Day: October 13, 2020

49 stranded Indian workers repatriated from UAE: Report

8:34 pm October 13, 2020

Dubai: A total of 49 Indians, who were stranded for several months in the UAE after being abandoned by their employers, have been repatriated after the Indian mission here helped them secure their passports and security deposits from two companies, a media report said on Tuesday. The expats were abandoned and unpaid for the last […]

German population slightly lower as virus hits immigration

8:30 pm October 13, 2020

Berlin: Germany‘s population has contracted slightly for the first time in nearly a decade because immigration shrank as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed on Tuesday. Some 83.1 million people lived in Germany at the end of June, with the population declining by 40,000, or 0.05%, in the year’s first half, according […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Delhi’s air quality worst in 8 months

8:26 pm October 13, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality hit an eight-month low and was recorded just a notch shy of the very poor category on Tuesday, largely due to calm winds and low temperature that allowed accumulation of pollutants. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, an increase was […]

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans matter of concern: Centre to HC

EPFO launches WhatsApp helpline service

8:23 pm October 13, 2020

New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has launched a WhatsApp helpline service for speedy redressal of grievances of its subscribes, the labour ministry said on Tuesday. This facility is in addition to various other means of grievance redressal forums of EPFO which include EPFiGMS portal, CPGRAMS, social media platforms (Facebook & Twitter) and a dedicated […]

Rupee drops for 2nd day, skids 7 paise to 73.35 per USD

7:40 pm October 13, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 73.35 against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking muted domestic equities and a strengthening greenback overseas. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened on a weak note at 73.41, and shuttled between a high of 73.32 and a low of 73.41 against the American currency. […]