Business
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Petroleum products can be brought under GST if consensus reached: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that if states arrive at a consensus, then petroleum products can be brought under the GST regime Addressing a post-budget interactive session organised…
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Zoho reports 10 times growth in 5 yrs, to invest Dhs100m in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Zoho, a global technology company,has announced that it registered 10 times growth in five years since start of its operations in the UAE, which serves as its Middle East and…
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Instagram to end live shopping feature on March 16
San Francisco: Social media platform Instagram has announced that it will discontinue its live shopping feature, which allows users to tag products in their live broadcasts on March 16. “Beginning on March…
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New Nokia smartphone with 6.43-inch display launched in India
New Delhi: HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, on Wednesday announced the launch of the new ‘Nokia X30 5G’ smartphone which features a 6.43-inch 90Hz PureDisplay, in the country. The new…
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Shell, Microsoft join hands to provide digital skills to non-IT students
New Delhi: Shell India and Microsoft on Wednesday announced a collaboration to impart digital skills to students in vocational education institutions as part of their joint commitment to equip tomorrow’s workforce with…
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Andhra offers 48,352 acres of land bank for industrial development
Bengaluru: Andhra Pradesh has showcased its rich natural resources, large investments in infrastructure, land bank, and intensive reforms in rules and regulations at the investors’ meeting held on Tuesday in Bengaluru. The…
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PhonePe raises extra $100 mn at $12 bn valuation
Bengaluru: Leading fintech company PhonePe on Tuesday announced it has raised another $100 million in primary capital from Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, and TVS Capital Funds, at a pre-money valuation of $12…
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Cloud communications firm Twilio cuts 17% of its workforce
San Francisco: US-based cloud communications company Twilio has announced to lay off about 17 per cent of its global workforce amid cost-cutting measures. In addition, Twilio will reorganise its internal organisation and…
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Sitharaman asks states to expedite formalities to seek GST compensation
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday came down heavily in Parliament on states complaining about delay in getting GST compensation, saying that rather than blaming the Centre for delay in…
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Retail inflation rises to three-month high of 6.52 pc in Jan
New Delhi: Retail inflation breached the RBI’s comfort zone and rose to a three-month high of 6.52 percent in January, mainly on account of a spike in food prices, as per government data…
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71% Indian professionals confident to retain jobs in 2023 despite global layoffs
New Delhi: About seven in 10 (71 per cent) professionals in India are confident about keeping their jobs in 2023 despite the rough macroeconomic conditions and global layoffs, a report showed on…
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Elon Musk spends long day at Twitter HQ, fixes 2 key problems
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that engineers resolved two significant problems on the platform during a “long day at Twitter HQ” with him. He said that the ‘Fanout…