Month: June 2023

UK says Russian state now facing greatest challenge of recent times
Posted in UK News

UK says Russian state now facing greatest challenge of recent times

LONDON: Britain’s defence ministry said on Saturday that the Russian state was facing its greatest security challenge of recent times, following what it said appeared…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
Posted in Startups

byjus board members: Board members quit as shareholding fell below minimum threshold: Byju’s

Soon after representatives of Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India), Prosus (earlier Naspers) and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative confirmed their exits from Byju’s board, the…

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African-American singer Mary Millben touches PM Modi's feet after singing 'Jana Gana Mana'
Posted in US News

African-American singer Mary Millben touches PM Modi’s feet after singing ‘Jana Gana Mana’

NEW DELHI: African-American actress and singer Mary Millben on Saturday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s blessings by touching his feet. PM Modi was addressing the…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
Posted in Startups

good governance: Integrity, good governance must for startups to grow in the long term: Amitabh Kant

Calling for a robust self-regulatory framework for Indian startups, India’s G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant said that there are lessons to be learnt from recent corporate…

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Union Budget 2023: Are you richer or poorer? Here's the bottomline
Posted in Finance

epfo: Applying for higher EPS pension: As glitches plague EPFO portal, govt may again extend deadline

(This story originally appeared in on Jun 24, 2023) NEW DELHI: With employers sending in representations to the government asking it to simplify the process…

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Union Budget 2023: Are you richer or poorer? Here's the bottomline
Posted in Finance

Higher EPS pension: Snags hit EPFO portal as deadline looms

(This story originally appeared in on Jun 23, 2023) NEW DELHI: With just four days left to the June 26 deadline to submit the joint…

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Take the extraordinary case of Laxman Narasimhan, who used to run Reckitt Benckiser, a London-listed consumer-goods giant. (AP)
Posted in Business

Pay for bosses in Britain falls far behind America. Tough luck

Britain’s bosses are in a funk. Last year, one-tenth of the CEOs running FTSE 350 companies stood down, more than double the tally for 2021….

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The SBI customer sought help from the bank after he mistakenly sent money to the wrong account.(HT file)
Posted in Business

Sent money to a wrong bank account? Don’t panic. Follow SBI’s guidelines

Imagine if you wanted to send a money urgently to someone but transferred it to a wrong account number. If you think that nothing can…

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Russia accuses Wagner chief of 'armed mutiny': What we know so far
Posted in Europe News

Russia accuses Wagner chief of ‘armed mutiny’: What we know so far

The leader of the Wagner private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced on Saturday that he had entered Russia with his troops to overthrow the country’s…

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Wagner chief says he is inside Rostov army HQ, controls city's military sites
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Wagner chief says he is inside Rostov army HQ, controls city’s military sites

MOSCOW: The head of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced Saturday that he was inside the army headquarters in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, and that…

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