Mohali: Employees and representatives of various organisations Monday staged a protest outside the Powercom XEN office in Zirakpur, condemning the alleged lathi charge on unemployed apprentice workers in Patiala.Protesters burned an effigy of the Punjab govt and raised slogans, expressing anger over the use of force against youth seeking permanent jobs after completing ITI apprenticeship…
Nagpur: Social media-based political outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) marked its first on-ground agitation on Saturday by staging a protest at Samvidhan Square, demanding resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over recurring paper leaks. Party member Swarup Meshram said educated youth were being unfairly dismissed as social media activists despite facing genuine concerns about…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Chief minister’s whataboutery coupled with rampant BJP corruption has left the people of the state reeling under acute crises of basic needs, said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday.He said housewives were grappling with kitchen budgets because of rising prices of essential commodities and residents, the common man…
Representational AI photo Britain could be heading towards a ‘lost generation’ as nearly one million young people remain out of work, education or training, according to a government-commissioned review that warned the situation could worsen sharply in the coming years.The report said the unemployment rate among people aged 16 to 24 in the UK is…
Britain plans 300,000 new work placements as more than one million youths remain NEET. The UK government has announced plans to provide 300,000 new work experience and training opportunities over the next three years as it seeks to tackle rising youth unemployment and economic inactivity.The programme, backed by major employers including Manchester Airport and Gatwick…
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Pushkar on June 1 to interact with newly appointed District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents attending a residential training camp under the party’s Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan.Party sources said Gandhi is also expected to seek feedback from PCC and DCC office-bearers on the functioning of the…
Britain is facing growing concern over the number of young people classified as “NEET”, not in education, employment or training, as experts warn the country could be heading towards a “lost generation”.A major review led by former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn has warned that the number of young people outside work and education could…
Amazon’s UK chief has said young people should not be blamed for rising unemployment levels, arguing the education system is failing to prepare them for work.John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK country manager, said businesses across the country were struggling to recruit workers with the skills they need despite nearly a million young people in Britain being…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he gifted a packet of Melody toffees to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his Italy visit. Hitting out at PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi said on X: “Farmers, youths, women, laborers and small traders are all in tears. Prime…
