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Workforce shortage: Australian small businesses struggling to find workers

Almost 40 per cent of Australian small and medium business owners are facing labour shortages, according to one of the nation's largest banks.

Jul 21, 2022

Sri Lanka updates: Train travel to get costlier in Sri Lanka from tomorrow

The Sri Lankan Railways has announced to increase its ticket fares from midnight tomorrow (Friday).

Jul 21, 2022

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as 8th President of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the eighth President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament premises on Thursday.

Jul 21, 2022

Netflix loses one million customers in Q2; reasons behind alarming attrition rate explained

A Netflix Premium user in India should pay Rs 7,788 to enjoy the services in a year

Jul 21, 2022

Presidential Election: Counting begins, results by evening

The victorious candidate will take oath on July 25, a day after the final day in office for the incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind.

Jul 21, 2022

Sonia Gandhi to appear before ED today for questioning in National Herald case

Last month, Rahul Gandhi was questioned by the central probe agency for nearly 11 hours on his first day.

Jul 21, 2022

Philanthropist Dr D. Veerendra Heggade to take oath as RS member

Dr D. Veerendra Heggade, who was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha, will take oath of allegiance to the Constitution as an MP on Thursday.

Jul 21, 2022

Fire on-board INS Vikramaditya; no casualties, damages unknown yet [details]

A fire broke out on-board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while it was sailing off Karwar in Karnataka, officials said here on Wednesday.

Jul 20, 2022

Four killed as ambulance overturns after hitting pole in K'taka district [details]

Four persons including a patient died on Wednesday after a speeding ambulance overturned after hitting a pole at the Shiroor toll gate near Bhatkal in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district, the police said.

Jul 20, 2022

Over 5K Kashmiri Pandits provided govt jobs in Kashmir Valley; no record of migration: Minister

A total of 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits got jobs in different departments of government of Jammu and Kashmir in the Valley after Article 370 was scrapped, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Jul 20, 2022

Sharpshooters Rupa, Manu involved in killing of Moosewala shot dead; Punjab CM congratulates police

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann congratulated all the police officers who made this operation a success, adding that the police have upheld their professional commitment to safeguard the lives of the people.

Jul 20, 2022

Why China's inroads near Doklam is alarming for India; reasons explained [details]

Beijing's largest land grab, which has been noted in the past year, is around 30 km south of China's village and road building activity in the Amo Chu river valley.

Jul 20, 2022

Over Rs 980 crore spent by UIDAI on Aadhaar card enrolments, updates since 2019-20: Govt

Over Rs 980 crore has been spent by the UIDAI in the last three years on Aadhaar enrolments and updates, while nearly 5.99 lakh Aadhaars have been cancelled for being duplicate and for other reasons as of May 31, 2022.

Jul 20, 2022

Jadavpur University Pro-Vice Chancellor found hanging at his residence in Kolkata

Samantak Das, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University, was found hanging at his residence in south Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, apparently having committed suicide, police said.

Jul 20, 2022

Next UK prime minister? Rishi Sunak wins first stage, one more round to go

Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who resigned from this position because of differences with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Wednesday won the first stage of the contest to succeed Johnson as head of government among fellow Conservative MPs. He secured 137 votes.

Jul 20, 2022