NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Poor mental health amongst employees costs Indian companies a combined $14 billion a year due to absenteeism, attrition and other reasons, Deloitte estimated in a report after surveying nearly 4,000 workers. Mental health issues have long been a taboo in India, but rising awareness among the younger generation and the impact …
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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a revamped colonial avenue in the heart of New Delhi as part of a redevelopment plan for a historical precinct that has drawn the ire of conservationists. Modi, eying a third term in a general election due in 2024, wants …
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By Aditi Shah and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it has removed from its Indian marketplace listings of products that disable car seatbelt alarms, a day after the country’s transport minister said he had asked the company to act against such devices. Road safety issues have been in the spotlight …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told Indian foreign and defence ministers on Thursday that cooperation between the two countries is becoming more important than before as the international order faces various challenges. “If you take a look at the international community, unilateral attempts to change the status quo with force are continuing …
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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party members gathered on Wednesday for a cross-country march against “hate and division”, hoping to turn its fortunes around and regain some of the popularity it has lost to the ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Party members will begin walking from the coastal …
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(Refiles to fix typo in paragraph ten) By Nandan Mandayam and Tanvi Mehta BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s technology hub of Bengaluru was gearing up for more heavy rain on Wednesday after a brief respite from severe flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to evacuate people and pump water out of inundated areas. India’s “Silicon Valley” …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Intel Corp currently has no plans to establish a manufacturing facility in India, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The comments came after India’s transport minister said earlier in the day that the chipmaker will set up a semiconductor manufacturing plant in the country. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s capital New Delhi is to ban firecrackers to ease the burden of winter pollution on its longer-suffering residents, though likely taking some of the fun out of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, next month. The city of about 20 million people is the world’s most polluted capital and the …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is keen to boost cooperation with Russia, particularly in the areas of energy and coking coal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Modi also called for a diplomatic and peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis in his online address to the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian Pacific city …
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By Aftab Ahmed and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s road transport minister expects to finalise rules for all cars to have six airbags by the end of the current fiscal year, as part of a series of steps to improve safety in a country that has the world’s deadliest roads. The renewed push comes …
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