T'gana allows early leave for Muslim staffers during Ramzan; BJP slams move

The Telangana government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the Opposition BJP, which wondered why......

'The main challenge is social distancing in slums'

'When we talk about social distancing, it almost impossible to maintain this in slums.''So we had to talk to the people about cleanliness.''It was a task because everybody uses public toilets. So......

Gen AI Governance Is A Global Challenge

What all global leaders need to understand is that no Generative AI regulation will work unless they start with the basics, which is data collection, asserts Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Time for Ayurveda-led 'health revolution': Modi

Underscoring the importance of Ayurveda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said time has come for a 'health revolution' under the aegis of the traditional medicine system and pitched for......

Sitharaman asks fintechs to strengthen risk management to check AI misuse

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked fintech firms to focus on risk management at a time when criminals are using AI to mimic voices, clone identities and create lifelike videos to......

Skilling plan laudable, but needs clarity: Biz leaders

While praising the internship scheme announced in the Budget, India Inc wants clarity on how it will be implemented. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The scheme is expected to help......

PSUs may have to fund CSR from net profit

Corporate social responsibility for a state-owned firm may no more be a "photo opportunity" for its chairman but would involve people-centric projects to be funded by 2-5 per cent of the company's......

Gender equality? Here's a global corporate code

A United States-based investment group, along with the UN Development Fund for Women, has developed a global code of conduct for corporates to bring equality between its male and female workers and......