Two cruise lines will be allowed to offer Singapore residents “cruises to nowhere” from November, under a pilot scheme with enhanced safety protocols and mandatory COVID-19 testing for both crew and passengers. Genting Cruise Lines’ World Dream will start offering those cruises on Nov 6, while Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum … Read more
Month: October 2020
Ahead of festive season, firms restore salaries back to pre-Covid levels amid economic recover
The festival season this year is turning out to be a blessing for many employees who have lived with salary cuts since the Covid-19 outbreak. As economic activities pick up, some companies have started restoring salaries in a graded manner to achieve pre-Covid-19 levels before November. Among them are auto … Read more
Cinema halls to reopen Oct 15 onwards with 50pc capacity, one-seat distance: Javadekar
New Delhi: After seven months of shut down due to COVID-19, cinema halls will reopen on October 15 with 50 per cent capacity and one-seat distance between the viewers, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said Tuesday. “Cinema halls are shut for last seven months. They are now opening from … Read more
India to overtake China as world’s largest LPG residential market by 2030
New Delhi : India is expected to overtake China as the world’s largest cooking gas LPG residential sector market by 2030, Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday. “Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) demand in the residential sector will continue to see sustainable growth at a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3 … Read more
Your jobs, increments, bonuses are secure: Puri to HDFC Bank employees
Mumbai, Oct 6 HDFC Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Aditya Puri has assured employees of the country’s largest private sector lender that their jobs and bonuses are secure. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Puri, who retires later this month, said the bank is doing well, has … Read more
Film on NRC ‘Noise of Silence’ to Release Soon
Bollywood is all set to release a movie on one of Assam’s most controversial topics, the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The movie “Noise of Silence” which is based on true events is expected to be released across popular OTT platforms of Zee 5, VOOT, Amazon Prime, Netflix etc before … Read more
US, Australia, India, Japan to discuss China’s growing power
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, said they will lead a regional initiative called “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” aimed at countering China’s growing assertiveness, a main issue they will discuss Tuesday with the top envoys from Australia and India. The first in-person talks among … Read more
GST Council Meet Highlights: No monthly returns for small taxpayers; refund claims get watertight with PAN, Aadhaar
After a day-long GST Council meeting, the Centre and the states could not draw consensus on the issue of borrowing to make up for compensation shortfall. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the next meeting will be on 12 October. However, there was various other decision taken in today’s meeting. … Read more
Assam government has come up with one time Grant for Media personality
Guwahati: Assam government has come up with one time Grant for Media personality. The annual grant will be given to 20 journalists of Rs. 50,000 each. The government has stated the applicant’s affiliation to any political party will be termed as a disqualification. Journalist must have a minimum three number … Read more