Cut off from the world in his solitary confinement in the Jodhpur jail, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has turned his attention to a group of usually unremarkable visitors -- ants. Perhaps, he is drawn to the sense of solidarity and team spirit they display, his wife and HIAL co-founder Gitanjali Angmo says.
'I know that my name is not (Thomas) Tuchel, it's not (Antonio) Conte, it's not (Jose) Mourinho, but I'm the manager of Manchester United. It's going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides to change.'
A 20-year-old man preparing for competitive exams in Prayagraj allegedly cut off his genitals on the advice of an acquaintance after he expressed his desire to become a girl.
The layoffs would mark the most aggressive step yet by Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, who began a reorganisation to revive the company's fortunes after taking over from movie studio mogul Terry Semel in June 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Monday.
The government's flagship Khelo India programme received an allocation of Rs 924.35 crore.
The government should refrain from raising income tax surcharge on the super-rich and reintroducing wealth tax in the upcoming 2026-27 Budget, as the move could prompt persons in high-income brackets to leave the country for low-tax jurisdictions, according to tax experts.
Since September last year, when everyone realised that the global economic meltdown could not be wished away, industry groups have been dishing out data on job losses. Among these is the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, which said a million jobs had been lost in the last financial year. Most textile companies expect the situation to improve by October this year.
Manchester United have sacked head coach Ruben Amorim, the Premier League club said on Monday.
While the job cuts in March is 61 per cent higher than the layoffs announced in February, the overall pace of downsizing is well below last year's levels, the latest report on monthly job cuts by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc has said.
Cheekatlo is a run-of-the-mill crime procedural, notes Arjun Menon.
This Budget positions India's taxation ideology as not merely a revenue source but as a strategic catalyst for growth, inclusion and long-term confidence.
Vishvaraj Jadeja struck a crafty hundred as Saurashtra thrashed Punjab by nine wickets to storm into the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru on Friday.
Throughout Parasakthi, Sivakarthikeyan mentions he is not against Hindi but the imposition of Hindi, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) will closely assess the global initiatives of its parent under the productivity programme and evaluate what works best for its business and people, said the company. The statement from HUL comes after its parent Unilever recently told its employees that it will cut a third of office-based jobs in Europe by the end of 2025. "We will closely assess the global initiatives of Unilever under the productivity programme and evaluate what works best for our business and our people," HUL told Business Standard.
Al-Attiyah retains overall lead; Sixth-placed Sebastien Loeb, the nine-times world rally champion driving for Dacia, remained in contention and was within 17 minutes of his leading teammate.
As a part of cost cutting measures to tackle global economic downturn, IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday said job cuts are possible and ruled out salary hikes next year.
Industry sources said the lay-off may be part of the deal that Nokia has signed with TCS and HCL Technologies earlier this year.
Planned job cuts announced by US employers totalled 132,590 in April, a 12 per cent drop from the 150,411 layoffs recorded the previous month. This is the third consecutive decline in monthly job cut announcements and the lowest total since 112,884 cuts were announced last October, a report by global outplacement consultancy firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.
The Maharashtra municipal elections showed a troubling shift, where votes were traded for cash, convictions no longer mattered, and ideology became an afterthought, observes Ramesh Menon.
The sector has already stepped up restructuring programmes, reduced headcount by about 15,000 since mid-2011 and has announced another 25,000 job cuts.
Developed to meet the growing transportation needs of modern India, the fully AC Vande Bharat sleeper train would offer passengers an "airline-like travel experience at economical fares," a statement issued by the PMO stated.
Graphic designers, writers, testers, draftsmen and editors are seeing their traditional roles replaced by AI, warns Dr Anshuka Kulkarni, associate professor and head, School of Creative Studies, DYPU.
Job cuts announced by US employers jumped 31 per cent in July to over 97,000, increasing for the first time in six months, warning of a further hike in downsizing activity by the last quarter of the year, a report said on Wednesday.
'This has translated into a combined daily loss of 60 crore in revenues for exporters in Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Erode and Karur districts, pushing many small and medium enterprises to the brink of collapse.'
The core dilemma remains: Why provide further stimulus to an economy that is already booming at an 8 per cent growth rate? asks Rajeswari Sengupta.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India-UK free trade pact will boost MSMEs and create jobs, and exuded confidence that the target of doubling bilateral trade will be achieved ahead of the target date of 2030.
Having already witnessed a job cut of around seven lakhs so far in the year, the textile industry may see a further reduction in manpower by five lakhs, given in a decline in business by 1.5 per cent.
Analysts tracking Corus said the steel company's workers had witnessed nearly 8,000 job cuts in the last eight years and were, therefore, apprehensive of Tata Steel's intentions.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday announced the launch of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Experience Zone and Design Studio in London, and said its continued investments in the UK will create 5,000 new jobs across the country over the next three years. Currently, TCS supports over 42,000 direct and indirect jobs across the United Kingdom. In FY2024, TCS contributed 3.3 billion pounds to the UK economy, according to a regulatory filing by the company.
Mumbai sealed a bonus-point victory with a nine-wicket thrashing of Hyderabad in their Group D Ranji Trophy match, in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
A trade deal makes sense only if it is fair and reciprocal. If the cost is strategic dependence or loss of policy space, waiting is the wiser option, asserts Ajay Srivastava.
Infosys commits to hiring 20,000 graduates amid industry-wide layoffs and uncertainty.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday
'What we are willing to do is definitely going to depend on what the Indian government wants to do.'
In an effort to improve their balance sheets, many of the major multinationals have started to lay-off employees.
'We did a very good job that no one is going to remember tomorrow, because what matters is the result.'
India, the world's fourth largest economy, is set to maintain the 'goldilocks' phase with tailwinds of good growth, low inflation and robust banking performance as well as reform initiatives poised to sustain the economic pace witnessed during 2025.
Jemimah stars in India's comprehensive eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka in first women's T20I
A 26-year-old working woman, opens up about navigating today's arranged marriage and dating market, where expectations have multiplied, contradictions have deepened and finding a 'suitable' partner feels harder than ever.
In 2025, OTT series were entertaining enough, even though most were in the crime genre.
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