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US immigration: 2024 H-1B registrations will open on this date
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EPFO issues guidelines to let subscribers opt for higher pension. Check details

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced new guidelines, under which subscribers and employers can jointly apply for higher pension under Employees’ Pension Scheme…

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Zuckerberg's Meta gearing up for more layoffs? This report suggests so
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These sacked Google employees are kickstarting new company: Report

A former Google manager is in the process of setting up a new company along with six ex-Googlers, after they were laid off recently as…

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Pakistan hikes tax on luxury goods and services to get IMF deal
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Pakistan hikes tax on luxury goods and services to get IMF deal

Pakistan’s parliament gave the go-ahead Monday for the government to raise taxes on a raft of luxury imports and services in a bid to unlock…

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Adani Ports to prepay $121 million short-term debt due in March: Report
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Adani Ports to prepay $121 million short-term debt due in March: Report

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s ports unit will prepay a short-term debt due next month amounting to 10 billion rupees ($121 million) as the Indian tycoon attempts…

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Adani against bid for stake in power trader PTC India: Report
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Adani against bid for stake in power trader PTC India: Report

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has decided against bidding for a stake in state-backed electricity trader PTC India Ltd., people familiar with the matter said, as…

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India, Singapore PMs to witness real-time payment systems linkage on Feb 21
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India, Singapore PMs to witness real-time payment systems linkage on Feb 21

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong will witness the launch of cross-border connectivity between the Unified Payments…

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Gold and silver prices on Feb 20: Check latest rates here
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Gold and silver prices on Feb 20: Check latest rates here

Gold prices rose ₹50 to ₹56,307 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid gains in the precious metal globally, according to HDFC…

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Closing bell: Sensex ends in red at 60,692, Nifty slumps to 17,845
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Closing bell: Sensex ends in red at 60,692, Nifty slumps to 17,845

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined for a second straight session on Monday, losing more than half a per cent due to selling in…

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Hindenburg effect: For first time in years, Adani’s net worth drops below $50 bn

On Monday, the net worth of billionaire Gautam Adani slipped to less than $50 billion for the first time in several years, with the real-time…

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US immigration: 2024 H-1B registrations will open on this date
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Will TCS join layoff spree? Here’s what HR head has to say

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is ‘not considering any layoffs,’ the multinational IT firm’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) has said, with his statement coming at…

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