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Representative image (AI-generated) The ministry of labour and employment is considering making the four Labour Codes effective from April 1 to align their rollout with companies’ financial year. The move is aimed at easing the impact of higher provident fund and gratuity costs arising from changes in salary structures under the new framework.According to officials…
For now the Amrit Bharat Express trains have only non-air-conditioned coaches, combining general seating with second-class sleeper accommodation Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off four new Amrit Bharat Express trains on Saturday with an aim to enhance train travel experience and connectivity for the common man. The Amrit Bharat Express trains are modern trains…
Representative image (AI-generated) Bank holiday on January 17: On Saturdays, many bank customers often face confusion over whether branches are open or closed, as banks do not operate on all Saturdays each month. As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, banks remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays, while they function on the…
Representative image (AI-generated) State-run Indian Oil Corp and Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy have increased their purchases of Russian crude in January. This comes even as India’s overall imports from Russia have declined under US sanctions.Reliance Industries, India’s largest buyer over the past year, along with several other refiners, has not received any supplies this month. This…
WEF economists expect global economic conditions to weaken in 2026 over mounting debt, geopolitics Around 53 per cent of World Economic Forum chief economists who were surveyed expect global economic conditions to weaken in the year ahead, down from 72 per cent in September 2025, even as they acknowledge the relative resilience of the global…
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. “I actually want to keep you where you are, if you want to know the truth,” Trump said at…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday celebrated the expected signing of the free trade agreement between the EU and four South American countries the following day at a ceremony that Lula will not attend. This is the first major trade agreement for Mercosur, which…
NEW DELHI: Ambassador of Italy to India, Antonio Bartoli, emphasised the “reliable” partnership between Rome and New Delhi and said it will be further enhanced by the conclusion of the European Union-Indian Free Trade Agreement. Speaking with ANI, Antonio Bartoli said Europe provides many advantages in the current era of “geopolitical turmoil.”“In an era of…
BENGALURU: Wipro reported revenue of $2.6 billion for the Dec quarter, marking a 1.2% sequential increase and a marginal 0.2% rise year on year. In constant currency terms, revenue grew 1.4% sequentially but declined 1.2% compared with the year-ago period. Wipro CEO Srini Pallia said that excluding the Harman DTS acquisition, revenue grew 0.6% sequentially…
NEW DELHI: Armed with the SC order, the income tax department will revive Tiger Global’s assessment for 2018-19 and deal with its refund claim of Rs 968 crore, even as investors review their transactions with some in the pipeline expected to be delayed.On Thursday, SC had upheld the I-T department’s claim related to Tiger Global’s…
