Lucknow: As India approaches its centenary of independence in 2047, the nation’s youth—comprising around 65% of the population under 35—represent both a massive opportunity and a pressing challenge. With the Union Budget 2026–27 on the horizon, young Indians—students, fresh graduates, early-career professionals, and aspiring entrepreneurs—are vocal about what they need: affordable education, real-world skills, job creation, and support for innovation in an AI-driven world. This generation faces high youth unemployment, rising education costs, and a technology-transformed job market. Their demand is clear: budgets that prioritize education reform, large-scale skilling, employment…
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When Love Turns Controlling: Anvita Finds Strength After Sanjay’s Violence in Sony SAB’s Itti Si Khushi
Mumbai: Sony SAB’s Itti Si Khushi continues to strike an emotional chord with viewers through the powerful journey of Anvita (played by Sumbul Touqeer Khan), a selfless young woman who has stepped into the role of a parent for her younger siblings. From supporting her family through life’s toughest challenges to navigating love, marriage, and emotional conflict, Anvita has always placed her siblings’ well-being above everything else. As she attempts to build a new life with her husband Sanjay (Rishi Saxena), unresolved emotions linked to her past with Virat (Rajat…
Read MoreMax Hospital, Lucknow Doctors Give New Lease of Life to 19-Month-Old Child from Nepal with Rare Congenital Disorders
Lucknow: Doctors at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Lucknow, have successfully treated a 19-month-old child from Nepal suffering from an exceptionally rare and complex combination of congenital kidney and gallbladder disorders, giving the toddler a new chance at a healthy life. The child was diagnosed before birth with a horseshoe kidney — a rare congenital condition in which both kidneys are fused together — along with bilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), a condition that blocked urine drainage from both kidneys. As a result, both kidneys became grossly enlarged, occupying most of…
Read MoreRight Skilling, Entrepreneurship and Government Initiatives Drive Decline in Unemployment: Economic Survey 2025–26
New Delhi: India’s labour market is undergoing a significant transformation, led by right skilling, a rising entrepreneurial spirit and sustained government initiatives, resulting in a steady decline in unemployment, according to the Economic Survey 2025–26 tabled in Parliament by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Survey notes that employment dynamics are being reshaped by digitalisation, the green energy transition and emerging forms of work such as gig and platform-based employment. In the post-pandemic phase, the focus has shifted from merely generating jobs to improving the quality of…
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