Office workers globally battle erratic air conditioning, facing extremes from icy chills to sweltering heat. This ‘Great Thermostat War’ disproportionately affects women due to outdated temperature formulas based on male metabolic rates. Survival tactics include layering, covert thermostat adjustments, and finding temperature allies to navigate the daily climate chaos and maintain productivity.
The 56th GST Council meeting, presided over by Nirmala Sitharaman, is set to introduce significant changes to India’s indirect taxation framework. The council is considering consolidating GST rates, potentially eliminating the 12% and 28% categories, and shifting items to 5% or 18% brackets.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the circulation of the draft for next-generation GST reforms among states, urging their cooperation for implementation before Diwali. These reforms aim to simplify the GST law and revise tax rates, benefiting the poor, middle class, and businesses. Modi emphasized the government’s continuous focus on reforms to ease the lives of…
Major financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, and Morgan Stanley, are urgently assessing potential damage after a cyberattack on critical vendor SitusAMC. The breach, confirmed on November 12, potentially exposed sensitive personal data from residential loan mortgages. The FBI is monitoring the situation, but no operational impact to banking services has been identified.
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Despite a 50-basis point repo rate cut by the RBI in June 2025, banks’ weighted average lending rates (WALR) on new loans increased to 8.8% in July, up from 8.62% in June. This divergence from past trends is attributed to a higher proportion of high-yielding loans to MSMEs.
Despite a dismal 2-6 start, the Las Vegas Raiders are set to face the Denver Broncos tonight with star defensive end Maxx Crosby expected to play. Crosby, who recently battled knee and back injuries, posted a cryptic message on X, sparking trade rumors among fans. The game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET on CBS…
Union home minister Amit Shah criticised Rahul Gandhi’s claims about voter roll revisions in Bihar, asserting the BJP supports the Election Commission’s efforts to remove fraudulent voters. Shah accused Gandhi of protecting infiltrators for vote bank politics and defended the deletion of names during the special intensive revision.
