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Amazon workers stage walk-out in US for better treatment
San Francisco: Several Amazon workers at two of its facilities in the US staged a pre-Christmas walkout, which is the busiest time of the year, asking for better treatment and higher wages.
Before walking out on Wednesday morning (US…
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Go First offers 20% discount on domestic flights to double-vaccinated passengers
Mumbai: Private airline Go First, formerly known as GoAir, has introduced a 20 per cent discount scheme on domestic flights for passengers who have received both doses of Covid vaccine.
With this scheme, the airline aims to encourage…
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Cabinet approves higher MSP for copra for 2022 season
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval to an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for copra for 2022 season.
The MSP for fair average quality…
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Centre cuts over 25,000 compliances for ‘Ease of Living’, ‘Ease of Doing…
New Delhi: To promote 'Ease of Living' as well as 'Ease of Doing Business', the Centre has reduced more than 25,000 compliances. The figure was furnished by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry after the valedictory session of the…
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Finance Minister concludes pre-Budget meetings with stakeholders
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday concluded a week-long series of pre-budget consultation meetings with various stakeholders for the upcoming Budget for FY23.
All held in virtual mode, the first meeting was held…
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Snapdeal co-founders to take home Rs 5 cr each in salary in 2021
New Delhi: E-commerce platform Snapdeal which has become quite popular in small-town India, spent nearly Rs 161 crore on employee benefits in the fiscal year 2021, reveal its IPO draft papers. Its co-founder and CEO Kunal Bahl (appointed as…
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Mahindra’s SsangYong joins Chinese firm for EV battery development
Seoul/New Delhi: SsangYong Motor Co, the South Korean unit of Indian carmaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, said on Wednesday it has signed an initial pact with Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Auto Co for EV battery development.…
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Mohandas Pai invests in Monster.com as it raises Rs 137.5 cr
Bengaluru: Online job platform Monster.com on Wednesday said that it has raised Rs 137.5 crore in a funding round led by Mohandas Pai of Meridian Investments and Akash Bhanshali of Volrado Venture Partners, with participation from Quess,…
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OMCs keep diesel, petrol prices static on Wednesday
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies kept the prices of diesel and petrol unchanged across major Indian cities on Wednesday.
Notably, fuel prices have been steady for the past one-and-a-half months now.
Accordingly, diesel and petrol…
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JSW Cement says SBI acquires Rs 100cr worth stake in Co
New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) has acquired a minority stake in JSW Cement by investing Rs 100 crore in the cement manufacturer via a compulsorily convertible preference shares (CCPS).
"The conversion of such CCPS into common…
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