Highest-paying sectors in 2021 continue to be the ones from last year -- information technology, IT-enabled services, life sciences, e-commerce and fast-moving consumer goods

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Revival in job market: January sees 50% rise in vacancies over December Vaccination drive against COVID-19 and improving economic indicators has enthused employers to recruit. This was evident in a survey which showed job openings increased almost 50 per cent in January as compared to December. Vacancies in January rose to 265,000 from 180,000 in December, according to Xpheno's Active Job Outlook survey. COVID-19 vaccine: Russia's Sputnik V may be approved by India in next few weeks Ind...

While the new definition of wages will increase the social security component of compensation packages, it could also mean lesser take-home salary for employees

Crisis-ridden DHFL said during this quarter, additional transaction amounting to Rs 1,039.84 crore has been identified and reported by the company to stock exchanges and National Housing Bank (NHB)

In 2019, for instance, foreign exchange earnings stood at $29.96 billion and $28.59 billion in the year before that. From January to June 2020, this number reportedly dropped to $6.15 billion

The EPFO has settled 60.88 lakh COVID-19 withdrawal claims and disbursed Rs 15,255.95 crore to subscribers during the pandemic till January 31, 2021, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha

Relaxation will be given to extent of providing one extra attempt for Civil Service Examination to those candidates who their last chance to appear in 2020, Centre tells SC

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 905.13 crore in the October-December period of the previous fiscal

One HNI had Rs 103 crore in PF account, followed by another with Rs 86 crore held in such account, government sources said.

Income-tax slabs unchanged, but small taxpayers will enjoy procedural relief in filing ITR and resolution of disputes; High-income earners may feel the pinch though

India Stock Market News Updates Today: Sensex scaled record high of 51,073.27 while the Nifty hit record high of 15,014.65 level in early trade. SBI, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, ONGC and Axis Bank were top gainers in the Sensex pack

While the expectations of the common man of tax relief are not met, the budget outlines measures to rationalise the tax structure and bring out changes in the tax processes

The time-limit for re-opening of assessment is being reduced to 3 years. Originally this was six years. Re-opening of assessment up to ten years will be allowed only if there is evidence of undisclosed income of  Rs 50 lakh (or more) for a year

Union budget 2021: With this, EPF contribution no longer enjoys the Exempt-Exempt-Exempt (EEE) status, albeit for high income employees

Budget 2021: This will impact high-income salaried people using voluntary provident fund for tax-free interest. Individuals who contribute over Rs 20,833 a month to PF will be taxed

Various reports suggest that the ministry of finance has prepared a draft of the bill called - the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2020

Budget 2021 expectations: Keeping in line with the recommendation of the Economic Survey, the government could go for allocation of around 2-2.25 per cent of the GDP for the healthcare sector