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10 tips for a safe and comfortable bus journey during these times!

10 Tips for a safe bus journey during the Covid times

A bus journey is perhaps what most of us relate to when thinking of inter-city or inter-state travel and rightly so as it is by far the most convenient, safe and cost-effective mode of transport there is, to travel fairly long distances in India.

Feb 1, 2022

SBI withdraws circular on pregnant women's employment eligibility amid backlash [details]

Lending major SBI has withdrawn a circular which made pregnant women candidates ineligible for employment with the bank.

Jan 30, 2022

SBI won't hire women more than 3 months pregnant, deems "temporarily unfit"; draws ire [reactions]

India's largest public sector bank, SBI, amended its recruitment guidelines, prohibiting the appointment of women candidates more than 3 months pregnant.

Jan 28, 2022

Indigenous communities of Jharkhand have long defended their native forests from exploitation.

Environment Ministry seeks to justify its star rating for green clearance

First it offered star rating as an incentive to promote ease of doing business and now the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has justified/clarified it as a further step "for encouraging the efficiency, transparency and accountability" in states' functioning.

Jan 25, 2022

Wildlife photographer Neel Sarkhedi is on travelling spree; expresses interest to fly abroad for work

I have brushed my skills. I made my foray into the field of photography in 2019. I am an entrepreneur by profession and have now dedicatedly taken up photography as my full-time job

Jan 19, 2022

PM Modi's National Startup Day a new start for Indian entrepreneurs [here's why]

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing to celebrate January 16 as the National Startup Day, the meteoric rise of desi entrepreneurs in the past couple of years, which made global headlines, has received a tremendous boost.

Jan 16, 2022

Crisil goes green, to give environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact ratings for credit profiles

The ESG factors determine a company's impact on society and environment and provide a non-financial glimpse on the prospects of future opportunities and risks to the business

Jan 15, 2022

Election Commission extends ban on physical rallies, road shows till Jan 22

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday extended ban on physical rallies, road shows till Jan 22 though and allowed the political parties to hold indoor meetings of maximum of 300 persons or 50 per cent of the capacity of the hall within the prescribed limit set by State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA)

Jan 15, 2022

Elon Musk fails to reason with Indian govt on Tesla launch; goes complaining on Twitter [details]

Elon Musk has always blamed the Indian government's policies for giving up on his India dreams and also criticised the FDI norms for the delay in the electric car maker's entry into the Indian market.

Jan 13, 2022

Teenager Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess Grandmaster

India has its 73rd chess Grandmaster; 14-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam wins title [details]

To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points. Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess Grandmaster

Jan 10, 2022

Amazon cuts Covid paid time off to 7 days after new norms

Tech giant Amazon is cutting paid leave time for US front-line workers who test positive for Covid-19 or have to quarantine after exposure to the virus.

Jan 9, 2022

Mahesh Babu's brother passes away; Ramesh Babu suffered liver ailments [details]

Mahesh Babu's brother passes away aged 56; condolences pour in [details]

Mahesh Babu's elder brother and actor Ghattamaneni Ramesh Babu passed away on Saturday aged 56 after suffering from liver-related ailments for long time.

Jan 9, 2022

J&K govt's bonanza for sportspersons; job quota for outstanding players [details]

Sportspersons appreciate government's historic decision for accepting long-pending demands.

Jan 7, 2022

Mahesh Babu tests positive for Covid-19, actor's latest health update is here

Mahesh Babu is currently awaiting the release of his new movie Sarkaru Vaari Paata