Technology
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India as world’s 4th largest refiner moves towards energy self-sufficiency: Minister
New Delhi: India, the world’s fourth largest refiner, is confidently journeying towards energy self-sufficiency under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. The Minister…
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New Covid wave could peak by Aug-end in S. Korea, govt beefs up responses
Seoul: An ongoing wave of Covid-19 is forecast to reach a peak around the end of August after the summer vacation season in South Korea, the health authorities said on Tuesday, vowing…
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Donald Trump to speak to Musk on X in ‘interview of the century’
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump will be interviewed by X owner Elon Muck on the social media platform on Tuesday morning (IST) for what the Trump campaign has called the ‘interview…
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India’s active pharmaceutical ingredients industry to grow 7-8 pc in FY25
New Delhi: Indian active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) industry is set to grow 7-8 per cent in FY25, from an estimated size of $13-$14 billion in 2023, a report said on Monday. The…
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India’s technical consumer goods market logs 11 pc value growth in Jan-June period
New Delhi: Technical consumer goods (TCG) market in India recorded an 11 per cent increase in value and a 1 per cent rise in volume during the first half of 2024, compared…
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Bharti Enterprises to buy 24.5 pc stake in UK’s BT Group for about $4 billion
New Delhi: Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, on Monday said it has reached an agreement to acquire a 24.5 per cent stake in the UK telecommunications giant BT…
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Tata Technologies terminates project to develop 36 govt ITIs in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: Global engineering and product development company Tata Technologies on Saturday said that it has cancelled a project worth Rs 1,188.36 crore to develop 36 government ITIs (industrial training institutes) in…
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Unbelievably saddened: Sundar Pichai on demise of ex-YouTube CEO
New Delhi: Susan Wojcicki, once a key figure in Google’s history, passed away after a two-year battle with cancer, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai informed on Saturday. Wojcicki played a foundational…
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Researchers develop AI model to predict protein-DNA binding accuracy
New Delhi: A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that can accurately predict how different proteins bind to DNA has been developed to help reduce the time required to develop new drugs and…
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Indian startup ecosystem saw $113 million funding this week
New Delhi: Riding on the momentum amid resilient economic growth, the Indian startup ecosystem saw funding worth $113 million this week in nearly 22 deals. Dairy and grocery startup Country Delight secured…
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100mn smartphones to be sold in India in July-Dec period: Report
New Delhi: India is projected to see about 100 million smartphone sales in the second half of this year (July-December period), and online platforms are likely to contribute more than 55 per…
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Wearable devices like smartwatches can cause anxiety, experts say
New Delhi: Nowadays, in the fitness-obsessed world, it is not an uncommon sight to see people looking repetitively at their smartwatches to meet their desired step target/burn calories etc, without knowing that…
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Ex-Twitter board member sues Elon Musk’s X for USD 20 million
New York: Billionaire Elon Musk-run X social media platform has been sued by a former Twitter board member for $20 million. Omid Kordestani, former Twitter (now called X) executive chairman, has sued…
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Aurum Equity Partners to invest USD 400 million for in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Aurum Equity Partners has announced a phased investment of USD 400 million to build a next-generation, AI-powered, green data center in Hyderabad soon. This comes as a continuation of the company’s…
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Mutual funds have earned trust of Indian investors amid robust regulations: SEBI
New Delhi: As the financial landscape in India witnesses a significant shift, the mutual fund ecosystem has played a crucial role in this transformation, stepping up remarkably to earn the trust of…