Business
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Bharti Airtel posts Rs 2,978.9 crore net for Q2
Mumbai: Mobile communications major Bharti Airtel Ltd on Monday said it closed the second quarter of FY23 with a higher net profit of Rs 2,978.9 crore. According to Bharti Airtel, the company…
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Musk seeks to revive Twitter’s short-form video app Vine in TikTok era
San Francisco: New Twitter boss Elon Musk has sought to revive the microblogging site’s short-form video app Vine in the TikTok era. Chief Twit Musk posted a poll on his Twitter account,…
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Worker exodus, Covid lockdown hit Apple supply chain in China
Hong Kong: Apple supply chain is facing its next set of problems in China as panicked workers at the Foxconn factory, which produce the new iPhone 14 series, in Zhengzhou city are…
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How three young informants made tech giant Google cough up Rs 1,338 cr fine
Srinagar: Three young informants, Umar Javeed, Aaqib and Sukarma Thapar finally forced the tech giant, Google to cough up a whooping fine of Rs 1,338 crore for abusing its dominant position in…
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Larsen & Toubro bags project worth Rs 1,000-2,500 crore in Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: The power transmission and distribution business of Larsen & Toubro has secured “significant” engineering, procurement and construction orders in the current quarter to build transmission lines and substations in Saudi…
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Musk denies Twitter layoff on Nov 1, says NYT report ‘false’
San Francisco: ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk on Monday refuted reports that he planned to lay off Twitter employees before November 1 in order to stop them from receiving stock grants as part…
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Caviar designs Rs 1.1 cr iPhone 14 Pro with Rolex Daytona watch on its back
New Delhi: Caviar, known for making lavish custom iPhones and accessories, has created an iPhone 14 Pro with an expensive Rolex Daytona watch on its back panel, which costs a whopping $133,670…
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Sugar export ban extended till Oct 31, 2023
New Delhi: The Centre has extended the ban on sugar exports by a year till October 31, 2023 to ensure a check on the domestic prices and their availability in the country.…
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Will Musk become the only face of communication for Twitter like Tesla?
New Delhi: Elon Musk, who rejected the idea of Tesla going back to having a PR department since he does not believe in “manipulating public opinion”, may also think the same for…
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Now, Byju’s employees in Bengaluru allege forceful resignations
Bengaluru: Bengaluru-based Edtech giant Byju’s, after making news for massive layoffs in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, is now facing similar allegations in this city of Karnataka. According to sources, the employees are being asked…
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AirAsia India to commence 21 weekly direct flights
New Delhi: AirAsia India will commence 21 weekly direct flights connecting Delhi to Bhubaneswar and Bengaluru to Jaipur, from October 30 as part of its winter schedule. The launch of these routes…