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Vistara airline has more than 1,100 pilots on its rolls. | Photo Credit: Reuters More than one in four pilots in Vistara have not accepted the new pay structure announced in mid-February ahead of the merger with Air India. The integration of the two airlines has also escalated concerns over inadequate manpower and raised questions…
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Vistara’s CEO Vinod Kannan on Saturday asserted that “over 98% of pilots” had signed new contracts entailing a new pay structure, which has been cited by industry sources as a key issue that had led to a spate of recent flight cancellations and delays at the full service airline that is set to merge with…
Sanlam. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Sanlam through its wholly owned subsidiary Sanlam Emerging Markets Mauritius Ltd, has decided to increase its shareholding in Shriram General Insurance Co. (SGIC) and Shriram Life Insurance Co. (SLIC) by 11% and 12% respectively and decrease its exposure in Shriram Finance Ltd (SFL). The consideration payable to acquire the combined…
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI). File. | Photo Credit: PTI Bankers have welcomed the Reserve Bank’s resolute focus on achieving the last mile of disinflation. “The recent re-emergence of reflationary pressures from new supply side disruptions has posed a challenge to Central Banks, globally. Against this backdrop, the RBI’s resolute focus on achieving the last…
Mumbai, Apr 05 (ANI): RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses during a press conference regarding the monetary policy decisions, in Mumbai on Friday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Considering the popularity and convenience of UPI, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to enable UPI for cash deposit facility. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, while…
Mumbai-based Pentagon International Freight Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Pentagon) has announced that it will acquire 5.2% stake in a digital transformation company Pentafox Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in all cash deal for ₹52 lakh. Pentagon would further acquire another 21.8% stake in next 12-18 months at pre-agreed multiples, the logistic services firm said in a statement. “This…
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Punit Goenka, MD and CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. File | Photo Credit: Paul Noronha Broadcaster Zee Entertainment said on April 5 it is cutting 15% of its workforce in its latest bid to trim costs. The job cuts could affect nearly 700 employees at the company, which had a total headcount of 4,577 employees,…
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Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ed-tech startup Byju’s breached terms of loans worth $42 million and has been asked by an arbitrator not to sell some shares of a group firm, a confidential order showed, the latest setback for the company already battling allegations of mismanagement. Byju’s was the country’s…
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Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ed-tech startup Byju’s breached terms of loans worth $42 million and has been asked by an arbitrator not to sell some shares of a group firm, a confidential order showed, the latest setback for the company already battling allegations of mismanagement. Byju’s was the country’s…
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The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Equity benchmark index Sensex registered marginal gains to hit fresh lifetime high on April 05 after the Reserve Bank maintained the status quo on key interest rates amid a negative trend in global markets. The six-member rate-setting panel of the Reserve Bank…
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