Business
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Reliance Industries nearing deal to buy Walt Disney’s India ops
Mumbai: Reliance Industries, controlled by Asia’s richest tycoon Mukesh Ambani, is nearing a cash and stock deal to buy Walt Disney Co.’s India operations, Bloomberg reported. The US entertainment giant might sell…
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Coal production stood at 21L tonnes on Maha Ashtami day, equal to normal day output: Govt
New Delhi: The coal ministry has worked out strategy for ensuring normal production of coal during festival season by way of offering higher wages to the contractual workers during the season. This…
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US oil giant Chevron seals deal to buy Hess for USD 53 billion
New Delhi: American oil giant Chevron Corporation announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hess in an…
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Wagh Bakri Tea Group scion Parag Desai dies after injury in freak mishap
New Delhi: Parag Desai, the 49-year-old executive director at Gujarat Tea Processors and Packers Limited known for its Wagh Bakri brand of tea, died on October 22 following a severe head injury…
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We’re most secured when comes to protecting IP addresses during calls: Telegram
New Delhi: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram on Saturday said it is the most secure mass market messenger when it comes to protecting IP addresses during calls. The company responded to a cyber-security…
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Google ordered to pay $1.1 mn to female executive over gender discrimination
San Francisco: Google will have to pay $1.1 million to a company executive who filed a complaint against the tech giant for gender-based discrimination, a jury in the US has ruled. The…
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Startup employees fled for bigger companies during Covid pandemic: Study
Toronto: Startup workers fled for bigger, more established companies during the pandemic, revealing the vulnerability of early-stage firms in downturns, new research has shown. Digging into the data for nearly 180,000 users…
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Samsung announces new Galaxy Tab A9 series in India
New Delhi: Samsung on Monday announced its new Galaxy Tab A9 series in India, which will come in two sizes — one with an 8.7 display and the other in an 11-inch…
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Insta’s new feature will let you turn photos into stickers for reels, stories
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram is testing a new “sticker creation” feature, which will let users turn their photos into custom stickers to use in Reels or Stories. Instagram head Adam Mosseri gave…
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Markets have turned bearish with key supports under pressure
New Delhi: Markets were under pressure in the week gone by and the optimism about markets and new highs in the festive season simply disappeared looking at the Israel-Hamas stand. Markets lost…
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iPhone’s Crash Detection feature saves couple in car accident: Report
San Francisco: Apple’s Crash Detection feature, which the tech giant introduced with the iPhone 14, has helped a couple driving a BMW in a recent car accident, the media reported. According to…
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SpaceX aims for 12 launches a month as it eyes satellite-based phone service
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run aerospace company SpaceX aims for 12 launches per month, or one launch in less than three days, the media reported. A company official told ArsTechnica that it is…
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Turbulence, controversies dog Elon Musk’s 1st year as X owner
San Francisco: Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October last year after a months-long tumultuous phase. One year on, controversies associated with the platform (now called X), amid the non-stop…
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Malvertisers targeting users searching for popular software via Google Ads: Report
New Delhi: A malvertising campaign has emerged that takes advantage of Google Ads to direct users searching for popular software to fictitious landing pages and distribute next-stage payloads, a new report has…
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Vietnam-based hackers target India, US & UK with potential malware: Report
New Delhi: Vietnam-based cybercrime groups are targeting digital marketing firms based in India, the US and the UK by hijacking Facebook business accounts in a malicious campaign, a new report has found.…
