Business
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Rupee turns flat at 82.90 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee stayed flat at 82.90 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, resisting downward pressure from a stronger American currency and volatile crude oil prices in the overseas…
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Lava launches new smartphone with 64MP camera, 6.67-inch display
New Delhi: Domestic smartphone brand Lava on Tuesday launched a new smartphone — the Blaze Curve 5G, with a 64MP camera and 6.67-inch 120Hz 3D Curved AMOLED display. Starting at Rs 17,999,…
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China smartphone sales drop 7 pc in 1st 6 weeks of 2024: Report
New Delhi: China’s overall smartphone unit sales dropped 7 per cent (year-over-year) in the first six weeks of 2024, with key vendors like Apple, OPPO and vivo seeing double-digit declines, a new…
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Didn’t siphon off funds, $533 mn with our 100 pc non-US subsidiary: Byju’s
New Delhi: Embattled edtech company Byju’s on Tuesday said that no funds have been siphoned off and around $533 million are currently in a 100 per cent non-US subsidiary of the company.…
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Swiggy partners with IRCTC to provide food delivery service on trains
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Tuesday said that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide food…
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Bihar to attend credit outreach event
Patna: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived here on Tuesday for a day-long visit to distribute Rs 1349.52 crore loans under nine central government schemes. These schemes include PM Mudra Yojana, Startup India,…
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SBI moves SC seeking extension of time to disclose details of electoral bonds
New Delhi: State Bank of India on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of time till June 30 to disclose details of each electoral bond encashed by political parties. In…
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Apple introduces new MacBook Air laptop with M3 chip
Cupertino (California): Apple on Monday unveiled a new MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip, and the 13-inch and 15-inch devices feature a thin and light design, up to 18 hours of…
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Samsung launches new smartphone with 6000mAh battery in India
New Delhi: Samsung on Monday launched a new smartphone — Galaxy F15 5G, with a 6000mAh battery and sAMOLED display in India. Available in three colours — Ash Black, Groovy Violet and…
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‘Increasing women workforce key for India to become $7 trillion economy’
New Delhi: India’s goal to become a $7 trillion economy is only possible when participation of women in the workforce increases by 50 per cent, according to an expert on Monday. While…
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Ola’s S1 Pro electric scooter gets PLI certification to boost green mobility
Bengaluru: Ola Electric’s S1 Pro electric scooter has received the domestic value addition (DVA) certification under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and auto component industry, the Centre said on…
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RBI restricts IIFL finance from gold loans due to supervisory concerns
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday, March 4 barred IIFL Finance with immediate effect from sanctioning or disbursing gold loans after certain material supervisory concerns were observed in its gold…
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India okays rice exports to Africa in outreach to Global South
New Delhi: The government has, as part of India’s outreach to the Global South, allowed the exports of 1,10,000 tonnes of rice to three African countries to help them meet their food…
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Moody’s raises India’s 2024 growth forecast to 6.8 pc
New Delhi: Global rating agency Moody’s on Monday raised India’s growth forecast for 2024 calendar year to 6.8 percent, from 6.1 percent estimated earlier, on the back of ‘stronger-than-expected’ economic data of…
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Demand for key minerals to soar with growth of EVs
Seoul: South Korea’s demand for key minerals is expected to see 19-fold jump from 2021 to 2040 due to expansion in the electric car and wind power industries, a report showed on…
