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What didn't work in 2025 - and how I'm redesigning life for 2026

India, Dec. 18 -- As 2025 comes to a close, many professionals are confronting an uncomfortable truth: despite hard work and good intentions, several plans simply didn't work. Careers stalled. Goals l... Read More


"Govt snatching rights of poor, will fight till end": Mallikarjun Kharge on reframing of MGNREGA

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the Centre of undermining the right to work by attempting to tinker with the Mahatma Ga... Read More


HDFC Parivartan and PHIA Foundation Launch Two Major Rural Development Projects in Nubra and Khaltsi, Ladakh

Leh, Dec. 18 -- 18 December 2025: HDFC Parivartan, the CSR initiative of HDFC Bank, in partnership with PHIA Foundation, formally launched two flagship rural development projects in Nubra and Khaltsi ... Read More


Cinema about cinema: Bollywood discovers its most bankable subject- itself

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- A barometer check of India's obsession with its movie stars can be had on weekends outside an unmistakable bungalow in Juhu, central Mumbai. Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, when... Read More


"HC has not given clean chit to Gandhis in National Herald case": Karnataka BJP Chief BY Vijayendra on Congress protest against BJP

Belagavi, Dec. 18 -- Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress for staging a protest over the National Herald case, asserting that the High Court has no... Read More


Lok Sabha passes VB-G RAM-G Bill amid uproar; Shivraj slams INDIA bloc for ruckus, Opposition vows to protest

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gu... Read More


WorkIndia Bags $10.8 Mn To Expand Into Non-Metro Markets

India, Dec. 18 -- WorkIndia, a recruitment platform for blue and grey collar workers, has raised INR 97 Cr ($10.8 Mn) in funding for its Series B round. The round was led by Avishkaar Capital, which i... Read More


WorkIndia Raises INR 97 Cr To Formalise Blue Collar Hiring Beyond Tier I

India, Dec. 18 -- WorkIndia, a recruitment platform for blue and grey collar workers, has raised INR 97 Cr ($10.8 Mn) in funding for its Series B round. The round was led by Avishkaar Capital, which i... Read More


"Alters rights-based character of MGNREGA": Tamil Nadu CM opposes VB-G RAM-G Bill, cites "financial burden" on states

Chennai, Dec. 18 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday raised a strong objection to the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, which replaces MGNREGA... Read More


JMM Flags Risks to Rural Job Security in Proposed VB-GRAM Bill

Ranchi, Dec. 18 -- : The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has raised serious concerns over the proposed VB-GRAM Bill, 2025, warning that it could dilute the legal and economic safeguards provided to rural... Read More