The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) has formally urged the Finance Ministry to bring GST on employment services down from the current 18% to 5% . The ISF argues that a rate cut could significantly boost formal job creation—potentially growing the

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Private equity firms Permira, CVC Capital Partners, and EQT are in advanced discussions to acquire Asia‑Pacific–focused PAG’s controlling stake (approximately 55%) in Nuvama Wealth Management in a deal valued around $1.6 billion . HSBC was initially also in the mix, but

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Here’s the latest on this: IITs are discontinuing traditional 5‑year integrated MTech programmes, replacing them with refreshed dual‑degree structures Phase‑out of old 5‑year tracks: These programmes, where students enrol directly into a combined BTech + MTech path, are being scrapped.

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