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Anoushka Sawhney

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Global caution sends private equity-backed M&A deal value to 6-year trough
Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

The value of private equity (PE)-backed mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India...

Covid Reduced 2.6 Years Of Life Expectancy In India
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

The decline in life expectancy was higher among young individuals and those aged 50 to 60.

Over 85% Billionaires Are Upper Castes
Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

While other backward classes had a share of 9 per cent, there were no scheduled tribe...

49.9% New MPs In 2019
Rediff.com1 Jun 2024

Nearly half of the MPs elected in the 2019 general elections in India were first-timers.

Strikes And Lockouts Decline By 90%
Rediff.com17 May 2024

Industrial disputes dropped 89.3 per cent to 34 in 2022 compared to 318 a decade ago,...

'There is no crime and no robbery in UP now'
Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

While conditions have improved over the last decade in western UP, there are still...

India moved fewer people to non-agri jobs than most neighbouring nations
Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from...

FDI Declines From Pandemic Highs
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

Net inflows were $18.4 billion for the rolling 12-month period ended January 2024...

Top 1% Indians Earn 23% Of Income
Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Wealth, which can broadly be a measure of assets held as opposed to income earned, is...

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines
Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

The unemployment rate for women was last this low around Diwali in 2022. The...

Hit-And-Run Cases: Conviction Rate Below 50%
Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Hit-and-run cases are those in which drivers, who cause the accidents, flee from the...

The Hiring Season Is Looking Grey
Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

In 2022-2023, 15.5 per cent of women were unemployed compared to 11.2 per cent in...

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Met 16 Days Annually In Current Term
Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

In 2022, Rajasthan met for 30 days, Chhattisgarh 18 days, MP and Mizoram for 15 each,...

Private equity-backed mergers and acquisitions fall to 31-month low
Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

The number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in August that involved private equity...

10,774 Employees Laid Off In 6 Months
Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Around 6,967 tech employees lost their jobs in Bengaluru, the highest among Indian...

How Much Internet Shutdowns Cost India
Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

India has incurred the third highest losses globally due to Internet shutdowns in 2023.

India Exports More To The US Than It Imports
Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

The exports in 2022-2023 was $79 billion, compared to imports of $50 billion.

8,134 Have Lost Jobs Till May
Rediff.com26 May 2023

Among India's tech companies, education-associated start-ups are the worst affected,...

Why Indian Aviation Faces Turbulence
Rediff.com22 May 2023

The inactivity of Go First may help other airlines in India's competitive market as it...

17th Lok Sabha likely to be shortest since 1952
Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

'With one more year remaining in the term, and 58 average sitting days a year, the 17th...