No cover for fraud: SC upholds SEBI penalties, rules shareholder approval cannot legalise fund diversionIn a significant ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed that shareholder approval does not grant companies immunity from violations of securiti...
18 Mar, 2026, 01.16 AM IST
He lost his job over ‘unplanned leave’ to visit his wife stuck abroad; four months later, his former manager reached out and got shut downA former specialist’s blunt Glassdoor review sparked an unexpected late-night message from his old manager—four months after he was fired d...
05 Mar, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Employee returns to work after unapproved leave and finds office access blocked: ‘Everyone was told if he comes…’An employee was physically barred from entering the office floor despite remaining on payroll and employed, after taking a single day of un...
14 Jan, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
Australian parents voice concern over 'ridiculous' rule allowing schools to deny leave to children for holidaysAustralian parents are questioning school policies after influencer Sarah Stevenson, known as Sarah's Day, revealed her child's holiday abs...
10 Jul, 2025, 03.09 AM IST
Infosys staffers get a heads up on lower bonus payouts in Q4Infosys employees expect a muted Q4 FY25 performance bonus due to a 11.7% profit drop and weak revenue guidance. HR informed staff of the l...
13 May, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Political turmoil at the Pentagon: Joe Kasper, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff, becomes the fourth top official to be fired in the last weekThe Pentagon is facing turmoil following a series of leaks and internal controversies, leading to a significant leadership shakeup. Joe Kas...
25 Apr, 2025, 07.16 PM IST
Boss refuses leave on Holi, threats to cut salary of anyone on leave. Netizens ask employee to 'Name and shame'An employer refused leave for Holi and mandated no traces of color on employees entering the office. A frustrated employee's post on Reddit...
16 Mar, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
China security apparatus well honed to deal with protestsThe government has been preparing for such challenges for decades, installing the machinery needed to quash large-scale upheavals. After an...
02 Dec, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Shanghai to lock down in two stages for testing as Covid cases spikeShanghai has battled a new COVID-19 surge for nearly a month and for Saturday it reported its highest daily number of cases since the initi...
27 Mar, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
New-age digital businesses: The spree makes one wonder whether these investors need any protectionThe spree makes one wonder whether these investors need any protection. It is the first time that investors on the Street are investing in ...
15 Nov, 2021, 11.50 PM IST
Amazon goes for jugular in US FCC spat with SpaceX's Elon Musk"If the FCC regulated hypocrisy, SpaceX would be keeping the commission very busy,” Amazon says in a filing to the US Federal Communication...
09 Sep, 2021, 09.31 AM IST
Pink bollworm may hit cotton output in Maharashtra, TelanganaAccording to the agriculture departments, the cotton crop that was sown before June 15 has been infested with pink bollworm above the econo...
13 Aug, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
Tamil Nadu govt presents revenue deficit budgetTamil Nadu Finance Minister D Jayakumar said that the "continuing sluggishness" of global and domestic economies and demonetisation has aff...
16 Mar, 2017, 03.06 PM IST
RBI monetary policy meet: Raghuram Rajan's final chance to curb pricesRajan’s exit limits the actionability of any forward guidance. Still, investors will look for his assessment of how recent policy changes w...
09 Aug, 2016, 09.49 AM IST
Government test shows 12.5 per cent food items contain unapproved pesticidesIn vegetables, the ministry detected residues of non- approved pesticides such as acephate, bifenthrin, triazofos, acetamiprid, metalaxyl.
02 Oct, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
- US doublespeak on patent waiver bared
The country has resorted to its liberal use while objecting to concession on cancer drug by India.
27 Jul, 2012, 10.52 AM IST
- US doublespeak on patent waiver bared; resorts to its liberal use
Temporary importation of unapproved foreign drugs is considered in rare cases when there is a shortage of an approved drug that is critical...
27 Jul, 2012, 06.52 AM IST