- Business
US announces over $5 bn investment in chip-related R&D, skill development
Washington: The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration has announced to invest over $5 billion in semiconductor-related research, development and workforce needs. The investment will empower the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), to advance…
- Business
IPO-bound Ola Electric gets certification for 2nd e-scooter under govt’s PLI scheme
New Delhi: Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric has received certification for its S1 Pro (Gen-2) electric scooter under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and auto component industry. Sources told…
- Business
Cisco likely to slash thousands of jobs next week: Report
San Francisco: Global networking giant Cisco is reportedly geared up to lay off “thousands” of employees next week, as the company pivots to focus on “high-growth areas”. Cisco is expected to report…
- Business
Fashiontech startup Blissclub lays off nearly 18% workforce to cut costs: Report
New Delhi: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup Blissclub has laid off nearly 21 employees, or 18 per cent of its workforce, to cut costs. However, the number of impacted employees at the fashion apparel…
- India
After Uttarakhand, Assam Cabinet to discuss UCC bill
Guwahati: The Assam government will soon come up with a bill to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state and a Cabinet meeting in this regard was called on Saturday…
- India
ESIC eases norms to extend medical cover to retired workers
New Delhi: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Saturday approved a proposal to provide medical benefit to insured superannuating workers who were dropped from the ESI Scheme coverage after their wages…
- India
Historians Swapna Liddle, Alka Pande talk about Mughal art, architecture
Kolkata: Historians Swapna Liddle and Alka Pande discussed what lives on from the legacy of Mughal art and architecture at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF). The session titled, ‘The Mughals and…
- Bollywood
Vidyut Jammwal held by railway cops reportedly for engaging in risky stunts
Mumbai: Bollywood action star Vidyut Jammwal on Saturday was taken into railway police custody in Mumbai reportedly for doing risky stunts. A picture of a pensive Jammwal at the Bandra office of…
- World
German chemicals firm BASF to withdraw from Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
London: The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s…
- India
Govt blocks about 1.4L mobile handsets linked to financial frauds
New Delhi: The government said that it blocked about 1.4 lakh mobile numbers so far that were involved in cyber-crime or financial frauds. Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi chaired a meeting on…
- India
EPFO raises interest rate on PF deposits
New Delhi: The Central Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recommended an interest rate of 8.25 per cent on Provident Fund deposits for 2023-24. At present, the…
- Middle East
Erdogan urges unity in Islamic countries against Israel’s offensive in Gaza
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic countries to act in unity in response to the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. He made the remarks on Friday…
- Middle East
Egypt opens Rafah crossing since ‘1st moment’ of Gaza conflict
Cairo: The Egyptian presidency, in response to US President Joe Biden’s statement, has said that Egypt has opened the Rafah crossing to enable the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip…
- India
FPI equity selling in 2024 at Rs 28,818 crores
New Delhi: Chief Investment Strategist of Geojit Financial Services V K Vijayakumar on Saturday said that the FPI investment trend of selling in equity and buying in debt witnessed in January is…
- World
Indian-origin executive dies after assault outside US restaurant
New York: A 41-year-old Indian-origin tech executive has died in the US, days after he was assaulted outside a restaurant in Washington, according to media reports. Vivek Taneja, president and co-founder of…
