- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
SURAT-BASED Kiran Gems, one of the world's largest manufacturers of natural polished diamonds, recently announced a 10-day vacation for its employees. The company took this unprecedented decision in the wake of poor demand for polished diamonds in key markets such as the US and China. Its 50,000 employees will be…
INDIA'S top conglomerate Reliance Industries trimmed 42,000 jobs or 11 per cent of its workforce in financial year 2024, according to media reports. The Mukesh Ambani promoted group is carrying out a cost-efficiency drive and has scaled down hiring, especially in its retail arm, which also saw store closures. The…
DERA Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Tuesday walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak after he was granted a 21-day furlough. During his temporary release period, Singh will stay at the Dera ashram in Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat. The Sirsa-headquartered Dera…
REACHING out to the distressed Hindu community members at the famous Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged the people to “exercise patience” before judging his government's role. Yunus, who took charge as the chief adviser of the interim government on August 8 amid ongoing…
THE GOVERNMENT has said it will hold further consultations for preparing a fresh draft of the broadcasting bill, amid concerns in some quarters over restrictions on social and digital media space in the proposed law. The draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, circulated by the government among a few stakeholders, drew…
IN ANOTHER high-level exit at IT major Wipro, its Chief Technology Officer Subha Tatavarti has resigned to pursue opportunities outside the company. Tatavarti joined Wipro in April 2021 as the technology head under the then-CEO and MD Thierry Delaporte. During her three-year stint, she led Wipro's GenAI initiatives and introduced…
IN 2015, following Ricky Kej’s first Grammy award win, he received a phone call that would become one of his most treasured memories. The call, from an unfamiliar number, was initially confusing. Kej answered and was greeted by a voice introducing itself simply as Lata. Kej described the call: “This…
STAR javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has left for Germany after winning a silver medal in the Paris Games to take medical advice regarding a possible surgery and to decide whether to feature in the upcoming Diamond League meetings, according to sources. A family source told PTI that he has left…
THE SUPREME COURT on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings against yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Limited after accepting the apology tendered by them in the misleading advertisements case. "The court has closed the contempt proceedings based on the undertakings given by Ramdev, Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved…
PAKISTAN'S ex-spy chief who served during jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's term has been taken into military custody, the army announced Monday (12). Lieutenant general Faiz Hameed, who stepped down in December 2022, was accused of abusing his power and raiding the businesses of a private housing developer, according…
