Month: March 2023
EU, UN chief discuss food security, military aid to Ukraine
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders held talks on Thursday with U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on global food security and sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion…
Russia: Russia’s security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats
MOSCOW: A top Russian security official warned Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war and blasted a German minister for threatening Russian President…
Number of Chinese kindergartens drops in 2022 for first time in 15 years
HONG KONG: The number of kindergartens in China has dropped for the first time in 15 years, falling by more than 5,000 on the previous…
Accenture to cut 2.5% of workforce; lay off 19,000 employees
Accenture Plc on Thursday lowered its annual revenue and profit forecasts and said it would cut about 2.5% of workforce, or 19,000 jobs, the latest…
JAMSHEDPUR PROJECTS: Nitin Gadkari inaugurates, lays foundation stone for nine projects in Jamshedpur
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for nine projects in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, which entailed an estimated investment of Rs 3,378…
shashvat nakrani: BharatPe cofounder Shashvat Nakrani sues Ashneer Grover over unpaid shares
BharatPe cofounder Shashvat Nakrani is the latest party to have filed a lawsuit at the Delhi High Court against former managing director and other cofounder,…
Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw retires from Infosys board
Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has retired from Infosys’ board of directors, the company announced Thursday. Shaw completed her tenure as an independent director of the board…
National Pension Scheme: Know tax benefits, other key details
The National Pension Scheme (NPS) is a contribution pension scheme that allows an individual to plan for retirement while still working by accumulating a pension…
Rupee news: Currency risks a concern for India: Moody’s Analytics
Currency risks could deter India’s recovery leading RBI to raise rates and slowing down the economy, Moody’s Analytics pointed on Thursday. Affirming that the outlook…
Frustrated Kenyans voice anger over economic crisis
NAIROBI: Hempstone Monari‘s taxi business was just getting going when the wheels fell off his financial future and a Kenyan bank auctioned off his car…