NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre, Delhi govt and the commissioner of Delhi Police on a PIL seeking the earmarking of designated protest sites in the National Capital Region in place of Jantar Mantar, claiming that the latter lacked basic amenities and facilities for protesters.A bench led by CJI Surya Kant…
Emma Grede’s comments have reignited a global debate over whether working from home limits women’s career growth, or whether outdated workplace cultures, not remote work itself, are the real barrier to promotions and leadership opportunities. (Image credit: instagram/emmagrede) A single sentence from entrepreneur Emma Grede has reignited one of the biggest workplace debates of the…
NEW DELHI: Former British Airways CEO Willie Walsh Monday assumed charge as the CEO of IndiGo, a day before the airline turns 20. With over four decades of global aviation leadership experience, Walsh will work closely with the board and the management team to build on IndiGo’s operational foundations while advancing its strategic ambitions. tnn…
MUMBAI: The chief of LIC Housing Finance, the largest home loan company in India, has called for capping of interest rates on loans in the affordable housing segment stating that nothing about some of the rates being charged in this segment is affordable. MD and CEO Tribhuwan Adhikari said some housing finance companies are charging…
Prashant Kishor’s suggests Bihar may accommodate a third political force. PATNA: Bihar has been green. It has been saffron. Now Prashant Kishor brings yellow.Kishor, architect of poll victories for others, has finally written one for himself, winning his electoral debut in the Bankipur bypoll. It is a signal flare and perhaps a glimpse of a…
Protecting new online shoppers from AI scams is India’s next e-commerce challenge. NEW DELHI: India’s next big e-commerce challenge is not artificial intelligence itself but protecting millions of first-time online shoppers from AI-powered scams, according to Amazon’s global trust and safety chief, who said consumer awareness has become as critical as technology in tackling digital…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce further amendments to tax laws going beyond the Ordinance offering concessions to overseas investors putting money in govt bonds.According to the bill that has been circulated, it has been proposed to replace the broad reference to “electronic goods” with a defined list of “specified electronic…
A parliamentary panel suggests lowering the minimum director age to eighteen years. NEW DELHI: The joint committee of Parliamentary panel examining the amendments to the Companies Act has recommended reducing the minimum age for appointment as managing director and whole-time director from 21 years to 18, bringing it in line with similar age caps in…
CHENNAI: Flagging that “free is the most expensive word in public policy”, chief economic adviser (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said infrastructure built on the promise of free or below-cost services cannot attract patient capital. “What makes infrastructure worthy of patient capital? There are three conditions: quality infrastructure, contract certainty, and policy certainty. And the fourth, which…
MUMBAI: ICICI Lombard has introduced a new add-on to its motor insurance cover that assists the insured during the legal process following an accident. It has separately launched an industry-first roadside assistance programme with 30 minute response time across India including for battery charging and vehicle towing. TNN Source link