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US President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday. (AFP Photo)

Trump blocks H1B visa, business groups say decision will hurt US...

The visa suspension, will open up 525,000 jobs for US workers, a senior administration official said

23 Jun 2020 10:54 AM IST

Wirecard is a payments processor, offering companies services allowing them to accept credit cards and digital payments like Apple Pay or Paypal in stores, online or on mobile. In the picture, the Internet World Fair 2017 in Munich, Germany, Wirecard-Stand (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Ordercrazy)

What's the Wirecard scandal? Here's five things to know

Here are the most important facts about a scandal that compares with the collapse of US energy company Enron in the...

22 Jun 2020 8:23 PM IST

The admission follows more than a year of reporting, especially by the Financial Times, on accounting irregularities in Wirecards Asian division. (Photo | AFP)

Payments services major Wirecard admits 1.9 bn euros missing, in...

Auditors say the 1.9 billion euros that were supposedly sitting in trust accounts in the Philippines likely do not...

22 Jun 2020 7:55 PM IST

Traders body CAIT on Monday burnt Chinese goods in Delhis main market Karol Bagh. (PTI Photo)

India-China border tension: Traders stage protest, burn Chinese goods...

The traders' body recently launched a national campaign titled 'Bhartiya Samaan-Hamara Abhimaan' to boycott Chinese...

22 Jun 2020 4:25 PM IST

Reliance Industries on Monday became the first Indian firm to hit a market valuation of USD 150 billion. (PTI Photo)

Reliance Industries becomes first Indian firm to hit Rs 11.44 lakh...

Reliance Industries on Friday became the first Indian company to cross the Rs 11 lakh crore market valuation mark.

22 Jun 2020 12:27 PM IST

Diesel price touch new record high today. (PTI Photo)

In 16 days, petrol price hiked by Rs 8.3 per litre and diesel by Rs...

Petrol price hiked by 33 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise to take retail rates to record high

22 Jun 2020 9:56 AM IST

Private bus and tourist taxi operators have been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown. (PTI Photo)

COVID-19 led to 20 lakh job losses in bus, taxi sector: BOCI

"During lockdown 95 per cent of our vehicles were off road. Very few buses operated for company contracts," BOCI...

22 Jun 2020 9:35 AM IST

SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar assured shareholders that the likely job cuts and salary reductions in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI Photo)

Job cuts, salary reductions to have 'relatively low level' of stress...

As of now, only 21.8 per cent of the customers have availed the benefit of moratorium

22 Jun 2020 9:18 AM IST

Oil prices nudged higher on Monday on tighter supplies from major producers. (AFP Photo)

Oil prices higher on tighter supply, but demand concerns resurface

Oil prices have also been supported by a recovery in fuel demand globally following a collapse in April-May during...

22 Jun 2020 8:58 AM IST

Artisans and weavers who were part of Amazons Karigar program witnessed a 2.5X growth on Amazon after the event, while women entrepreneurs selling as part of Amazon Saheli program witnessed a growth of 1.7X, Amazon said.

Amazon's Small Business Day on June 27 promises to be a karigari treat

Themed stores like India Bazaar', Budget Buys' and Bestsellers' from micro, small and medium enterprises will be...

21 Jun 2020 10:24 PM IST

Amazon and BigBasket have got approval to deliver liquor in West Bengal.

Coy Grofers won't touch liquor, while BigBasket, Amazon, Swiggy and...

We serve families mostly, so not looking to get into this, Grofers co-founder and CEO Albinder Dhindsa said.

21 Jun 2020 8:19 PM IST

Drug firm Hetero on Sunday said it has received approval from regulator DCGI to launch investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir. (AFP Photo)

Hetero gets DCGI nod to launch Remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment

The drug will be available in 100 mg vial which will be administered intravenously in a hospital under healthcare...

21 Jun 2020 2:45 PM IST