Amazon began laying off a small section of its workforce in India last week as part of a global restructuring, and more employees could be asked to leave following annual appraisals, according to two people aware of the developments. Amazon let go of nearly 60 employees from its recruitment team last week, one of them said. The second person said […]
» Read moreThe CBSE today decided to not hold a re-examination for the Class 10 mathematics course even though the question paper for the earlier test was leaked + , a source from the board. This decision holds good even for test-takers in Delhi-NCR and Haryana, the two regions where the leak reportedly took place. The final decision of not conducting the […]
» Read moreThe Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday successfully placed communication satellite GSAT-6A in orbit and also set the ball rolling for its bigger missions in the future. The space agency tested certain improved critical systems in the launch vehicle – GSLV Mk-II – that may eventually be used in its future missions, including the country’s second lunar mission. GSLV Mk-II […]
» Read moreActor and Makkal Neethi Mayyam founder-president Kamal Haasan on Thursday, March 29, 2018 appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) at the earliest. “My appeal to the prime minister is, please sir, you have the authority to create this CMB and you must do it. Please,” Mr. Haasan said, addressing a news conference […]
» Read moreSocial activist Anna Hazare, who has been on hunger strike in New Delhi since March 23, on Thursday ended his fast at Ramlila Maidan, saying he has been assured by the Union government that a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the States would be appointed soon. Mr. Hazare gave the government time till August to come good on […]
» Read moreThe CBDT today extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking to June 30. The policy-making body of the tax department issued an order extending the deadline from the current last date of March 31. The order said the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking for filing I-T returns is being extended after “consideration of the matter”.
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