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4 Nov 2024

This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet

The Manipur government shut down the internet for 212 days last year, putting the state’s startup boom on pause.

This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet

18 Sept 2024

Why Informal Workers Aren’t Using Or Don’t Know Of Modi Govt Plan To Deliver Welfare Benefits To 380 Million

Three years after the launch of the union government’s e-Shram portal that aimed to create a national database of India’s informal migrant workers, registrations have plateaued as benefits do not reach many workers.

Why Informal Workers Aren’t Using Or Don’t Know Of Modi Govt Plan To Deliver Welfare Benefits To 380 Million

20 Aug 2024

Out of Bangladesh fire, Indian students find themselves in the frying pan

Caught in Bangladesh’s turmoil, Indian students are worried about their safety and academic future. Is the search for new paths abroad their only option?

Out of Bangladesh fire, Indian students find themselves in the frying pan

16 May 2024

How political parties are using AI to bring personalities to life

"On the one hand, the central government is harassing us. On the other, the state government is very corrupt," declared J. Jayalalithaa in her unmistakable voice.

How political parties are using AI to bring personalities to life

31 Dec 2023

U.S. tech layoffs sent Indian workers home to an even worse job market

Indian tech workers who were laid off in the U.S. and returned home say they have taken massive pay cuts and are earning less than their peers in India.

U.S. tech layoffs sent Indian workers home to an even worse job market

9 Nov 2023

Tech layoffs: Why program managers and CXOs are still out in the cold and jobless

Moneycontrol spoke to multiple techies, especially those in program manager roles, to get a sense of the difficulties they have been facing since being laid off in mass culls.

Tech layoffs: Why program managers and CXOs are still out in the cold and jobless

27 Aug 2023

India’s beach paradise Goa is overrun with digital nomads

Rents are up, startups are setting up all over the state, but locals can’t get jobs easily.

India’s beach paradise Goa is overrun with digital nomads

16 Jun 2023

Logged out of Manipur: How young professionals are manoeuvring around internet ban

Until May 4, Maya Sinha (name changed) would start her work as early as 5.30 am for an Australian education company from her home in the far east state of Manipur. After wrapping up by 3 pm, she would leave for her second job which would start around 4 pm.

Logged out of Manipur: How young professionals are manoeuvring around internet ban

16 May 2023

'With no savings, I am worried'
An Uber driver in Delhi struggles with 18-hour work days and high costs.

What's your money worth? A series from the front line of the cost-of-living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses.

'With no savings, I am worried'
An Uber driver in Delhi struggles with 18-hour work days and high costs.

17 Apr 2023

Online sports betting in South Asia has a new target: Archery

Teer, a century-old game in India, is now attracting gamblers from Bangladesh and Bhutan.

Online sports betting in South Asia has a new target: Archery

12 Mar 2023

The shrinking appetite for India’s cloud kitchens

India’s cloud kitchen story is on shaky ground. Once forecast to be a $2 billion industry by 2024, a combination of high platform commissions and shifting consumer preferences has plunged the cloud kitchen space into an existential crisis.

The shrinking appetite for India’s cloud kitchens
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