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Applications for unemployment benefits in the United States rose last week but continued to remain at historically low levels despite inflationary pressures and broader economic headwinds, AP reported. The US Labor Department said on Thursday that initial jobless claims increased by 10,000 to 200,000 for the week ending May 2. The figure was lower than…
A dietician was murdered by her husband, who then concealed her body in a cement-filled wooden box at their old residence. SURAT: A chilling murder case of a 39-year-old dietician came to light in Surat on Sunday, with police detaining her husband who allegedly killed her on April 20 and concealed the body in a…
BAREILLY: A 30-year-old man and his pet dog were found dead inside a locked house in Izzatnagar area of Bareilly, police said on Tuesday. Prima facie, the man is suspected to have poisoned his pet and then died by suicide by consuming a toxic substance, SP (city) Manush Pareek said.Relatives said Nikhil Arora lived alone…
Applications for unemployment benefits in the US rose last week but remained within a stable range, indicating resilience in the labour market despite global economic uncertainties, AP reported.Initial jobless claims increased by 16,000 to 2,19,000 for the week ending April 4, up from 2,03,000 in the previous week and higher than analysts’ expectations of 2,10,000,…
NEW DELHI: At a time when major IT firms are announcing sweeping layoffs — with Oracle the latest to reportedly let go of 12,000 employees in India — a new study flags a less visible fallout: it’s not just workers who are hit, but their parents too, with job loss among adult children linked to…
Applications for unemployment benefits in the United States rose slightly last week, signalling continued labour market resilience even as hiring momentum has slowed over the past year.New filings for jobless aid increased by 5,000 to 210,000 for the week ended March 21, up from 205,000 in the previous week, the US Labour Department said on…
Adah Sharma recently shared a humorous anecdote about juggling film schedules and how a series of unexpected date changes eventually left her with an entire month of free time. According to Adah, the producer of one of the films was very particular about her availability and insisted that the project could only happen on specific…
US stocks moved closer to record levels on Wednesday after data showed the country’s unemployment rate unexpectedly improved last month, boosting investor confidence about the resilience of the economy.The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and was trading just below its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 222 points, or…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: A new welfare scheme called ‘Banglar Yuba-Sathi’ for Bengal’s unemployed youth and a 50% hike in the payout to ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ beneficiaries headlined the Mamata Banerjee govt’s last budget — a vote-on-account — before the state goes to polls later this year.Finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Thursday had some…
Arshad Warsi recently reflected on the early days of his interfaith marriage to Maria Goretti, sharing how her Catholic parents were initially apprehensive before slowly warming up to their relationship. ‘They were a bit worried’: Arshad on early apprehensions Speaking to Lallantop, Arshad opened up about the nervousness his in-laws felt when he decided to…
