Tag: INDIA
Air India Institutes 'leave Without Pay' For Up To 5 Years
Even as the privatisation process drags on, national carrier Air India has instituted a scheme whereby employees can opt to take 'leave without pay' ranging from six months up to five years. ....
Uber Appoints Prabhjeet Singh As President Of India, South Asia
Ride-hailing major Uber on Thursday announced the appointment of Prabhjeet Singh as President Uber India and South Asia, tasked with overseeing the next phase of growth in the companys mobility business across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. ....
Hit By India Ban, Chinese App Makers Begin Laying Off Local Staff
With India banning 59 Chinese apps on June 29 amid border tensions with the neighbouring country, the affected companies have begun reducing their workforce in the country as they stare at huge losses. ....
Smartphone Shipments Decline Nearly 50% In India In Q2
Smartphone shipments in India fell 48 per cent in the second quarter this year to just 17.3 million units, as the country faced an unprecedented lockdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Railways Holds Meet With Industry Players On Private Train Services
Even as the Indian Railways plans to introduce the first set of 12 private trains in 2023, followed by 45 more in the next fiscal, according to an initial timeline drawn by the Railways, the national transporter held a pre-bid conference, which was attended by 16 private players to seek clarifications. ....
Digvijaya, Scindia Greet Each Other In Rajya Sabha
One of the reasons said to be behind the exit of Jyotiraditya Scindia from the Congress was the rivalry between him and Digvijaya Singh, the two-time former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. On Wednesday the two came face to face during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs. ....
India To Reduce Coal Imports To Zero: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said India is moving towards reducing coal imports to zero, and the central government has set an ambitious target of one billion tonnes in annual production of coal by 2023-24. ....
Air India Posted Some Duplicitous Tweets That Are Misleading: Pilots
Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) have accused Air India of spreading "deliberate misinformation on social media" and questioned the "duplicitous" tweets by Air India calling them "misleading". ....
It Is Going To Be Different: Gambhir On Australia Tour This Year
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes the return of Steve Smith and David Warner will put forward a different challenge for Virat Kohli and his troops when the two teams lock horns in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year. ....
88% Workers In India Prefer Work From Home: Survey
At least 88 per cent of the Indian workers prefer to have the flexibility of working from home, (WFH), while 69 per cent believe their productivity has increased while working remotely, a new survey revealed on Wednesday. ....
