failed' governance of Centre: Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre over the issue of inflation, saying it is "looting" people's income.

Bustling labour markets in April

The labour force increased by 8.8 million - from 428.4 million in March 2022 to 437.2 million in April 2022

Unemployment rate at 8.7% in October-December 2021, says NSO survey

Joblessness was high in October-December in 2020 mainly due to the staggering impact of the lockdown restrictions in the country, which were imposed to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus

Experts not convinced about CMIE's unemployment data for April

Economists on Tuesday are not convinced about the latest monthly unemployment data released by the Centre for Monitoring India Economy (CMIE), particularly about the statistics of the rural areas.

India's unemployment rate rose to 7.83% in April, shows CMIE data

The unemployment rate in urban areas was higher at 9.22 per cent compared to 8.28 per cent in March, the data released on Monday showed

India's jobless rate rises to 7.83% in April, Haryana tops the list: CMIE

Economists say job opportunities have been hit by sluggish domestic demand and the slow pace of economic recovery amid rising prices

Unemployment at peak in Haryana, but govt in denial mode: MLA Balraj Kundu

"The government speaks a white lie when it claims the unemployment rate in the state is only around 6 per cent," Kundu told reporters here

Millions of Indians exiting labour force no longer looking for jobs: CMIE

Now, more than half of the 900 million Indians of legal working age -- roughly the population of the US and Russia combined -- don't want a job, according to the CMIE

India can't stay stagnant: PM Modi urges people to buy domestic goods

He said if people use local goods for the next 25 years, then the country will not have to face the issue of unemployment

Unemployment rate falls, from grace

The decline in the LPR reflects the inadequacy of the growth in employment opportunities

CPI(M) Party Congress adopts resolution against unemployment in country

CPI(M) said the official data on unemployment was a "gross underestimation" and the distress was severe in view of the "absence of any meaningful social security provisions" for majority of population

Govt ran away from discussion on price rise, unemployment: Cong

As Parliament was adjourned sine die on Thursday, the Congress alleged that the government ran away from debate on price rise, farmers and unemployment issues during the Budget Session.

LIVE: Russia has withdrawn two-third of forces near Kyiv, says US official

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the forces would likely be redirected towards eastern Ukraine, but it was still not confirmed

Consumer sentiment's recovery path

The problem is that this recovery is grossly inadequate and the rate of recovery is not only too slow but is also slowing down

India's jobless rate falls to 7.6% in March from 8.1% a month earlier: CMIE

Unemployment rate in the country is decreasing with the economy slowly returning to normal, according to CMIE data. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy's monthly time series data revealed that the overall unemployment rate in India was 8.10 per cent in February 2022, which fell to 7.6 per cent in March. On April 2, the ratio further dropped to 7.5 per cent, with urban unemployment rate at 8.5 per cent and rural at 7.1 per cent. Retired professor of economics at Indian Statistical Institute Abhirup Sarkar said that though the overall unemployment rate is falling, it is still high for a "poor" country like India. The decrease in the ratio shows that the economy is getting back on track after being hit by COVID-19 for two years, he said. "But still, this unemployment rate is high for India which is a poor country. Poor people, particularly in rural areas, cannot afford to remain unemployed, for which they are taking up any job which comes in their way," Sarkar said. According t

Slicing the unemployed by class

In 2019-20, the poorest households accounted for 9.8% of all the households and only 3.2% of all the unemployed

Middle income surge in 2021-22

Consumer sentiments had fallen by 15.7 per cent between March and June 2021 - the period of the second wave of Covid-19. The recovery since June has more than covered that fall