For many people, taking a minimum-wage or part-time job is often seen as a last resort. But for Sarah Kendzior, a 48-year-old American author and journalist, working at a local garden centre became far more than a way to supplement her income. Earning $17 (£12.50) an hour, she discovered a renewed sense of purpose, community…
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that Tehran had received a proposal from mediators for a 10-day ceasefire in an effort to salvage the interim deal, intended to pave the way to a lasting agreement to end the war that began on Feb 28.Iran’s foreign ministry said mediators had recently presented proposals to…
MUMBAI: Building for startups as employees can come with their own competitive advantage—young ventures being set up by such tech professionals are finding favour with venture capital (VC) investors who are infusing funds into their companies even though the broader flow of investments continues to be selective.VCs are betting on experience here. The number of…
The first reactions to Nitesh Tiwari‘s much-awaited ‘Ramayana‘ trailer are slowly trickling in, and they are overwhelmingly positive.Ahead of the global release of the ‘Ramayana’ trailer, several filmmakers and industry insiders who attended a special screenings in New Delhi and Mumbai, have praised the film’s scale, visual effects and performances, calling it a ‘landmark moment’…
MUMBAI: An arm of NSE, the largest stock exchange in India by turnover, has launched an index constituting stocks of companies from among Nifty 500 companies that do not intentionally harm animals while carrying out their regular business. Named Nifty 500 Ahimsa Index, the gauge is aligned with principles of non-violence, the exchange said through…
NEW DELHI: India’s expanded core sector grew at the fastest pace in five months to touch 5% in June, compared with 1.1% a year ago, official data with a revised base year 2022-23, released on Monday, showed. The new series expands the core sector basket to nine industries by adding iron ore.The infrastructure industries showed…
MUMBAI: Indian markets closed lower on Monday as fluctuating crude prices and global risk-off cues weighed on sentiment, with the sensex falling 443 points or 0.6% to 77,709 and the Nifty declining 96 points or 0.4% to 24,239, while the rupee weakened to 96.45 against the dollar from 96.28.Banking stocks led the decline after mixed…
CHENNAI: Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) is laying the groundwork for its next phase of growth in the EV market, where competition is gradually shifting towards affordable, mass-market models. The company is expanding its charging infrastructure and deepening localisation of components ahead of the launch of its first mass-market electric SUV, slated for this fiscal.The company…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Monday placed a record order for over 1,000 engines for its 510 Airbus A320neo family of aircraft. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and airlines don’t disclose the deal size as the price is negotiated with the customer, but based on the list price, the cost of the engines is around $14.5 billion….
MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Swaminathan J has expressed concern that a significant number of customer grievances that are ultimately resolved in favour of the customer by RBI’s integrated ombudsman were never referred to the bank’s internal ombudsman in the first place.Highlighting this as a lapse on the part of bank, Swaminathan said that “This is…