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Govt implements cut in employees provident fund contribution to 10% for May, Jun, July. (PTI Photo)

EPFO alert! Government implements cut in EPF contribution to 10% for...

Reduction in EPF contributions shall be applicable "in respect of wages payable by it for the months of May, June and...

19 May 2020 3:19 PM IST

Nasdaq to tighten listing rules, restricting Chinese IPOs, (AFP Photo)

Nasdaq to tighten listing rules, restricting Chinese IPOs

Nasdaq also unveiled some restrictions on listings last year, seeking to curb IPOs by small Chinese companies

19 May 2020 1:30 PM IST

Bharti Airtel reports fourth-quarter loss of 52.37 billion rupees. (PTI Photo)

Bharti Airtel reports fourth-quarter loss of Rs 52.37 billion

Bharti Airtel seen an increase in data traffic during Covid-19 pandemic

19 May 2020 9:18 AM IST

Asia shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes. (AP Photo)

Asia shares, oil rally on hopes for coronavirus vaccine

Oil prices jumped to their highest in over two months, as the easing of global lockdowns boosted

19 May 2020 9:15 AM IST

Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as covid19 hits online food orders. (PTI Photo)

Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as covid19 hits online food orders

Swiggy is among many that are laying off employees and reshaping their business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

18 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months. (PTI Photo)

RBI may extend moratorium on repayment of loans for three more months,...

In March, RBI had allowed a three-month moratorium on payment of all term loans due between 1 March, 2020 and 31 May,...

18 May 2020 2:46 PM IST

Govt to soon take decision on OCI card holders to allay fears of temporary suspension of visas. (PTI Photo)

Indian government will soon take decision on OCI visa issue: Minister

Muraleedharan urged the diaspora to invest in India given the opportunity being offered by the major economic reforms

18 May 2020 12:17 PM IST

Alibabas Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board. (AFP Photo)

Alibaba's Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board, to focus on...

The departure of Ma, who retired as Alibaba's chairman in September, comes as he pulls back from business roles to focus...

18 May 2020 9:43 AM IST

Asian shares make cautious gains; oil, gold prices hit record levels as more countries reopen their economies. (AP Photo)

Asian shares make cautious gains; oil and gold jump

Oil prices reached their highest since March as demand picked up as countries around the world eased travel restrictions

18 May 2020 9:16 AM IST

Japan slips into recession, worst yet to come as pandemic wreaks havoc. (AFP Photo)

Japan slips into recession, slump set to worsen as pandemic wreaks...

The world's third-largest economy shrank for second consecutive quarter in three months to March, intensifying challenge...

18 May 2020 8:42 AM IST

Migrant workers from other states trying to return to their homes arrives for transportation to a train station in Ahmedabad. (AP)

135 million Indians may lose job due to coronavirus impact

The worst impact will be felt by India's most vulnerable in terms of job loss, poverty increase and reduced per-capita...

17 May 2020 4:25 PM IST

Centre increased borrowing limit for states from three to five per cent for 2020-21 only, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday. (PTI Photo)

Borrowing limit of states increased to tackle economic fallout of...

The decision comes after requests posed by various state governments

17 May 2020 1:43 PM IST