Fewer women in corporate leadership roles, judiciary, says report

Fewer women in corporate leadership roles, judiciary, says report

Though the number of women in senior management positions has increased from 23,685 in 2017 to 34,879 in 2023, the corresponding increase for men from 1,50,387 to 18,69,46 has been more in terms of percentage. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The representation of women in corporate decision-making roles remains inadequate with only 34,879 … Read more

Corporate actions this week: Waaree Renewable Tech to go ex-split; SBI Life, IIFL Securities ex-dividend and more

Corporate actions this week: Waaree Renewable Tech to go ex-split; SBI Life, IIFL Securities ex-dividend and more

There are a host of corporate actions scheduled for this week. SBI Life Insurance Company, IIFL Securities, and Kirloskar Ferrous Industries will trade ex-dividend, while Waaree Renewable Technologies will trade ex-split this week. On Thursday, 14 March, Data Infrastructure Trust and Wonder Electricals (Re 1/share) will trade ex-dividend. Meanwhile, Autoriders International (Rs 0.5/share), IIFL Securities … Read more

RaphaCure launches mobile app for booking of corporate health services – ET HealthWorld

RaphaCure launches mobile app for booking of corporate health services – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: RaphaCure has launched its mobile application in a bid to enable employees and enterprises to book the company’s various corporate wellness offerings at ease. The application can be accessed by both Apple and Android users and comprises several user-friendly features through which corporate clients can avail RaphaCure’s corporate wellness package easily. The corporate … Read more

IBBI eases rules for voluntary liquidation

IBBI eases rules for voluntary liquidation

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified several changes to the voluntary liquidation regulations, reducing the timeframe for a corporate to exit the business to just 90 days if no claims are received from any creditor. This shall aid in further enhancing the freedom of exit for investors as part of the … Read more

In Lockdown, France Says Pots and Pans Are Essential—but Not Silverware

In Lockdown, France Says Pots and Pans Are Essential—but Not Silverware

PARIS—French supermarkets are still selling pajamas for children under four years old. Clothes aisles for older kids are cordoned off. You can buy pots and pans, but silverware—classified as table decoration—is restricted. Computers remain on store shelves. Gaming consoles don’t. Newspapers? Yes. The books section? Off limits. An effort by the government to spread the … Read more

U.S. Charges Six Russian Intelligence Officers With Hacking

U.S. Charges Six Russian Intelligence Officers With Hacking

WASHINGTON—Federal prosecutors unsealed charges against six Russian intelligence officers accused of engaging in some of the most destructive cyberattacks of recent years, including operations that knocked out Ukraine’s energy grid, exposed emails from the French president’s party and damaged global systems in the costly 2017 NotPetya attack. The prolific hacking unit within Russia’s military intelligence … Read more

WSJ News Exclusive | Libya Restarts Oil Production at Biggest Field

WSJ News Exclusive | Libya Restarts Oil Production at Biggest Field

Output at Libya’s Sharara oil field, seen here in 2014, has been shut almost continuously since early January. Photo: ismail zetouni/Reuters Oct. 11, 2020 10:50 am ET Production at Libya’s largest oil field restarted Sunday afternoon, Libyan officials said, a move that could quickly increase the country’s overall output after an extended shutdown and add … Read more

Iran Sets Coronavirus Record as Capital Returns to Lockdown

Iran Sets Coronavirus Record as Capital Returns to Lockdown

Iran reported its highest daily Covid-19 death toll and its largest single-day rise in infections on Monday, as the country imposed a second lockdown of its capital to contain a resurgent outbreak. The government over the weekend ordered a shutdown of schools, movie theaters, beauty salons, coffee shops, mosques and other businesses and institutions in … Read more