Private firm employee held with a live bullet at Cubbon Park Metro Station

Private firm employee held with a live bullet at Cubbon Park Metro Station

Security personnel at the Cubbon Park Metro Station caught a 21-year-old private firm employee who allegedly carried a live bullet, during a routine security check on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as Mohammed Suhail, a resident of Chikkamagaluru, was attempting to enter the station when the security staff checked his baggage at the entry gate and … Read more

Rajasthan government employee held for spying for Pakistan

Rajasthan government employee held for spying for Pakistan

Central agencies will interrogate Shakur Khan in Jaipur on May 29, 2025. File image used for representation only | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A Rajasthan State government employee was detained in Jaisalmer on suspicion of espionage for Pakistan, an official said on Thursday (May 29, 2025). Shakur Khan was detained on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) … Read more

Electricity board employee dies after falling from tree in Hyderabad

Electricity board employee dies after falling from tree in Hyderabad

A 43-year-old man working as a pump operator with Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TGTRANSCO) and Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO) died after falling from a mango tree within the premises of the Electricity Souda office near Khairatabad. The deceased, Uppula Kumar, a resident of Jagadamba Nagar in Asif Nagar, sustained serious injuries after falling … Read more

Action will be taken based on facts revealed in investigation: Mansukh Mandaviya on death of EY employee

Action will be taken based on facts revealed in investigation: Mansukh Mandaviya on death of EY employee

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. | Photo Credit: PTI Reacting to the death of an EY employee allegedly due to ‘overwork‘, Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya said that action will be taken based on whatever facts are revealed in the investigation. Mansukh Mandaviya said, “Be it a white collar job or any worker, whenever … Read more

I want to clear two personal loans and secure home loan within 6 months on Rs 59K monthly salary. How should I plan?

I want to clear two personal loans and secure home loan within 6 months on Rs 59K monthly salary. How should I plan?

My name is Veer, and I work in the private sector, earning Rs 59,000 in hand, and have two personal loans of Rs 3.6 lakh pending, with EMIs of Rs 9,200 till January 2028, and another with EMI of Rs 5,500 for two years more. I am planning to switch jobs in two months and … Read more

Employer-sponsored health insurance costs are expected to rise by 11% in 2024: Report

Employer-sponsored health insurance costs are expected to rise by 11% in 2024: Report

According to a new report by leading health consultancy Mercer Marsh Benefits, a part of Marsh McLennan, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer are currently the leading causes of medical claims in India.   It also expects employer-sponsored health insurance costs in India are expected to rise by 11% in 2024—up from 9.6% … Read more

46% of private sector employees concerned about job security in 2024: Survey

46% of private sector employees concerned about job security in 2024: Survey

A survey by AmbitionBox, a platform for company reviews and salary insights, has revealed that 81% of respondents were happy with the hybrid or remote work model in 2023. A substantial 52% of employees expressed a desire for its continuation in 2024, underscoring a widespread reluctance to return to a conventional 5 or 6-day work … Read more

51% of respondents say AI will help increase productivity at work: PwC Survey

51% of respondents say AI will help increase productivity at work: PwC Survey

India can become a pioneer in incorporating AI into business if industry moves ahead with the right upskilling approach, suggests a PwC report titled ‘India Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2023’. As much as 51% of Indian respondents believe that AI will increase productivity as compared to 31% of global respondents, but provided their organisations … Read more

Pvt. firm employee held for morphing photos of colleagues

Pvt. firm employee held for morphing photos of colleagues

The CCB on Wednesday arrested a 25-year-old private firm employee for allegedly morphing photos of his colleagues and storing them on his mobile phone. The accused, Aditya Santhosh, employed in a company at Bellandur, was taken into custody after a colleague checked his phone to delete some of her private pictures the accused had clicked. … Read more