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Canada has announced a new scholarship program worth up to $100 million to support Indian students. The funding is part of a new education and talent partnership between Canada and India.The announcement was made last week during official talks between the two countries. The scholarship program is included under a plan called the Canada–India Talent…
NEW DELHI: India’s power sector tendering pipeline is now shifting towards hybrid and storage-based projects, reflecting a growing focus on improving energy reliability and supporting renewable energy integration, according to a report by Nuvama Research.The report also noted that the country currently has an adequate solar power supply, with solar-hour electricity prices remaining low at…
When a man in his early 60s from Kerala walked into the hospital with severe mid-back pain, it didn’t look like just another routine case. He had lived with high blood pressure for years. He had been a heavy smoker. His lungs were already damaged, weakened further by a past bout of tuberculosis. Breathing wasn’t…
Bengaluru: One size doesn’t fit all in the return-to-office push. Work-from-home, once the defining perk of the pandemic era, is quietly being phased out across India’s IT sector as companies tighten hybrid work norms and make in-office presence the new default.TCS has mandated five days of office attendance and linking compliance to variable pay and…
BENGALURU: Background verification firms and corporate forensic teams are flagging cases of location spoofing, particularly among hybrid employees and gig workers. In several instances, employees have been pulled up after allegedly misrepresenting their actual work location, with such discrepancies surfacing during random audits, compliance checks, or client reviews. Investigations found that some used travel routers…
Wipro just dropped a game-changing update to its hybrid work policy starting January 1, 2026, and it’s got employees talking. The IT giant still follows a hybrid work model, but now they have added a clear rule for employees: Stay in the office for at least 6 hours on your three required in-person days each…
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold emerged as another major attraction at First Look 2026 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, with the company positioning the device as its latest step in foldable innovation — and a clear attempt to push the phone-tablet idea into a more practical, everyday form factor. Samsung’s pitch rests…
Hybrid learning ends as Delhi schools reopen for 6 to 9 and 11 following GRAP 4 revocation. (Representative Image) Delhi schools have ended hybrid learning and returned to normal physical classes for students of Classes 6 to 9 and 11. The move follows the lifting of GRAP 4 restrictions after a clear improvement in air…
Understanding the tax treatment of financial products is critical for investors looking to optimise post-tax returns, and mutual funds are no exception. While there is no tax liability at the time of investing in or holding mutual fund units, tax comes into play when an investor sells, switches between schemes or redeems units. The tax…
Increasing air pollution in Delhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday directed schools to shift students up to Class V from hybrid to fully online mode in view of the capital’s worsening air pollution.According to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), physical classes for students from nursery to Class…
