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Bank employee unions presses again for 5-day working week. (PTI Photo)

Bank employee unions demand 5-day working week, says COVID threat is...

The Indian Banks' Association in January rejected the proposal for a five-day working week but offered a 19 percent pay...

20 July 2020 9:57 AM IST

I-T dept disposes of 7,116 assessments under first phase of faceless scrutiny (Representative Image)

Over 7,000 income tax cases disposed under faceless assessment system

The taxpayers have been advised to check their registered e-filing accounts/e-mail ids for notices or updates

20 July 2020 7:51 AM IST

HDFC Banks Aditya Puri highest paid banker for FY20 with Rs 18.92 cr in remuneration. (PTI Photo)

HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri is India's highest-paid banker in FY20

The banker is set to retire in October this year on attaining the age of 70, earned Rs 42.20 crore by exercising stock...

19 July 2020 8:16 PM IST

Some real estate developers are sponsoring the return of guest workers and also facilitating their quarantine as per guidelines. (PTI Photo)

Employers bring back guest workers to cities

Maharashtra has undertaken initiatives to invite locals to participate in the infra projects undertaken by the...

19 July 2020 2:18 PM IST

U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday as he asked wealthy countries for billions more dollars in assistance. (Photo- Twitter)

Step up now or pay price later: UN aid chief to G20 on coronavirus...

So far, Lowcock said, the United Nations has only received $1.7 billion

17 July 2020 10:44 AM IST

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-chairman Bill Gates. (PTI Photo)

Indian pharma industry capable of producing COVID-19 vaccine for...

Lot of very important things have been done in India and its pharma industry is doing work to help make the coronavirus...

16 July 2020 4:07 PM IST

Indias electricity generation during the first half of July fell at a slower pace than in June. (AFP Photo)

India's electricity output recovers further in first half of July

Major industrial states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continued to witness steep drops in electricity use

16 July 2020 3:01 PM IST

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (AFP Photo)

Hoping for 'ambitious' free trade pact with India: EU executive chief

Von der Leyen said India and the EU would also hold a joint climate dialogue on solar and offshore wind resources

16 July 2020 8:50 AM IST

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) said that a GST of 18 per cent will be levied on all alcohol-based hand sanitisers. (PTI Photo)

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers to attract 18% GST, says AAR

Authority for advance rulin further said although hand sanitisers are essential commodity, GST law has a separate list...

15 July 2020 10:40 AM IST

Global issues and tensions are expected to figure on the agenda for the 15th India-European Union (EU) Virtual (video-conference) Summit on Wednesday. (Photo- Twitter)

India-EU virtual summit to give bilateral trade negotiations major...

Summit will review India-EU cooperation covering political & security relations, trade & investment and economic...

14 July 2020 12:43 PM IST

Indias retail inflation picked up in June, pushed by price increases for some food and fuel items. (PTI Photo)

India's June retail inflation picks up after easing of lockdown

The government suspended the release of CPI inflation headline numbers for April and May due to insufficient data during...

14 July 2020 9:14 AM IST

Award of new contracts could fall by at least 7-9 per cent in 2021, with manufacturing, travel, airlines, hospitality and retail to be the most adversely hit, Icra said.

Technology sector set for 3 per cent revenue dip in FY21: Rating...

The sector is expected to grow at -3 per cent - nil in FY21 versus earlier expectation of 6-8 per cent, the agency said...

13 July 2020 8:17 PM IST