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Sunday, August 17, 2025
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Topic: Unemployment

A father’s message on Mughal chapter cuts and unemployment, and Twitter gets a new profile picture

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

33% of India’s youth aren’t in employment, education, or training. Most of them are women

Over 50% of Indian women in 15-29 age group are neither employed nor studying, shows NSSO survey. Most aren’t seeking a job either. Expert points to ‘burden of care’, marriage factor.

SubscriberWrites: Handlooms in West Bengal’s Nadia have fallen silent. Govt apathy, corruption root cause

Hundreds of unemployed handloom weavers live on the banks of this holy city. Rows of empty and shuttered warehouses line every village, writes Upasika Singhal.

‘Palpable economic crisis brewing’: Rahul Gandhi writes to public

As the Bharat Jodo Yatra enters its last leg in Jammu and Kashmir next week, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that there is a deep sense of hopelessness across the country.

Why Tibetan youth joining Chinese civil service is no indicator of their love for China

The Tibetan youth’s interest in pursuing civil services reveals the failure of government policy in creating enough private enterprises that can generate jobs.

Real estate, IT, gig jobs, MNREGA: Making sense of India’s roller-coaster unemployment crisis

Employment in India rose from 394.6 million in August to 404.2 million in September, and while the numbers are still below pre-Covid levels, the increase is encouraging.

Did RSS’s Hosabale criticise govt over poverty, unemployment? BJP says no, Modi said it too

RSS general secretary red-flagged poverty, unemployment & inequality at event Sunday, causing a political stir. BJP spokesperson says 'Sangh always thinks about social challenges'.

How little green men can save Bollywood from boycotts & Bihar creates 31 new jobs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Journey from Didi-o-Didi to ED-o-ED & why retirement comes before employment

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Indian start-ups have laid off 23,000 people since 2020. But here’s why there’s still hope

A crowd-source database shows that at least half the layoffs — over 11,000 — happened in 2022 alone. But data shows that hiring intent has begun to look up. 

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?