Melbourne, Australia – High-profile raids against two separate media outlets by Australian police have been widely condemned by news organisations and rights groups, renewing calls for greater protection of whistle-blowers and journalists in the country. The Australian Federal Police on Wednesday raidedthe…
Most job descriptions are boring, wordy and vague. They make the most interesting work opportunities sound like a long list of chores. Although most companies parrot the virtues of diversity, they attract people who fit conventional norms of performance. Round…
Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under new rules by the State Department. The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years’ worth of email…
This week 17 Indian startups received funding, of which 14 received a total sum of about $93 million. Among them, Ather Energy raised the highest funding of about $51 million followed by GlowRoad which raised about $11.5 million. Meanwhile, funding…
HSBC Holdings is mulling over extensive job cuts in the company’s investment banking unit to salvage its financials, sources told Bloomberg. As many as 500 jobs are on the chopping block with Greg Guyett, who heads the Global Banking vertical, expected to…
After being re-elected for the second term, the Modi-led government is now planning to ease the tax norms to provide advantages to startups under the income tax law which allow 100% tax deduction. In 2016, the government had announced a 100% tax…
Five people were injured when workers of Trinamul and the BJP clashed at a village near here on Sunday morning over alleged refusal by the ruling party’s leaders to give back to local people cards for the 100-day rural employment…
How we communicate has changed drastically in recent years, thanks to technology. Even when it comes to business, everything has gone digital today – from hiring and leadership to management. And just a few years ago, nobody could have predicted…
Startup funding activity saw a significant slowdown in the fourth week of May ahead of the announcement of results for the Lok Sabha polls. Votes were counted on Thursday, and the incumbent Bhartiya Janata Party-led government returned to power with a strong majority….
Nguyen Hang* remembers her first day as a “news assistant” in 2008 for an international publication in Vietnam. She was asked to attend a meeting with the police who asked her to sign on a paper affirming that her new job…