Business
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Digital transactions see 178 pc rise in volume in 3 years
New Delhi: There has been an exponential increase of 178 per cent in the volume of digital payment transactions in the last three years with the rise of several platforms like Bharat…
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Fortune of world’s richest person Bernard Arnault crosses $200 bn for first time
London: The fortune of Bernard Arnault, the world’s richest person, has topped $200 billion for the first time as shares in his French LVMH luxury goods empire hit a record high, a…
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Johnson & Johnson willing to pay $9bn to settle talc claims: Report
London: US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has proposed to pay almost $9 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits the company faces in North America over claims that its baby…
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Tesla remains EV market leader in US with over 50% share
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla remains the market leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market in the US with more than 50 per cent share, selling more cars than the other 17…
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Apple reveals first glimpse of its grand India retail store in Mumbai
New Delhi: After years of wait, Apple on Wednesday finally lifted the curtains off its much-awaited own branded retail store in India, as it ramps up plans to boost local manufacturing in…
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Paytm boosts offline payments leadership with 6.8 mn devices, GMV grows 40%
New Delhi: Leading payments and financial services company Paytm on Wednesday said it has achieved a new milestone in offline payments with 6.8 million devices deployed, while consumer engagement is the highest…
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Mukesh Ambani ranked 9th in Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2023
New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, was ranked 9th in the Forbes’ 37th annual World’s Billionaires List 2023, with an estimated net worth of $83.4 billion. He maintained…
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Musk replaces Twitter’s blue bird logo with ‘Doge’ meme
Washington: Yet again, Twitter CEO Elon Musk is back with new updates for the micro-blogging site, and this time he has changed the iconic blue bird logo – which has served as…
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Digital services at SBI restored after a ‘technical glitch’
New Delhi: Digital services at the State Bank of India were impacted for a few hours due to a glitch on Monday, only to be later restored. According to customers, all the…
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Indian stock markets shut today for Mahavir Jayanti
New Delhi: Indian stock markets will remain shut on Tuesday (today), on account of Mahavir Jayanti. The usual trade will resume Wednesday. Later this week, on Friday, too, the markets will be…
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PM Modi congratulates Nita Ambani for the opening of NMACC in Mumbai
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Nita Ambani for the opening of Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), a first-of-its-kind, multi-disciplinary cultural space in the sphere of arts, that was launched…
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Blue badges still remain for legacy Twitter users as April Fool’s Day passes
New York: As April Fool’s Day came and passed, the blue check marks on Twitter remained for legacy verified accounts and Elon Musk was yet to remove them and make those users…
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Google now testing Blue check marks for verified Ads
New Delhi: Inspired by Twitter and Meta, Google is now experimenting with displaying blue check marks on certain search ads for advertisers who have been verified by Google Ads. The Google Ads…
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Gold beats Sensex, Nifty 50 in current year so far
Gold outperformed the stock markets in 2023 so far, with its overall return surpassing that of the Sensex and Nifty 50. While the 24-carat gold rate has increased from Rs 55,200 to…
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McDonald’s temporarily shuts US offices, plans major layoffs
New York: Fast food giant McDonald’s has temporarily shut its offices in the US this week as it gears up to lay off several employees as part of the restructuring plan amid…
