Business
- Business
Markets extend losses for 2nd day in highly volatile trade
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in highly volatile trade on Thursday due to selling in banking, metal and energy counters amid a mixed trend in the global markets. Falling…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolls out ‘status archive’ feature for businesses on Android
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature called — ‘status archive’ for businesses to beta tester on Android. According to WABetaInfo, the status updates will be archived on…
- Business
Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit sold for $36 mn, shuts biz
San Francisco: Virgin Orbit, the bankrupt rocket company founded by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, has shut down operations after selling its business to three aerospace companies for about $36 million in…
- Technology
HP introduces new ‘Laser printers’ for home, small businesses in India
New Delhi: PC and printer major HP India on Wednesday introduced a new range of affordable Laser printers to meet the diverse printing needs of home, small and medium businesses (SMBs) looking…
- Telangana
US tour to golden investment opportunities for Telangana: KTR
Hyderabad: State IT and Industries minister K T Rama Rao’s (KTR) trip to Houston, United States, is proving good for Hyderabad as he met potential investors ready to expand their business endeavours…
- Bollywood
Alia Bhatt and Allu Sirish’s crore business ventures create a buzz
Hyderabad: Two of India’s most famous film industry stars have recently made headlines for their business ventures. Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is set to return to the fashion industry, having reportedly invested…
- Business
GST collection rises 12% to Rs 1.87 lakh cr in April, highest ever collection
New Delhi: GST collection grew by 12 per cent in April to Rs 1.87 lakh crore, the highest monthly mop-up since the rollout of the indirect tax regime. The gross GST revenue collected…
- Middle East
UAE announces tax exemptions for public benefit entities
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Finance has announced a new UAE Cabinet decision relating to ‘qualifying public benefit entities’, whereby Public benefit entities are exempted from the corporate tax. It’s noteworthy that…
- India
Gujarat HC rejects pleas to reopen sealed meat shops
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rejected applications filed by the owners of meat shops and slaughter houses closed by authorities, stating that the freedom to do business can not override…
- Business
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…
- Business
Apple contribution to ‘Make in India’ smartphone reaches 25% in value terms
New Delhi: ‘Make in India’ shipments from Apple grew 65 per cent (on-year) by volume and 162 per cent by value, taking the brand’s value share to 25 per cent in 2022,…
- Business
Musk attacking us as he is stressed about AI safety: OpenAI CEO
San Francisco: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has hit back at Twitter CEO Elon Musk for criticising his for-profit company which is now owned by Microsoft. During the ‘On With Kara Swisher’ podcast,…
- Technology
Snap launches new business unit to offer AI solutions to retailers
San Francisco: Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has launched a new business unit that will offer its augmented reality (AI) solutions to retailers and businesses so they can integrate them into…
- Technology
WhatsApp’s new beta feature let businesses boost status updates
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new “Boost Status” shortcut for businesses on Android and iOS beta which allows them to advertise their status updates on Facebook and…
- World
US urges Pakistan to improve its business environment
Washington: The United States Thursday urged Pakistan to improve its business environment which would make the South Asian country more attractive and competitive around the world. Pakistan is under a severe economic…
