Mint Morning Digest: Apple invites employees to office, Bihar cabinet expansion

The two-member cabinet of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Prasad Yadav will be expanded today. Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) recently formed an alliance with Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to form the government in Bihar. read more here

Apple calls employees back to office after Covid-19 delay, September 5 deadline

According to news agency Bloomberg, Apple Inc. has called on its employees to start working from the office at least three days a week and has also set a deadline of September 5 for its plans to be hit by the Covid-19 spikes. Marked his latest return attempt after being postponed several times. , read more here

‘Disastrous’! FIFA suspends the Football Federation of India with immediate effect

FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to “undue influence” of outside parties. The suspension will be lifted once the decision to form a committee of administrators to exercise the authority of the AIFF Executive Committee is withdrawn and the AIFF administration has full control over the day-to-day operations of the organisation, according to the international governing body of soccer. read more here

Spending on international business travel won’t improve until 2026 – here’s why

Issues such as prolonged inflation, high energy prices, labor shortages and lockdowns in China are likely to suspend global business travel spending at pre-pandemic levels by 18 months to 2026, according to a new industry projection. read more here

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys more Apple, Amazon bets on oil

Warren Buffett’s company bet more on high-tech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron. read more here

Planning to go to London? you might have to wait until october

In an effort to meet growing demand for air travel in the face of personnel shortages, London’s Heathrow Airport announced on 15 August that it would extend its daily passenger limit through the end of October. One of Europe’s busiest airports, said it could handle 100,000 passengers each day as of 29 October. Initially, it was anticipated that the daily maximum would be increased on 11 September. read more here

More than 79 lakh children enrolled in 4 months under Bal Aadhar initiative

According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has enrolled more than 79 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 years during the first four months of FY 2022-23. read more here

Ola Electric aims to introduce premium, sporty cars by 2024

Ola Electric, a company founded by entrepreneur Bhavish Agarwal, said it would launch an electric car in India by the “summer of 2024”, a move that would put the startup face-to-face with legacy automakers such as Tata Motors Ltd, Mahindra Ltd. and Mahindra Ltd. and Hyundai Motor Company. read more here

IRCTC shares to convert into ex-dividend on August 18, will pay 75% dividend

IRCTC, the catering service provider of Indian Railways, will commence the ex-dividend on 18th August from its record date to determine the eligible shareholders for the final dividend of FY 2012. IRCTC shares will remain in focus in this week’s trading session starting tomorrow. read more here

ITR filing: You may still be fined 5,000 even if the income tax return is filed on time

Around 15 days have passed from the last due date for filing Income Tax Return (ITR) for the Financial Year 2021-22 and Assessment Year 2022-23. Around 5.83 crore ITRs have been filed till July 31 which was the deadline for the mentioned assessment year. However, there is a possibility that even if you have filed your ITR on time, you may still be penalized 5,000 read more here

Watch: Indian Army found mortal remains of soldier after 38 years

The Northern Command of the Indian Army on Monday said that they have recovered the mortal remains of LNK (late) Chandra Shekhar, who was missing since May 29, 1984. The Indian Army shared a video of soldiers in white holding a snow-capped mountain. on a rope. read more here

If GDP grows at 9% for 5 years, then India can become a $5 trillion economy by FY29

Former RBI governor D Subbarao on Monday said India can become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2028-29 if GDP grows at 9 per cent consistently for the next five years. Federation of Telangana Chamber of Commerce and Industry on India @ 75- Marching towards 5 Trillion Economy on the occasion of 75 Years of Indian Independence, he said that there are eight major challenges for India to achieve the dream of 5 Trillion Economy . , read more here

‘Monkeypox shows signs of slowing down’: what the UK health agency said

In a major relief, British health officials said on Monday that the nationwide monkeypox outbreak “shows signs of slowing down. However, it is still too early to know whether the decline may continue.” read more here

Adar Poonawalla expects Omicron-specific COVID vaccine for India in 6 months

Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla on Monday said he expects an omicron-specific vaccine against the coronavirus for India in six months. read more here

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