Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Tuesday accused corporate executives of using inflation as a cover to jack up the cost of meat, vegetables and cleaning products and rake in record profits.  “Giant corporations are making record profits by increasing prices, and CEOs are saying the quiet part out loud: they’re happy to help drive inflation,”…Continue Reading

This article originally appeared on AlterNet. If someone holds extremist views, the last place they should be is the Pentagon or the U.S. military. But according to Task & Purpose, a three-star general at the Pentagon is on suspension while allegations of overt racism are investigated. Task & Purpose’s Haley Britzky, in an article published on February…Continue Reading

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed lower in the Thursday’s session. Lexus Granito(up 4.85%), Aro Granite Industries(up 1.33%), Pokarna(up 0.69%) and Ashapura Minechem(up 0.55%) stood among the top gainers. NMDC Ltd(down 5.27%), MOIL(down 3.72%), 20 Microns(down 2.14%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 1.82%), Oriental Trimex(down 1.69%), KIOCL(down 1.46%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 0.59%), Coal India(down 0.49%) and…Continue Reading

In what could complicate the question of taxation of education and even medical services, online courses specifically targeted at doctors and mandated by the medical council should face Goods and Services Tax (GST), an AAR has ruled. Under GST both, medical care and education are outside the gamut of the GST framework. The Karnataka AAR…Continue Reading

NEW DELHI: Several stocks plunged in excess of 5 per cent in Mumbai trading on Thursday even as equity benchmark BSE Sensex traded 104.67 points down at 57892.01 amid brisk selling in frontline bluechip counters. On the BSE, Vivid Mercantile(down 15.29 per cent), RCL Retail Ltd.(down 11.76 per cent), Shreyans Ind(down 10.29 per cent), S…Continue Reading

When pandemic restrictions eased, Anika Parashar, Founder of The Woman’s Company, says she did what most people around the globe did: met up with her family and close friends. She says that the time spent indoors and away from loved ones, really drove home the value of these ties. “The pandemic has taught us all…Continue Reading

Punjab Assembly Elections 2o22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for his ‘UP, Bihar and Delhi de bhaiye’ remark, saying people with such “divisive thought” do not have the right to rule the state. Addressing a rally in Abohar ahead of the February 20 Punjab assembly…Continue Reading

A worker delivers groceries to a customer’s vehicle outside a Walmart Inc. store in Amsterdam, New York, on Friday, May 15, 2020.Angus Mordant | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWalmart topped quarterly earnings estimates on Thursday after shoppers turned to the retailer for groceries and gifts over the holidays and said it’s focused on value as some…Continue Reading