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Sojan Joseph, a mental health nurse in the National Health Service (NHS) who migrated from Kerala 22 years ago, is among the new crop of Labour members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons in the UK general election this week. Joseph, 49, connected with the voters at the doorstep with his pledge to ensure more mental health services in his constituency and succeeded in making a dent in the Conservative stronghold of Ashford in Kent, south-eastern England. In defeating Tory stalwart and former minister Damian Green, Joseph also dealt a blow to the anti-immigration rhetoric of the right-wing candidates in a seat where the far-right Reform UK came in third place after the Tories. «I am humbled with the trust you all placed in me and fully aware of the responsibilities that come with it. I will work hard for everyone in Ashford, Hawkinge and villages,» said Joseph in his acceptance speech on Friday.

It’s time to confront an urgent question: Am I the leader I used to be? The risk of avoiding this question is playing out in Washington right now. And while the fate of the free world might not rest on the answer for most of us, the futures of our companies and co-workers just might. If an honest assessment reveals a lost step, it might mean making small adjustments such as cutting back hours.

appraisal season winds to a close, the eventual opening up in the job market in the coming months may see a wave of resignations across corporate India, with many employees looking for change, suggest the findings of a new survey. As much as 86% of 5,562 professionals who responded to a survey put together by job portal Naukri.com for ET said they would be actively looking out for new jobs now that appraisals were over. About 39% of the respondents said their appraisals had been worse than last year, while they were similar for 33% and better for the balance 28%. People have chosen to remain where they were as the job market was muted in several sectors with employers exercising caution in hiring decisions fearing cost escalation, said Arvind Usretay, regional client manager – Asia at HR consultancy Mercer. “When such a phenomenon occurs, it bottles up the regular churn in the market, leading to ‘waves’ of sorts (when the job market revives),” he said. “The last time we witnessed such a frenzy was about 24 months ago.”

Ed Tilly is joining upstart brokerage-services provider Clear Street, as the former head of Cboe Global Markets Inc. takes a new leadership role in the securities industry. 

personalised learning. The age-old Gurukul system in India focused intensively on curating curriculum specific to each individual’s future career pathway. The Guru had a holistic view of the Shishya’s learning goals and future career needs, and was able to modify learning outcomes for each learner.

Venkaiah Garu’s career exemplifies his unique ability to navigate the complexities of Indian politics with ease and humility. His eloquence, wit and steadfast focus on developmental issues have earned him respect across party lines.

garu turns 75. This is an occasion to celebrate a leader whose life journey showcases dedication, adaptability and an unwavering commitment to public service. From his early days in the political arena to his tenure as vice president, Naidu’s career exemplifies his unique ability to navigate the complexities of Indian politics with ease and humility.

Ravindra Jadeja's run in the just-concluded World Cup, his last T20I assignment for India, summed up his whole career — a perpetual less-than-equal partner of the star performers in the team. In white-ball formats, the focus was always on Jasprit Bumrah and KulCha (Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal), while in Tests Ravichandran Ashwin wore the armband of the lead spinner.

Ravindra Jadeja who announced his retirement from T20 Internationals on Sunday.

India pace veteran Mohammed Shami congratulated star batting duo of skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for ending their T20I careers on high with a ICC T20 World Cup title win against South Africa in the finals on Saturday.

Ravindra Jadeja has joined Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in retiring from the T20 format. Expressing his gratitude, Jadeja announced his departure from T20 internationals, reflecting on his career and commitment to giving his best for the country. He mentioned that winning the T20 World Cup was the pinnacle of his T20 International career and thanked fans for their support in an Instagram post.

Amazon built a $2 trillion company through years of aggressive spending on its retail and logistics businesses. Its future gains will likely be determined by the billions designated to fund its artificial-intelligence push. Amazon is planning to spend more than $100 billion over the next decade on data centers, an impressive level of investment even for a company known for its spending ways.

A post shared by ICC (@icc)A post shared by ICC (@icc)A post shared by ICC (@icc)After winning the toss, team India opted to bat first. Opponent team took no time to reduce India to 34/3 raising tensions for the rest of the team.A post shared by ICC (@icc)After being reduced to 34/3, a counter-attacking partnership between Virat (76) and Axar Patel (47 in 31 balls, with one four and four sixes) of 72 runs restored India's position.Suryakumar Yadav's million-dollar catch will be remembered for years.

Port Blair to being at the helm of building rockets to put satellites in orbit, it has been a formidable learning curve for Saraniya Periaswamy, a young engineer at the Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos. The 30-year-old Saraniya is in charge of development of the 3-D printed launch vehicle — Agnibaan Sub-Orbital Technology Demonstrator (SOrTeD) — that had its first flight on May 30, overcoming a series of challenges over more than a two-month period.

The nation is yet to recover from the shock of how the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has crumbled under the weight of its own contradictions, discommoding over 2.3 million aspirants who took the centralized examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses. Its collapse shows all that is wrong with the government’s education policy, highlights biases in its people selection policy and also underscores its centralization tendencies. The NEET’s introduction was not such a bad idea, considering the systemic malaise that existed earlier.

did not endorse the campaign and dismissed it in his typical unflappable style.“I don't really believe in this 'Do it for somebody'. I love that quote about somebody asking somebody else, 'Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?' and he says, 'I want to climb Mount Everest because it's there'.

Sharad Pawar on Sunday expressed his delight and congratulated Indian cricket team on their stellar performance in the T20 World Cup.

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and was Vice Chief of Army Staff from February this year.

The Economic Consequences of Peace (1919), Woolf’s close friend, the economist John Maynard Keynes, had issued a kind of nostalgic benediction on the globalisation the world—or rather his world—had enjoyed until the outbreak of World War I in 1914: “The inhabitant of London could order by telephone, sipping his morning tea in bed, the various products of the whole earth, in such quantity as he might see fit, and reasonably expect their early delivery upon his doorstep; he could at the same moment and by the same means adventure his wealth in the natural resources and new enterprises of any quarter of the world." By the standards of Amazon today, this seems an overstatement, but Keynes was making a fair point when he says that the Industrial Revolution and this opening up of the world also made advancement possible into the middle and upper classes “for any man of capacity or character at all exceeding the average, for whom life (then) offered conveniences, comforts, and amenities beyond the compass of the richest and most powerful monarchs of other ages." It is hard to guess how K.K. Jacob’s career would have played out if he had stayed in his native Travancore, but his career as an expatriate Indian in government administration and hospitals in Sri Lanka could not occur today.

astrology as it will have Neptune retrograde, Leo season, and another Capricorn full moon. All these three have special effects on the people born with different zodiac signs as well. When Neptune goes retrograde, all illusions are dissolved and concrete steps are taken. With Capricorn full moon on Sunday, July 21, people may have either anxiety or they may have good career news. When Mercury goes to confident Leo on the same day, people will have the opportunity to communicate their needs.