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New Delhi, Aug 26: IT major Accenture is all set to fire 5% of its workforce globally, which means that around 10,000 employees in India will lose their jobs due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Accenture is likely to ask several thousands of employees to go after the conclusion of the appraisal cycle that is underway. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports that

New Delhi, Aug 26: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi approached the Delhi High Court against Netflix's upcoming web series 'Bad Boy Billionaires', through advocate Vijay Aggarwal. The hearing on the plea is scheduled to begin shortly. Choksi, the promoter of Gitanjali Gems, and his nephew Nirav Modi are accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. Choksi fled the country a year

New Delhi, Aug 26: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the Centre and said that refusal to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation to States is nothing short of betrayal on the part of the Narendra Modi government. Her remarks came during a meeting, held via video conferencing, with Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states and their counterparts of West Bengal

Mumbai, Aug 26: A four-year-old boy was on Tuesday pulled out from the rubble of a five-storeyed building that collapsed in Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said. The joy was shortlived as the lifeless body of his 30 -year-old mother NaushinNadim Bangi was recovered from the same spot less than half an hour later. The bodies of the boy''s sisters Ayesha (7) and Rukaiya (2) were also

New Delhi, Aug 26: The central government on Tuesday said that Punjab National Bank (PNB) has informed the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) that it has received USD 3.25 million (the equivalent of Rs. 24.33 crores) as the first tranche of recoveries in fugitive Nirav Modi case from the USA. "Upon liquidation of the debtors' assets by the US Chapter 11 Trustee, a sum of $ 11.04 million

Moscow, Aug 25: The Centre said on Tuesday that India and Russia are in communication regarding the Sputnik V vaccine. While some initial information has been shared, detailed information is being awaited by India. Sputnik V, an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, was developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology along with Russian Direct Investment Fund

New Delhi, Aug 25: Currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination were not printed in 2019-20 and the circulation of these notes have declined over the years, according to RBI's annual report. The number of Rs 2,000 currency notes in circulation has come down from 33,632 lakh pieces at end-March 2018 to 32,910 lakh pieces at end-March 2019 and further to 27,398 lakh pieces at end-March 2020, the RBI

Mumbai, Aug 24: More than 50 to 70 persons are feared trapped as a five-storey building caved in at Mahad in the Raigad district, on Monday. The crash site is located some 170 kilometres away from Mumbai. So far, a dozen persons have been rescued. The residential building, situated in Kajalpura area of the town had around 45 to 50 flats with nearly 100 residents. It suddenly came crashing down at

New Delhi, Aug 24: Hours after a political drama unfolded in the Congress Working Committee meeting to discuss the issue of the party leadership, the party sources said that Sonia Gandhi would continue to remain the interim chief and the new chief would be elected within six months. Earlier today, the party leaders including Kapil Sibal denied Rahul Gandhi's remark on 'colluding with BJP'. The CWC

New Delhi, Aug 24: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan refused to offer an apology to the Supreme Court on Monday for his two tweets against the judiciary saying what he expressed represented his bona fide belief which he continued to hold. An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience and of an institution, Bhushan said in his supplementary statement filed in the suo motu (on