Dutch online marketplace OLX is laying off 15% of its global workforce or around 1,500 employees, joining a growing list of organisations that have laid off staff in recent days. “OLX is reducing its global workforce by 15% which affects staff across all countries, business units and job functions. We are taking necessary measures to […]
President Draupadi Murmu lauded government’s decisions like abrogation of Article 370 and triple talaq, expressing her gratitude to citizens for electing a stable government for two consecutive terms. In her first address to Parliament as President, Draupadi Murmu said, “My government always kept the country’s interest paramount, showed the will to completely change the policy-strategy.” […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that amid global economic turmoil, India’s budget would attempt to meet the hopes and aspirations of common citizens and be a ray of hope for the world.Addressing the media ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, Modi said recognised voices in the world of economy are bringing positive […]
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday urged people to put in their best to build in the next 25 years a developed India connected to its past glory and containing every golden chapter of modernity.In her first address to the joint sitting of Parliament as the Budget session began, she said ‘Amrit Kaal’, described by the […]
The Budget Session of Parliament looks set for a stormy start with the opposition parties on Monday demanding a debate on the role of governors in the wake of the Centre-state relations, the Adani stock crash, the BBC documentary besides demanding a caste-based economic census and discussions on price rise and unemployment.At the meeting called […]
Over 25 people were killed and several injured when a suicide attacker blew himself up at a mosque here in the capital of Pakistan’s restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, according to Pakistan media.The blast occurred near the Police Lines area at around 1.40pm when the Zuhr prayers were being offered, the Dawn newspaper […]
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “threatened him with a missile strike in an extraordinary phone call” before Russia launched an offensive in Ukraine.The details of the exchange have been revealed in a BBC documentary titled ‘Putin Vs the West’ which will be broadcast on Monday. […]
A scuffle broke out between the Indian diaspora and Khalistan supporters in Australia during a referendum called by the banned Sikhs For Justice for the creation of an independent Sikh state, local media reported.The brief fracas broke out at 4.30 pm on Sunday after a group of pro-India supporters waving national flags arrived at the […]
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to block a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala took note of the submissions by lawyer ML Sharma and senior advocate CU Singh seeking urgent listing of their […]
US short seller Hindenburg Research has rejected the Adani Group’s charge that its report was an attack on India, saying a “fraud” cannot be obfuscated by nationalism or a bloated response that ignored response to key allegations.Commenting on the 413-page response the Adani Group released late on Sunday evening in response to its report, Hindenburg […]