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India’s urban unemployment rate declined in Q4FY23 to 6.8 per cent – the lowest in over four years -- after it stagnated at 7.2 per cent in the previous October-December quarter, reflecting improvement in the labour market, according to the…

Joblessness or unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force.Joblessness was high in January-March 2022, mainly due to the staggering impact of Covid-related restrictions in the countryThe…

NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate in urban areas in the January-March quarter of 2023 slowed to 6.8% from 8.2% in the January-March period of last year as the job situation improved and economic activity gathered strength.The unemployment…

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Few days ago, actor par excellence Nawazuddin Siddiquikicked the hornet’s nest when he called depression an urban concept. He stated how his father would have slapped him if he ever mentioned being depressed. He added that in villages…

Nawazuddin Siddiquihas landed in trouble for his recent statements about depression and mental health. The actor had called depression an ‘urban concept’ and stated that people glorify their emotions in the cities. Hailing from Budhana…

Bharti Airtel expects to complete the 5G rollout in urban areas and some key rural pockets this year and expects the investment in networks to hover around Rs. 28,500 crore, a senior official of the company said on Wednesday. Bharti Airtel…

Zomato chief executive Deepinder Goyal said on Friday that his move to exit the board of Urban Company was the ‘right thing to do’ as Zomato is exploring entering the space. “Since I was on the board of Urban Company, I thought it was the…

The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has won 813 out of the 1,420 seats in the corporators category in the state's urban local body polls, while opposition Samajwadi Party bagged 191 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 85. As per the State Election…

NEW DELHI: Fuel retailers are betting on rural roads and highways to expand market share as electric and CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles make inroads in urban areas amid paucity of land for setting up new petrol pumps.Available data…