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job markets differently across OECD countries, exacerbating existing urban-rural income and productivity gaps as well as the digital divides between regions, according to a new OECD report. Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2024 finds that, following a decade of employment growth, over half of OECD regions had reached employment rates above 70 per cent by 2023, with more women joining the workforce, narrowing the gender gap in labour force participation in 84 per cent of OECD regions. The employment boom has also led to regional labour shortages and gaps, particularly in densely populated urban regions such as Lombardy (Italy) and Hamburg (Germany), as well as in regions struggling with population decline and ageing.

Kerala state government public and restricted holidays 2025; check full list According to an order dated November 22, 2024, by the Government of Tamil Nadu, “The Government of Tamil Nadu pass the following orders regarding the observance of Holidays in the State of Tamil Nadu for the year 2025:

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When an Israeli bomb killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbullah, last week, it did not just decapitate a fearsome militia that has driven some 60,000 Israelis from their homes with frequent rocket attacks. It also dealt a hammer blow to Iran’s “axis of resistance", a constellation of proxy forces that Iran has for decades used to attack both Israel and Western interests in the Middle East.

This is called “carewashing” — a strategy where corporations portray an image of commitment to social issues without genuinely working towards them. Such a strategy severely impacts employee trust. If this is not addressed or prevented, it can push employees to quit, leading to high staff churn and associated expenses. Experts say it is important for leaders to convey that they are establishing a genuine culture of care in the organisations if they want to succeed.

«The attacks, murders, looting, arson as well as inhuman atrocities by Islamic fundamentalists on Hindus, women and all other minorities in Bangladesh are extremely worrying and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh condemns this,» he said. Instead of stopping this, the present Bangladesh government and other agencies are only silent spectators, Hosabale said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Warren Buffett has said he looks for businesses that are like castles, protected by moats. Some of today’s best moats aren’t filled with sharks, though—they are packed with data and analysis.

tax holiday” bill moves closer to becoming law, the deputy prime minister on Friday lamented what appears to be a lack of support for the proposed $250 rebate cheques that were originally part of the federal government’s plan.The $250 cheques for Canadians who worked and earned up to $150,000 in the past year were proposed last week alongside the two-month holiday on GST and HST on certain items as a way to ease affordability concerns. The Liberals’ plan is for the tax break to take place from Dec.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has flown to Florida to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products

Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state. Trump in September promised that he would sign legislation to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe, a distinction that would unlock access to federal funds. He ultimately won North Carolina by more than 3 percentage points, in part due to continued support from Lumbee voters. Now, as Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, the promise will be put to the test. He has Republican allies in Congress on the issue, and now the Lumbee, as well as tribal nations across the country, are watching closely to see what comes next.

British royal family appear to be escalating specifically between King Charles and Prince William as well as between Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla, reported She Knows. Latest reports are suggesting that Queen Camilla is keen to maintain her influence and responsibilities as the Queen especially given King Charles's health issues. According to She Knows, Queen Camilla has always aspired to be a Queen and is reluctant to step back, which might lead to severe friction with Prince William and Kate Middleton as they prepare for their future roles. Also Read :Is Ben Affleck more happy with his ex-wife? He cozies up with Jennifer Garner on Thanksgiving amid JLo divorce

The World Trade Organization chief says she’s “eager” to work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his trade team, while taking a wait-and-see stance about Trump’s plans to impose new tariffs on goods from other countries including China, Mexico ...

The holiday season is a time to give thanks, reflect on the past year, and spend time with family and friends. However if you're not careful, it can also be a time you overspend on holiday purchases.

markets regulator Sebi on Friday slapped a monetary penalty of Rs 9 lakh on Reliance Securities for flouting market norms as well as stock brokers rules. The order came after the regulator and exchanges, NSE and BSE, had conducted a thematic onsite inspection of the books of accounts, records and other documents of authorised persons (APs) of Reliance Securities Ltd (RSL), a Sebi-registered stock broker. The inspection was conducted to ascertain whether the same are being maintained in the manner required by RSL, with respect to provisions of stock brokers rules, NSEIL Capital Market (CM) regulations and NSE Future & Options (FO) trading norms.

Subramanian Sarma, Member of the Board, L&T, says there are currently two to three key themes: a) Ongoing development of traditional fossil fuels, particularly oil and gas; b)collective efforts to enhance green initiatives and reduce carbon footprints, including opportunities in blue and green ammonia, renewable energy, and gas-to-power projects; c)exploration of monetizing and increasing value through petrochemical facilities. Each theme offers significant opportunities, with current prospects estimated between $10 billion and $12 billion. L&T will need to monitor these developments in the coming quarters. Sarma says they are also looking at gas to power opportunities in the Middle East. They have a bit of a preferred status there with one of the main developers with whom we have been working, and so something might unfold. All in all, that business is looking much more buoyant. At least for the next two-three years, he sees a good momentum. How are things looking up because we were just talking with the management of KEC and he pointed out how the power transmission orders and the other EPC orders seem to be picking up in that region. Is that something you are witnessing as well – increased expenditure when it comes to public infrastructure as well as the entire energy space in the Middle East? Subramanian Sarma: Yes, it is very consistent with what the KEC management has said.

«And of course, we have seen profitability in some of the big manufacturing companies come down, which is also going to weigh on growth, so on the whole domestic demand contribution to growth we think will be softer than expected,» says Sonal Varma, Nomura. This 6.5% figure for Q2 GDP, is it closer to your expectation as well? Sonal Varma: We think it will be closer to the lower end of that range. So, we are expecting Q2 at 6.3%. So, slightly below consensus expectations of 6.5% and also below RBI’s forecast of 7%. I mean, in particular, in our view, we are likely to see a bigger drop in private consumption. Even fixed investment where we saw government spending pick up, our view is the private side of investment, things like construction activity indicators have been quite soft. And of course, we have seen profitability in some of the big manufacturing companies come down, which is also going to weigh on growth, so on the whole domestic demand contribution to growth we think will be softer than expected.

Orkla ASA is considering an initial public offering of its Indian business next year that could raise as much as $400 million, according to people familiar with the matter. Orkla may file for an IPO in Mumbai as soon as next quarter, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public. The Oslo-based company is working with advisers on the potential share sale, the people said. It could seek a valuation of over $2 billion for the unit, one of the people said.

market, there are multiple stocks that are still trading about 50-time earnings," says Ashish Gupta, CIO, Axis Mutual Fund. No doubt the markets have seen a very good recovery from the lows that it hit in the month of November, but one of the crucial questions now that will be on everyone's mind is that, is India value buy after the recent sell-off? Ashish Gupta: So, it is great that some of the froth in the market and in the valuations have come off in the month of October. However, I do not think in terms of multiple, the market has really come into a value zone yet. Of course, there are individual stocks that are now much more attractive, but on an aggregate basis, I do not think the market multiples have corrected as much.

Fallon Guliwala (40), the wife of actor-turned-politician Ajaz Khan, over a month after his staff member was apprehended for ordering 100 grams of mephedrone (MDMA) through a courier. Guliwala, a foreign national, was detained following a raid by the agency at her home in Jogeshwari on Wednesday, where various drugs were seized. Her name surfaced in the ongoing drug smuggling investigation, which began on October 8 when the agency arrested Ajaz’s peon, Suraj Gaud. The drugs, meant for delivery to Ajaz's office at B-207, Oberoi Chambers, Veera Desai Industrial Estate in Andheri, were linked to the case. Gaud was charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and, during questioning, claimed that although the parcel was addressed to him, it was regularly ordered by Ajaz’s nephew, Farhan. Officials then raided Ajaz Khan's residence in Jogeshwari on Wednesday and Thursday, where the house was registered in the name of Fallon Guliwala. During her interrogation, Guliwala confirmed that Farhan was Ajaz's nephew and the owner of Ek Number Production house. A search of her flat led to the discovery of drugs, including 136 grams of charas, 33 grams of MDMA in empty pouches, 28 grams of MDMA tablets, and other narcotics, as well as cash amounting to Rs 11 lakh. She was subsequently arrested.

Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 4.70%), Nakoda Group Of Industries Ltd.(up 2.80%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 1.73%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(up 1.51%), Sheetal Cool Products Ltd.(up 1.24%), Emami Ltd.(up 1.19%), Euro India Fresh Foods Ltd.(up 0.97%), Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 0.92%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.81%) and Patanjali Foods Ltd.(up 0.74%) were among the top gainers.

₹420 to ₹441 each. On Thursday, the company announced that it has raised ₹254 crore from anchor investors, just a day before the opening of its initial share sale for public subscription.The IPO of the Kolkata-based company includes an Offer for Sale (OFS) of 19,189,330 equity shares valued at ₹846.25 crore at the upper end of the price band.

Mayuresh Joshi, Head Equity, Marketsmith India, says valuations of IT stocks may be expensive but they continue holding a few stocks like Coforge, Infosys, Persistent in their global portfolios. Also, within the Adani group, Adani Ports is one stock that investors can keep on the watch list. The IT sector is taking quite a bit of beating today. Infosys is down 3.5%. L&T Tech is down over 3%. HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra have run up quite a bit in the last three to four months, but what is the expectation from hereon on IT? Mayuresh Joshi: Two things are happening here. One, from a results perspective, a large part of the midcap IT basket has performed really well. So, even on a higher base, the expectation in terms of how revenue growth will be in constant currency terms was very stable. The margins were very stable and the commentaries were surprisingly very robust over the next few months and quarters as well.