that employment levels were sufficient to cope with current workloads, ” it added. Pollyanna De Lima,

It is a touching image of grandmotherly devotion: Elizabeth Panton cradles her new grandson Rollo, the day after his birth in April 2007.... I never see a disabled person there and when I ask where the lifts are, they are always in weird, non-obvious places." She also feels concerned when people leave their bins on the pavement.... " I walk out of my uni flat and see broken glass and all I'm thinking is' that would puncture the wheels of her wheelchair', and' how is anybody meant to get past t

India's factory activity contracted for the first time in almost a year in June as restrictions to contain the deadly second wave of the coronavirus triggered declines in demand and output that pushed firms to cut more jobs, a private survey showed on Thursday. Although many Indian states have recently relaxed some containment measures following a decrease in daily cases the rapid emergence of the new Delta Plus variant has raised concerns over the nation's already weak economic outlook.... rea

BENGALURU( Reuters)-Indian factory activity expanded at a slower pace last month as persistent pandemic-related weakness weighed on demand and output, forcing firms to cut jobs again following a brief recovery in July, a private survey showed on Wednesday. Data on Tuesday showed Asia's third-largest economy grew by a record annual pace of 20.1% last quarter, driven by a surge in manufacturing and a strong rebound in consumer spending, but spiking infections from the Delta variant of the coronavi

" 2021 was another bumpy year for service providers and growth took a modest step back in December.... Export business continued to decline as travel restrictions related to the pandemic weighed on international sales. Business confidence was at a four-month high in December on robust demand, yet rising coronavirus infections kept it in check.... " Uncertainty surrounding the outlook, and a general lack of pressure on capacity, led to a renewed fall in employment during December....

India's dominant services industry expanded at the fastest pace in more than a decade on improved domestic demand despite high inflation, driving firms to take on staff at a rate not seen since the onset of the pandemic, a private survey showed. The IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index accelerated to 58.4 last month from 55.2 in September, above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction for a third straight month. The survey showed Asia's third-largest economy was on a sustained r

Activity in India's dominant services sector continued to grow at a robust pace last month supported by a strong recovery in domestic demand, a private survey showed, but elevated price pressures remained a major concern. Asia's third-largest economy expanded at the fastest pace among major economies last quarter, boosted by coronavirus vaccinations and stronger government spending.... The economy grew 8.4% annually during the July-September quarter. That positive momentum seems to have been la

India's services sector growth jumped to its highest pace in over thirteen years in July, according to a private survey.... According to SP Global, India's purchasing managers' index( PMI) for servicesgrew to its highest level since June 2010 to 62.3 in July.... The upturn in total new orders was boosted by a pick-up in international sales....

BENGALURU: Activity in India’s dominant services industry shrank for a third consecutive month in July as restrictions to control the coronavirus pandemic hit demand, with companies turning the most pessimistic in a year, a private survey showed yesterday. Restrictions imposed by local governments to curb the devastating second wave of Covid-19 were relaxed over the past few months following a drop in infection rates, but the threat of a third wave has cast a shadow over the already weak economi

“ When I worked for[ Supreme Court Justice] Arthur Goldberg and we’d lose something when I’d think we were so right, he’d say: ‘What do you want me to do?... Breyer responds: “ I’m giving my experience.... He says it is harmful to constantly remind which president chose them and which political party supported them. The Senate, which confirmed Breyer in 1994 on a vote of 87 to 9, comes in for criticism as well.“ Recent confirmations have become essentially party-line votes, ” Breyer writes....