Business
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India’s consumer spending on goods to grow 7 pc in next 5 years
New Delhi: India’s consumer spending on goods is worth $1.29 trillion in 2024 and is expected to increase to 7.0 percent in the next five years, according to a new report. India’s…
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Rupee moves in narrow range against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee witnessed range-bound trade and appreciated by just 1 paisa to 84.06 against the US dollar in initial deals on Monday, weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows and a…
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Sensex, Nifty plunge in early trade dragged by Reliance Industries
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Monday dragged down by Reliance Industries and cautious investors’ sentiment ahead of the US presidential elections and Federal Reserve interest…
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Coal India hopes to rejoin dividend list as ECL improves performance
Kolkata: Coal India aims to eliminate Rs 2,200 crore in accumulated losses at its subsidiary, Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), and to rejoin the dividend list by FY 2025-26, a top official said…
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Meta receives 47,538 reports via Indian grievance mechanism for FB, Insta in Sep
New Delhi: Social media giant Meta received 33,422 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism for Facebook in the month of September, and responded to all of these reports. Of these reports, the…
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New Apple M4 chips set to help professionals across the spectrum in AI era
New Delhi: The new Apple chipsets are set to help a vast array of professionals — entrepreneurs, students, creators, data scientists, 3D artists, composers and developers — with far more power-efficient performance…
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Google doubles down on infusing AI across products
New Delhi: From Maps to Search, Google has recently announced seven new artificial intelligence (AI) updates that offer more ways people can ask questions, search for information and get an AI overview…
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Indian startups raise $12.2 bn, surpass 2023 figure with 2 months to go
New Delhi: The Indian startup ecosystem has reached $12.2 billion in funding in the first 10 months this year, crossing the total amount raised throughout 2023 (about $11 billion), with two months…
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WhatsApp bans more than 85L accounts in India in September
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned more than 85 lakh “bad” accounts in India in the month of September for violating its policies. Between September 1-September 30, the company banned 8,584,000 accounts and…
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Facebook India’s net profit up 43 pc to Rs 505 crore in FY24
New Delhi: Facebook India saw its profit surge by 43 per cent in the last fiscal (FY24), riding on digital advertising and support services offered to its parent company Meta in the…
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India’s power consumption rises amid strong growth
New Delhi: India’s power consumption increased to 140.47 billion units (BU) in October, which is a one per cent increase over the high base of the same month last year during which…
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Petrol, jet fuel, LPG sales surge as economy picks up pace
New Delhi: India’s petrol, aviation turbine fuel, and LPG consumption shot up in October this year compared to the same month last year, reflecting the rising demand for these fuels in a…
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Sensex closes up by 355 points in Muhurat Trading session
Mumbai: Indian equity indices rebounded from a two-day decline in the Muhurat Trading session for the occasion of Samvat 2081 as Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, and Axis Bank became top contributors…
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Investors’ wealth surges by Rs 128 lakh cr in Samvat 2080, Gold gives 32 pc return
Mumbai: As the Indian stock market ended Samvat year 2080, investors’ wealth surged by a whopping Rs 128 lakh crore (about $1.5 trillion at current exchange rate) to Rs 453 lakh crore…
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Now filter chats with customised lists on WhatsApp
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday made it easier to organise messages filling up users’ inbox, which will help them keep track of conversations with family members, work colleagues, college friends and…
