Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin visits Iruttu Kadai, a sweet shop, in Tirunelveli. Photo: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu still has about 15 months to go before it faces Assembly elections, but major political parties have already begun re-jigging their respective organisations to get them ready for the big battle. Earlier this month, the ruling … Read more
London, Feb. 23: In the Commons, Mr. Johnstone drew attention to the fact that medical evidence showed that 98 per cent of the children born in the industrial area of Bombay were drugged with opium, so that they might sleep and not cry for food while their mothers were working in factories. He declared that … Read more
New Delhi, Feb. 22: Asuag of Switzerland, a monopolistic entity controlling the Swiss watch industry, has caused serious dislocation to a Bangalore firm, having a technological tie-up with a Swiss firm for the manufacture of electronic watches by choking off all credit facilities to its Swiss collaborator, Bernard Golay. The Bangalore firm is now making … Read more
Political ping pong The political furore over U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim on USAID funds seems to be growing. It is an old American trait to be poking its nose in another country’s affairs. Mr. Trump needs to get to the bottom of the issue and expose who the beneficiaries of the ‘$21 million fund’ … Read more
A few months ago, this writer and his colleagues interviewed migrant industrial workers in Ludhiana, Punjab, for a research project. The respondents worked in factories (producing garments, auto components, and other products) for 11 hours to 12 hours a day. When orders were high, they worked for days on end without a break. Away from … Read more
‘The demand for skilled workers will exceed supply’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The global labour market does not seem to be future-ready. No one has the crystal ball to tell the future exactly, but it can be safely said that the skills needed in 2030 will be quite different from what we have today. … Read more
While promoting multilingualism is a good idea, learning a third language should be a choice, not a burden. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Dear Mr. Pradhan, I am an educator with a deep interest in issues affecting education. Your recent statement that Tamil Nadu will not receive funding until it agrees to the National Education … Read more
Badampudi, a small village in Eluru district about 100 kilometres from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, has been facing tough times after the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in the first week of February. The narrow lanes of the village, usually bustling with farmers tending to their poultry, now stand eerily silent. A red flag … Read more
