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No layoffs, salary cuts on cards, assures CEO Kevin Mayer after TikTok ban
In a 30-minute-long town hall, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer told ByteDance employees that he was closely monitoring the situation and actively engaging with the government in all the dialogues
ByteDance confident ban on TikTok, Helo will be lifted soon
ByteDance has been prompt in compliance with the ban to win government’s trust – it removed and restricted access to TikTok and Helo before authorities stepped in. Now it is trying to fix the ongoing issues with government soon
Don’t rejoice! India’s first current account surplus since 2007 is deceptive
Although marginal, India’s current account balance seems like a positive news. But economists attribute it to lower domestic demand, “which definitely is not a good thing”
IIT-Delhi breaks own record; sees 4% jump in placements amid coronavirus
According to the IIT officials, over 1,100 job offers were made to the students by national as well as international organisations. This year, the number of placement offers increased by 4%
Unlock 2.0: India’s fuel demand continues to recover in June
Fuel consumption- a proxy for oil demand in Asia’s third largest economy- plunged to the lowest since 2007 in April as the country came to a standstill due to the lockdown that was put in place on March 24
Section 144 imposed in Mumbai: Police prohibits movement of people in city
Mumbai Section 144: Unless a medical emergency, all movement of one or more people in the city has been prohibited from 9pm to 5am, stated Mumbai Police
BSNL cancels 4G upgrade tender after DoT asks it to boycott Chinese telecom gear
The source said that the government had told BSNL not to use Chinese equipment in 4G upgrade, and that implementation of the direction meant that the company had to issue a new tender
Hero MotoCorp domestic sales fall 27% to 4.5 lakh units in June
For the first quarter of FY21, Hero MotoCorp reported total sales of 563,426 units as most of its plants remained closed in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Another coronavirus wave can result in loss of 340 million jobs: ILO
The report said that there was a 14 per cent drop in global working hours during the second quarter of 2020, equivalent to the loss of 400 million full-time jobs