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Sanitary napkins, diapers likely to be included in essential drugs list

Sub-committees were formed earlier to categorise medicines, medical devices, disposables, and other health and hygiene products according to how essential they are for healthcare

Wipro salary cut for Turbo freshers raises alarm bells for Elite candidates

On February 21, Wipro asked the candidates hired under the Turbo programme at Rs 6.5 LPA if they would be interested to join the company at Rs 3.5 LPA

Centre sets up panel to protect wheat as farms gear up for heat wave

The states that could see a possible heatwave are in the Northwest region mostly, which is India's main food bowl plain and comprises Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Centre pulls up Amazon, Byju's for unfair consumer practices: Report

Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the department of consumer affairs has powers to penalise companies for misleading ads and unfair trade practices

Fintechs see UPI-PayNow linkage as foundation for a global network

On Tuesday, India and Singapore linked their digital payment systems, United Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow, to enable real-time money transfers

Fourth attempt to elect Delhi's new mayor today: Here is the story so far

Delhi has been on tenterhooks for the last two months as the BJP, and the AAP have been fighting to get their respective candidates to sit on the top post in the civic body

Ahead of Cong's plenary session, election for Priyanka, fee hike on charts

The major shift for increasing membership fees and conducting elections is a direct outcome of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul Gandhi has been keen that leaders must reconnect with workers

Lava launches Yuva 2 Pro smartphone at Rs 7999: Specifications and features

Lava Yuva 2 Pro comes pre-loaded with free subscription of Doubtnut's course material for students in classes 9th to 12th (worth up to Rs 12,000 for one year)

Trading hours for interest rate derivatives extended till 5 pm by NSE

This move by NSE is aimed at converging with underlying market timings the exchange said in a circular

Putin vs Biden: What is New START treaty? Here's all you need to know

Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States, here's all you need to know

Railways may shift to 'single-rate per container' policy to lure FMCG

With an eye on high-value freight like computer parts, engineering spares, electronic and FMCG, the Indian railways plans to shift to a 'single rate per container regime'

Sanjay Nayar assumes position of vice-president of Assocham

Assocham has announced the appointment of global financial markets expert Sanjay Nayar as its new vice-president

Unicorn club: From 1mg to InMobi, here're 100-plus start-ups in India

Bengaluru-based neo-bank platform 'Open' became India's 100th unicorn in May 2022

In a first, Kerala High court begins publishing judgements in vernacular

The judgements were passed by a division of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly in January 2023, and the same were made available in Malayalam on the High Court's website recently

OnePlus 11R 5G smartphone goes up for pre-order with bundle offers: Details

The OnePlus 11R 5G smartphone is offered in 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 16GB RAM + 256GB storage at Rs 39,999 and Rs 44,999, respectively

EPFO's new guidelines: How can employees opt for higher pension under EPS?

The employer and the employees will have to jointly request the EPFO to deduct 8.33% from a higher basic salary and will be able to accumulate more money towards pension

Data centre capacities in India to rise six-fold in next six years: Icra

Mumbai, Hyderabad and the National Capital Region (NCR) will account for 70-75 per cent of the installed DC capacity

Rewriting Roald Dahl's work: What, why, how and the story behind it

Dahl has long been called out for his antisemitic views, but the recent changes have been criticised on two grounds, one, the extent of the changes and two, the nature of the changes

RoC to check GoMechanic's books amid allegations of irregularities: Report

According to the Companies Act, Section 264 (4), the RoC has the authority to conduct an inquiry into the affairs of a company in line with directions from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)

Banks request RBI to extend reporting time frame for loan related fraud

The framework mandates that banks report fraud to the RBI CRILC within a week of the joint lenders' forum (JLF) declaring an account fraudulent