Instagram influencer Sharan Hegde has announced a 15% reduction in his company’s workforce as part of a cost-cutting initiative. Hegde, the founder and CEO of 1% Club, a financial education platform, stated that this is the first layoff exercise since the company’s beginning in 2022. The decision comes as the company shifts its focus towards…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday launched a series of searches across India targeting certain vendors operating on major e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart, according to PTI sources.The raids, part of an ongoing probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), spanned multiple locations, including Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.According to officials, the…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiren Rijiju on Thursday objected to remarks made by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it “objectionable”.“I felt very hurt by words used by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge against PM Modi yesterday. It is objectionable,” Rijiju said in a press conference…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai extended his congratulations to Republican Party’s Donald Trump. Pichai shared a post on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) acknowledging “his decisive victory” in the U.S. election. In the post, Pichai expressed optimism to work with the new administration, emphasizing the importance of collaboration to foster innovation and ‘ help bring the…
NEW DELHI: Former union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday criticised the Congress-led INDI Alliance’s recent move demanding the restoration of Article 370 and special status for Jammu and Kashmir, terming it “an affront to the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court’s stance.”At a press conference, Irani said, “Today, I stand as an…
NEW DELHI: Members of country’s erstwhile royal families have expressed strong opposition to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent comments in an editorial, accusing him of misrepresenting the contributions and legacy of India’s princely states.Rahul Gandhi in his opinion piece for the Indian Express, scrutinized India’s colonial history, with specific references to how the East India…
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has advised former Pakistan captain Babar Azam to adopt Virat Kohli‘s strategy in an attempt to restore his lost form.Due to his poor form, Babar was rested for the final two Test matches against England. Pakistan won both…
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that appointment criteria for public sector jobs cannot be altered during the process unless specifically permitted.The ruling was delivered by a five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who specified that recruitment begins with advertisement publication and concludes when positions are filled.“Eligibility criteria for being placed…
NEW DELHI: Actor Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday received a death threat over a call demanding Rs 50 lakh, prompting the police to register an FIR. According to Mumbai police, an extortion case has been registered against an unidentified person at Bandra Police Station in Mumbai under section 308(4) and 351(3)(4) of BNS.Mumbai Police team…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday launched a blistering attack on Congress for allegedly distributing blank copies of the Constitution at Rahul Gandhi’s Samvidhan Samman Sammelan convention in Nagpur.BJP accused the Congress leader of insulting the Constitution and Dr BR Ambedkar and said that anti-reservation and anti-Constitution character has been revealed.“Insulting the Constitution…
