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Women who scored higher on cognitive tests were rated as more hostile by teammates and got less help from them, in studies of 432 US business students and 394 Chinese finance workers, a pattern that did not hold for men

France's mega protests: 448 arrested as students, workers march across the country | In pics

Students, workers and union members marched across France, demanding fair wages and supporting protests over the education system.

CPI(M) to launch indefinite sit-in protest over Adoor police station attack

Around 5,000 party workers will take part in the protest on the first day and the agitation will continue until action is taken, says CPI(M)

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, November 2, 2026: ₹8 crore bridge in MP leads to nowhere, workers electrocuted in Rajasthan

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Centre notifies social security board for gig, platform and unorganised workers

The board will be chaired by the Union labour and employment minister and include representatives of the central and state governments.

Labour Ministry sets up National Social Security Boards for unorganised, gig and platform workers

The mandate of the Boards include design, monitor, and recommend targeted welfare schemes to gig and platform workers and traditional unorganised workers

Dolores Huerta cause of death: All we know as co-founder of United Farm Workers dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor organizer and civil rights activist, has died at 96.

Pourakarmikas deserve credit for Mysuru Dasara success: Yathindra

Minister honours civic workers, UGD workers and drivers at appreciation lunch

Microsoft offers voluntary exits to 60,000 employees: What's in it, who qualifies and will India’s 23,000-strong workforce be impacted?

Microsoft has introduced a voluntary exit offer for eligible employees in India, the US, the UK and Canada, covering around 60,000 workers globally. The programme offers financial support and career transition services, but India's share remains unclear. The announcement comes amid US scrutiny of Microsoft's foreign-worker visa practices.

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff The HinduMicrosoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, reports say The HinduMicrosoft offers exit packages to nearly one-third of workforce as it scales up AI investment Scroll.inMicrosoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBCMicrosoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in New Cost Cut Bloomberg.com

AI may automate specific tasks, not entire jobs: IIT Madras research paper

The paper argues that assessing AI’s impact by looking at entire professions can obscure how it changes work and affects different groups of workers.

Microsoft offers voluntary exit to 60,000 staff in India, US and UK amid AI spending

Microsoft offers voluntary exit to 60,000 staff in India, US and UK amid AI spending India TodayMicrosoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push CNBCMicrosoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts The GuardianMicrosoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in New Cost Cut Bloomberg.comMicrosoft Offers Exit Packages To 60,000 Staff As Company Pours Money Into AI NDTV

ACs, beds tossed from rooftops as MCD readies Satya Niketan buildings for demolition

Municipal Corporation of Delhi workers began discarding appliances from the rooftops of buildings slated for demolition in Satya Niketan after a five‑storey hostel collapse killed seven people, including five Delhi University students. The clearance operation involved door‑to‑door checks of 10‑15 structures and sparked a wave of student evacuations.

Sanitation workers’ strike enters second month, Gurgaon’s garbage problem grows

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Sanitation workers demand State govt. to hold talks; plan to protest at Perambur or Panaiyur

Uzhaippor Urimai Iyakkam president K. Bharathi said the next protest could be held at the Perambur Assembly constituency office, Panaiyur or outside the Corporation Commissioner’s residence, among other locations

Bajrang Dal Workers Assault Ahmedabad Group For Reading Malala Yousafzai Book

Later Bajrang Dal workers assaulted people who were reading the Malala Yousafzai book.