Foxconn ramps up hiring! Recuri 30,000 at all women led iPhone unit — What’s next for the Apple components plant?

Foxconn has rapidly scaled up its newest iPhone manufacturing facility near Bengaluru, hiring close to 30,000 workers within eight to nine months, marking the fastest workforce expansion by any factory in India to date. The swift ramp-up at the Devanahalli plant underscores Apple’s push to diversify its supply chain beyond China, according to people familiar…

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Tax nudge: Income tax dept ropes in MNCs to flag undisclosed foreign assets; employees face Dec 31 deadline

With just days left before the year-end compliance window closes, the Income Tax department has begun reaching out directly to multinational companies, asking them to alert Indian employees about undisclosed foreign assets and income, according to multiple tax advisors.Several large multinationals — including a global consumer healthcare firm, a wireless technology major and a US-based…

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Bengal Babri row: Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir floats new party; CM Mamata hits back | India News

Humayun Kabir (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday launched his new political party, the Janata Unnayan Party, days after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended him over his decision to lay the foundation stone for a Babri-style mosque in Murshidabad district.Speaking at a public meeting in Beldanga, Kabir said his party…

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Mutual fund taxation explained: How equity, debt and hybrid schemes are taxed; what investors should factor in

Understanding the tax treatment of financial products is critical for investors looking to optimise post-tax returns, and mutual funds are no exception. While there is no tax liability at the time of investing in or holding mutual fund units, tax comes into play when an investor sells, switches between schemes or redeems units. The tax…

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Partial relief: SC stays conviction of NCP’s Manikrao Kokate in fraud case; ex-minister won’t be disqualified as MLA | India News

Manikrao Kokate (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted partial relief to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA and former minister Manikrao Kokate, staying his conviction in a cheating and fraud case though only to the extent that it will not lead to his disqualification from the Maharashtra legislative assembly.Also Read: Ex-mininster Manikrao…

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EU-China trade: Beijing imposes 42.7% provisional duty on dairy imports from European Union; cites harm to domestic industry

China on Monday announced imposing provisional anti-subsidy duties on dairy products imported from the European Union, after concluding that the inflow of these goods has harmed its domestic dairy sector. The Chinese commerce ministry, cited by Reuters, said that the duties are set between 21.9% and 42.7% and will be effective from December 23. The…

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