Month: June 2023
byjus: CVs of Byju’s employees flood job market
Almost half of Byju’s employees are seeking jobs elsewhere amid layoffs and financial troubles at the top edtech firm, but most of them are not…
President Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in mutiny
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill each other” during a revolt by mercenaries…
Biden calls mutiny a ‘struggle within’ Russian system, says US and Nato played no part
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden declared Monday that the United States and NATO played no part in the Wagner mercenary group’s short-lived insurrection in Russia, calling…
Pakistan: Pakistan Army sacks 3 officers for attacks on its installations
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan army said on Monday it had taken action against several officers, including sacking three officers one of whom was a lieutenant-general, as…
India, Egypt to push trade to $12 billion in next five years
India and Egypt plan to push bilateral trade to $12 billion within the next five years. This was discussed during a meeting between Prime Minister…
digital rupee india: RBI in talks with leading global peers to promote digital rupee payments
Kolkata: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in talks with other major global central banks to promote digital rupee for cross-border payments, Governor Shaktikanta…
Highway construction target may be raised
India is looking at scaling up its highway construction target for FY24 in line with the government’s big infra upgrade plan but is keen to…
Donor disclosure rules tightened for trusts
Charitable, religious and educational trusts will now have to provide additional disclosures with their income-tax returns including name, address and permanent account numbers of donors…
Construction workers may get pan-India card, pension
The government could introduce a pan-India card for construction workers and revamp the building and other construction workers (BOCW) scheme to enhance its coverage and…
Higher EPS pension: Deadline to apply extended by 15 days
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has extended the deadline for employees by 15 days to July 11 to apply for higher pension while giving another…