New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman softened the contentious budget proposal to tax non-resident Indians, putting in place a threshold of ₹15 lakh for the
Month: March 2020
covid-19: Facing curbs, ecommerce companies Flipkart and Amazon halt pickups from vendors
Bengaluru | New Delhi: Online and offline retailers across the country faced severe disruptions affecting the supply of essential goods as authorities cracked down by
Covid-19 impact: Fearful vegetable mandis threaten to shut shop
Pune | New Delhi: Traders and agents in several agricultural markets across the country want to stop trading in two days because they fear the
Covid-19 impact: Ed-tech companies reap dividend as schools, universities go online
New Delhi: Educational technology companies are taking online education to the next level, as schools, colleges and coaching centres close down following the spread of
coronavirus: G-20 agrees to prepare joint action plan to fight Covid and its impact
NEW DELHI: The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met virtually on Monday 23 to develop a joint G20 Action Plan in response to
Coronavirus outbreak: UK govt takes over railways in Coronavirus outbreak
LONDON: The British government took over the railways on Monday in a bid to ensure services keep running for key workers during the coronavirus outbreak.
World’s back office scrambles to stay online as India locks down
Companies in India are scrambling to ensure that the millions who staff the back offices of Wall Street banks and take on work outsourced by
Delhi locks down borders, police to issue curfew passes for essential travel
NEW DELHI: To ensure the smooth continuance of essential services, Delhi Police today decided to issue curfew passes for goods vehicles driving into the city
SAARC health professionals meet on Mar 26 via video conference to contain Covid-19
A video conference of senior health professionals of SAARC countries is also proposed to be held on March 26 to exchange experiences of combating the
EPFO directs field offices to timely credit pension to 65 lakh EPS beneficiaries
Retirement fund body EPFO on Monday said it has issued directions for timely credit of monthly pension to over 65 lakh employees’ pension scheme (EPS)