https://www.scmp.com/rss/329755/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Yasar Arafat, 23, has a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and dreams of being like Tesla founder Elon Musk, some day inventing a product that will help mankind. For now, he is employed by Swiggy – an online food delivery service in New Delhi valued at over US$1 billion – as one of its drivers, working 10 hours a day and earning roughly 14,000 to 15,000 rupees a month (US$196-210). Arafat is among the millions of young Indians increasingly struggling to find a job that meets their aspirations. An... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/2186171/indias-informal-workforce-has-no-money-more-problems-despite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/2186171/indias-informal-workforce-has-no-money-more-problems-despite?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Feb 2019 06:30:15 +0000 Tuesday’s results have given a real boost to the Indian National Congress as it battles for supremacy against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the country’s state elections. Congress can now look forward to forming governments in the former BJP domains of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, with Madhya Pradesh too close to call at the time of publication. In Rajasthan, where Congress wrested control from incumbent Vasundhara Raje, identity politics have played a... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2177524/prime-minister-narendra-modis-ruling-bjp-suffers-major-setback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2177524/prime-minister-narendra-modis-ruling-bjp-suffers-major-setback?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:28:06 +0000 Police in the northern Indian city of Bulandshahr claim their “top priority” is finding the people responsible for the death of several cows, despite the fact one of their own officers was killed during the violence that followed. “Our main concern at this moment is to find out who killed those cows,” a police spokesman told The Indian Express. “Our belief is that once we solve that case, it will throw light on how the murder occurred. The cow-killers are our top priority. The murder and rioting... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2177089/indian-police-prioritise-catching-cow-killers-over-bringing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2177089/indian-police-prioritise-catching-cow-killers-over-bringing?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Dec 2018 03:00:30 +0000