NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand high court has ordered a peon’s reinstatement after he was sacked for allegedly taking home tea powder and biscuits from his office. The court called his dismissal “grossly disproportionate” and said it is too harsh to accept.What was the dispute aboutRanjeet Kumar Himanshu had worked as a contractual peon with the…
Cisco has revealed that starting August, it will deploy AI agents to its entire workforce of 90,000 employees, making one of the largest corporate rollouts of AI assistants till date. According to a report by Fortune, each employee will get access to a personalised agent which will be capable of handling tasks, answering questions, and…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday reacted sharply after he was “left in the cold” when the party announced new working presidents and poll panels for Punjab ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.Reacting to a newspaper article, Tewari took to X and said that he wished he had “an antidote” for the insecurities…
Even as India and the US continue negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement, Washington has proposed an additional 12.5% tariff on imports. (AI image) Indian exporters are receiving increased queries from the US but it is not translating into orders as uncertainty on Donald Trump administration’s tariff policies continues. As the July 24 deadline for…
Launching a ballistic missile from a submarine is among the most complex and dangerous operations in naval warfare. If a missile’s powerful rocket engine were to ignite inside the launch tube, the extreme heat and pressure could severely damage or even destroy the submarine carrying it.To eliminate this risk, the world’s leading naval powers, including…
Women homebuyers in several Indian states continue to receive financial incentives on property purchases, including lower stamp duty rates, concessional home loan interest rates and benefits under government housing schemes.The measures are aimed at promoting greater female ownership of real estate while advancing financial inclusion and gender equity.Stamp duty, a tax paid to the state…
US has delisted four Indian companies sanctioned over supplying advanced technology and equipment for Russia’s military-industrial base. US on Wednesday removed four Indian companies from its sanctions list, earlier accused of supplying advanced technology and equipment for Russia’s military-industrial base.The companies earlier sanctioned are Hyderabad-based RRG Engineering Technologies Private Limited Hyderabad-based Lokesh Machines Limited Ahmedabad-based…
The RBI’s revised NBFC rules have effectively blocked Tata Sons’ bid to exit regulatory oversight by expanding the definition of public funds and tightening overseas investment norms, leaving a mandatory public listing as its most likely option. MUMBAI: An update to RBI’s master directions as of July 1, 2026 has tightened rules for non-banking financial…
Parents of Vihaan (R) with kin and friends at Deonar crematorium on Wednesday MUMBAI: “Asato ma sad gamaya, tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, mrityor ma amritam gamaya—lead me from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality.” The ancient Sanskrit mantra for enlightenment and peace echoed as 11-year-old Vihan Srivastav, who died when…
JD Vance slammed as he says his Catholic faith makes him averse to ‘low wage foreigners’ US vice president JD Vance has come under fire after saying his Catholic faith supports policies that oppose “low-wage foreigners” entering the United States. Soicial media pointed to the fact that his wife, second lady Usha Vance, is an…