Business
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28% tax on online gaming: Centre to seek introduction, passage of bill to amend GST Act
New Delhi: The central government on Friday will seek the introduction and passage of the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023…
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Amazon digitizes 62 lakh MSMEs, created over 13 lakh jobs in India
New Delhil: Amazon on Thursday said that it has cumulatively digitised over 62 lakh (6.2 million) micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), enabled nearly $8 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports and created…
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Hero MotoCorp logs higher revenue, profit on lower sales volume
Chennai: Despite selling a lower number of vehicles during the first quarter of FY24, two wheeler major Hero MotoCorp Ltd logged higher revenue and net profit. In a regulatory filing on Thursday,…
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22% consumers bought fake influencer-endorsed goods: Study
New Delhi: About 22 per cent of consumers aged 16-60, who are active on social media, have purchased counterfeit goods endorsed by influencers, a new study said on Thursday. In the study,…
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Air India unveils new logo and livery on Thursday
New Delhi: Tata Sons-owned Air India on Thursday unveiled its new logo and livery, which will be timed with the delivery of its brand-new A350 aircraft in December. The airline, during an…
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US consumer prices accelerate for the first time in 13 months
Washignton: For the first time in more than 12 months, the pace of US consumer price hikes accelerated on an annual basis, a media report said. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.2…
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Disney+Hotstar loses 12.5 mn subscribers as cricket becomes no-show
New Delhi: Disney+ Hotstar lost around 12.5 million subscribers for its third quarter that ended on July 1, as the absence of cricket content on its platform continues to pinch it harder.…
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Google launches redesigned ‘Arts & Culture’ app for Android
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has launched a redesigned ‘Arts & Culture’ app for Android, with iOS soon to follow. “The diverse content on the Google Arts & Culture platform– contributed by…
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WhatsApp rolling out feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta. Beta users will now be able to schedule group calls within their…
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Samsung India logs record 1 lakh pre-bookings for new foldables in just 28 hrs
New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday said it has secured record pre-bookings for its fifth-generation foldable devices in India, with more than 100,000 consumers pre-booking Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 in the…
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UAE: Gold prices in Dubai go up; check here
Abu Dhabi: Gold prices rose at the opening of the markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday morning, August 9, after dropping Dirhams one per gram on Tuesday evening, August…
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YouTube to no longer recommend videos to users with disabled watch history
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has announced that it will no longer recommend videos to users if their watch history is turned off. “Starting today, if you have YouTube watch history off and…
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Top tech firms seek Nov 1 laptop import restriction deadline extended by a year
New Delhi: Top consumer electronics companies like HP, Apple and Dell have urged the government to extend the November 1 deadline for the licences required for PCs, laptops and tablets by at…
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Apple faces lawsuit over ‘Tetris’ movie by Gizmodo editor
San Francisco: Daniel Ackerman, editor-in-chief of tech news site Gizmodo, has sued Apple and other parties over the 2023 Apple TV+ film ‘Tetris’, claiming that the movie unlawfully lifted content from his…
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Indian startups might see funding spring in 6-12 months: Report
New Delhi: One in two investors (50 per cent) are positive that the startup funding spring will return over the next 6-12 months in India, a report showed on Wednesday. Nearly 17…
