Startup founders hit ‘reset’ button

[ad_1] BENGALURU: An emerging trend in India’s startup ecosystem is the rising number of founders stepping away from their ventures to start afresh. While reasons vary, they often stem from personal and professional challenges, including co-founder disagreements, dwindling passion for the original problem statement, time constraints, and intensifying market pressures.As the Indian startup ecosystem grapples…

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Budget 2025 income tax: Individual taxpayers want FM Sitharaman to lower tax rates, make new tax regime more attractive, says survey

[ad_1] Budget 2025 income tax: According to government data, the new income tax regime has gained substantial acceptance. (AI image) Budget 2025 income tax expectations: Individual and salaried taxpayers want Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to lower the personal tax rates, according to a Grant Thornton Bharat pre-budget survey for Budget 2025.The survey findings indicate that…

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EPFO adds 14.63 lakh net members in November 2024

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) added 14.63 lakh net members in November 2024, a 4.88% increase compared to November 2023, according to the latest payroll data. This growth signifies rising employment opportunities and heightened awareness of employee benefits, supported by EPFO’s outreach efforts, the labour ministry said.On a monthly basis, net…

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Vande Bharat sleeper much better than Rajdhani; 50 new Amrit Bharat trains soon: ICF GM U Subba Rao shares exclusive details of Indian Railways big plans

[ad_1] Indian Railways new trains Vande Bharat sleeper will be much better than Rajdhani Express trains in terms of speed and ride comfort, says U Subba Rao, General Manager of Indian Railways’ Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. In an interview with Times of India Online’s Smriti Jain, Rao shares the latest update on the…

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‘Several top global brands now use India as a manufacturing base’

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After being nearly absent from the global value chain and innovation discourse for several years, India has made significant headway in recent years with several top international brands now using the country as a manufacturing base, former minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.“A decade ago, electronics manufacturing in India was dominated by domestic…

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