MUMBAI: The rupee plunged to a record low on Friday, closing at 85.53 against the dollar from it’s previous close of 85.26. In Friday’s trades, it briefly touched an intraday low of 85.80 – its sharpest fall in nearly two years, Bloomberg reported.The fall in the rupee was driven by panic dollar buying from importers,…
Hybrid work models, a focus on mental health, advancements in DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and AI integration in recruitment, performance, and engagement will shape the future of HR. As businesses adapt to these changes, hiring will increase, driven by the growth of GCCs (global capability centres) and KPOs (knowledge process outsourcing) in India, creating…
NEW DELHI: If anyone can stake claim to putting India on four wheels and producing the people’s car Maruti 800, it is Osamu Suzuki, known for his hard-nosed business acumen as much as his no-nonsense attitude and frugal mindset.Suzuki (senior advisor, Suzuki Motor Corporation and former chairman, Suzuki Motor corp), who died on Dec 25…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The FMCG industry does not see a full revival in urban demand to set in until at least mid-next year. This is even when companies are betting on premiumisation to derive growth from the bigger cities, where consumers are seeking high-quality products and convenience to partly make up for the sluggishness that has…
JAMMU: A joint team of police and administrative officials attached properties of three Pakistan-based terrorists in Kotranka in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district under CrPC in connection with an FIR registered at Kandi PS, police said Friday.The details of the terrorists and the attached properties are: Khadim Hussain of Kandi-Kotranka (3 kanals, 4 marlas, and…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of home affairs on Saturday clarified government’s stance on establishing a memorial for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his final resting place and said that the Union minister Amit Shah, after the Cabinet meet, told Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge that the government will allocate space for the memorial.MHA, in a statement,…
Elon Musk wants Mars to be renamed as “New World“. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO shared this idea while drawing a parallel to the historical naming of America. In a post on social media platform X (earlier Twitter), the world’s richest man shared his idea and a photo of the Red planet’s Gale Crater captured…
NEW DELHI: Manmohan Singh believed India’s development priorities should shape its foreign policy and, in his own words, create a global environment conducive for India’s growth. It was with this in mind that he met President Bush in 2005 on the margins of the UNGA and asked him if the US could help India access…
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at the BJP-led central government, calling its decision to conduct the last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat “a deliberate insult” to India’s first Sikh PM.Sharing a post on X, Jairam said that, “Earlier this morning, Congress President had…
Ajay Maken vs Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: “Anti-national, King of fraud, Farziwal” … Ajay Maken‘s all-out offensive against Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday and AAP‘s strong “take action-ultimatum” to the Congress has sparked a bitter political fight between INDIA bloc‘s allies-turned-rivals in Delhi ahead of the assembly elections to be held early next year.Raising the pitch…
