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TikTok Parent ByteDance's Bank Accounts Said to Be Blocked by India for Alleged Tax Evasion

Indian authorities have blocked at least two of ByteDance's bank accounts for alleged tax evasion, prompting it to ask a court to quash the directive that it fears will hit its operations, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.

Mar 31, 2021

Volvo To Give 6-Month Paid Parental Leave To Help Women Executives

From next month, all staff who have worked in Volvo plants and offices for at least a year will be entitled to the leave each time they have a child and will receive 80% of their base pay during the period.

Mar 30, 2021

Bengaluru pub shut after 14 staffers test COVID positive [details here]

As an epicenter of the pandemic in Karnataka, the city has been in the grip of second Covid wave, with over 2,000 positive cases reported on Sunday.

Mar 29, 2021

Municipal councillor, SPO shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Sopore

A block development council (BDC) member and his personal security guard were killed and a civilian was injured in a terrorist attack outside the municipality office in the Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir''s Baramulla district on Monday, police said.

Mar 29, 2021

Disabled officer trainee awaits justice for 9 years, here's what went wrong

There is glaring gap between the disability ex gratia that an officer trainee gets and the disability pension of a civilian officer trainee and jawans

Mar 28, 2021

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SPO kills constable in J&K's Udhampur

A special police officer (SPO) shot and killed a colleague in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.

Mar 28, 2021

F**king weirdos; Southwest Airlines pilot's anti-Bay Area rant goes viral [listen here]

In what came as a shock to many, the unruly behavior of a Southwest Airlines pilot has drawn severe criticism.

Mar 26, 2021

Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Central administration; Saurabh Garg now UIDAI CEO [see full list]

As a part of the major reshuffle on Thursday, senior bureaucrat Saurabh Garg has now been appointed the CEO of UIDAI, Sanjeev Kumar, IAS, is now the chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) and take a look at other changes effected by the Centre.

Mar 26, 2021

BharatPe won't cover vaccine cost for employees; CEO has much better plan [details]

BharatPe won't cover vaccine cost for employees; CEO has good reason [details]

A lot of major companies have come forward to cover the cost of vaccination for employees and their families, but BharatPe doesn't want to fall into that trap.

Mar 24, 2021

Who was Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; first B'desh prez named for Gandhi Peace Prize

Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by the Government of India to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1995.

Mar 22, 2021

Intruder breaks into Johnny Depp's LA home; uses bathroom, pours himself a drink [details]

Johnny Depp had an unexpected guest at his residence in Los Angeles, who broke into his house.

Mar 22, 2021

People stranded in Hyderabad due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown imposed to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, arrive at Secunderabad Junction railway station to board special trains being run by the Indian Railways to return to their respective nativ

Making trains safer for women; how Indian Railways tightens noose around crimes [details]

The railways has decided to take some measures to strive for the safety of women passengers and to mitigate atrocities against women in railways.

Mar 21, 2021

Remembering Chittisinghpura: 21 years later closure still evades massacre of 35 Kashmiri Sikhs

March 20 marks 21 years of the Chittisinghpura massacre of 2000, when 35 innocent Sikhs were killed in the village of south Kashmir.

Mar 20, 2021

Indian Army to acquire MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, Here's why it's deadly

The deal just another addition to the Mod governments' push for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' in defence sector.