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IPO-bound Acko cuts 5% workforce as AI shift reshapes roles

BENGALURU/MUMBAI, April 19 -- Digital insure-tech firm Acko has let go of about 60 employees, roughly 5% of its workforce, as it undergoes a structural realignment with a greater focus on integrating ... और पढ़ें


Inflation forecasts depend on Hormuz. So does the Fed's next move.

New Delhi, April 19 -- Watching TV news or listening to most consumers, you'd think the jump in oil prices since the start of the Iran war will send inflation spiraling skyward. Most economists, mean... और पढ़ें


Bank holidays next week (20-26 April): Banks to be closed for up to 3 days for Akshaya Tritiya; Bengal, Tamil Nadu polls

New Delhi, April 19 -- Banks across India will remain closed today because all financial institutions remain closed on Sunday. Regional festival of Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti is being observed today -... और पढ़ें


Pump owners association 'hails' govt's decision to raise fuel prices

Dhaka, April 19 -- A section of petrol pump owners have welcomed the government's decision to increase the price of fuel oil. Adjusting prices in line with rising global market prices will reduce sto... और पढ़ें


SIR deletions raise fears beyond voting rights in West Bengal's Murshidabad - 'Soil bears witness we belong here'

New Delhi, April 19 -- Mobarak Hossain is a ward member in Chachanda gram panchayat under the Samserganj Assembly constituency in Murshidabad, nearly 280 kilometres north of Kolkata, along the eastern... और पढ़ें


'You gave me clearance. You are firing now': Audio from Indian tanker shot at by Iran navy

India, April 19 -- An audio recording, reportedly from Sanmar Herald, one of the two Indian tankers that were fired upon by the Iranian navy north of Oman, has surfaced. An official from the tanker ca... और पढ़ें


Cabinet increases DA to 60% for government staffers

New Delhi, April 19 -- The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a two-percentage-point increase in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners, raisi... और पढ़ें


Ahead of Assembly elections, Bengal electorate crosses 6.82 crore as 7 lakh new voters added; details awaited

New Delhi, April 19 -- Around seven lakh new voters have been added to West Bengal electoral rolls ahead of the assembly elections, with the Election Commission yet to disclose the age or gender break... और पढ़ें


'Conspiracy defeated': Priyanka Gandhi calls women's bill failure a win for Constitution

India, April 19 -- Calling the defeat of the amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandhan Adhiniyam as a "victory of democracy", Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the Centre of conspi... और पढ़ें


'Defeated bill to defend idea of India': Rahul Gandhi as Oppn blocks women's quota bill in Lok Sabha

India, April 19 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP of attempting to "hide delimitation" behind women's bill introduced in Parliament, and alleged that th... और पढ़ें