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Airtel surpasses 1 mn customers on it 5G network in less than 30 days

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced that it has crossed the one million unique 5G user mark on its network, as the telecom operator rolls out 5G services in a phased…
UP STF arrests 5 persons in Rs 146 cr bank fraud case

Lucknow: Five persons, including two masterminds of the Cooperative Bank fraud case in which Rs 146 crore was digitally transferred by hackers, have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task…

UPI processes record 7.3 bn transactions in October

New Delhi: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform processed 7.3 billion transactions in the month of October, a record high as India witnessed a bumper festive season. According to the National Payments…
Rupee rebounds 22 paise to 82.59 against US dollar

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 22 paise to close at 82.59 against the US dollar on Tuesday amid persistent foreign fund inflows and a weakening greenback overseas. At the interbank foreign exchange market,…
Indian car makers drove good sales in October

Chennai: With the festive season on, car makers, leading with Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, closed October with good sales numbers. However, the shortage of electronic components had put brakes on the overall…
IndiGo launches direct flights between Indore and Chandigarh

New Delhi: In its bid to strengthen domestic connectivity and offer consumers the ease of taking direct flights to maximum destinations, IndiGo has launched direct flights between Indore-Chandigarh. The ceremony on Tuesday…
GST collections touch Rs 1,51,718 cr in Oct, 2nd highest since April

New Delhi: The government collected Rs 1,51,718 crore gross GST revenue in October, which is the second highest collection ever after April this year, official data revealed on Tuesday. The monthly GST…

Bajaj Auto logs lower sales in October

Chennai: Two and three-wheeler major Bajaj Auto Ltd logged lower sales volume last month at 3,95,238 vehicles as compared to the corresponding period previous year. In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the…
Two more senior executives leave Apple: Report

San Francisco: Two more senior Apple executives are reportedly moving on amid some high-profile exits from the company in the recent past. Anna Matthiasson, Vice president of online retail, and Chief Information…
Elon Musk is Twitter CEO as company braces for deeper layoffs

San Francisco: Chief Twit Elon Musk is officially the new CEO of Twitter as the micro-blogging platform braces for deeper layoffs under him. Musk earlier tweeted that he has “no idea” who…
Q3 2022 gold demand shines in India

Chennai: The demand for gold went up by 14 per cent to 191.7 ton in India during the third quarter of this calendar year, said the World Gold Council (WGC) on Tuesday.…
Costly imports, Ukraine crisis hit India’s paper supplies

New Delhi: The Ukraine-Russia war has put a strain on global supply chains and while transportation of various commodities have been severely impacted, India’s paper imports were hit to such an extent…
Musk dissolves Twitter’s board, is now the sole director

San Francisco: Chief Twit Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter’s board of directors after his takeover of the company, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Monday. Musk, according…
Petrol, Diesel prices to be cheaper from today

New Delhi: The prices of petrol and diesel have been slashed by 40 paise per litre. The new prices will be effective from 6 a.m. on Tuesday. On Monday, the cost of…
RBI to launch first pilot of Digital Rupee on Tuesday

Mumbai: India’s first Digital Rupee pilot project will commence on Tuesday with nine banks, including SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, issuing the virtual currency for transactions in government securities. “…the first…