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Austria's inflation hits 47-year high in | Vienna, July 19 (TIWN) Austria's inflation rate has continued to soar, reaching 8.7 per cent in June, the highest level since September 1975, Statistics Austria said on Tuesday. | 19-Jul-2022 |
Tamil Nadu, UP top in Smart City Fund ut | New Delhi, Jul 19 (TIWN): Tamil Nadu tops the list of states so far as utilisation of funds under the government's flagship Smart City Mission is concerned. While Tamil Nadu has spent over Rs 3932 crore out of the Rs 4333 crore released by the Centre, Uttar Pradesh is at second position with utilisation of Rs 2699 cr out of the Central share release of Rs 3142 crore. | 19-Jul-2022 |
Murugappa Group to acquire majority stak | Chennai, July 19 (TIWN) Continuing its acquisition spree of last year, Chennai-based industrial conglomerate Murugappa Group began this fiscal with the acquisition of majority stake in an electric truck maker for Rs 246 crore. | 19-Jul-2022 |
Parents fume as edtech platforms force t | New Delhi, Jul 18 (TIWN): As the government begins to take steps to fix edtech platforms like BYJU's, several parents have shared their plight on social media and professional networking platforms as representatives from online education providers continue to force them to buy courses. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Breaking the stereotype was a crucial hu | New Delhi, July 18 (TIWN) Founder and CEO of Blockchain platform 5ire, Pratik Gauri, along with and his partner Prateek Dwivedi who raised $100 million and attained the Unicorn status, said on Monday that breaking the stereotype was the crucial hurdle on their journey. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Once a Wall Street darling, Netflix in c | New York, July 17 (TIWN) Netflix, once a darling of Wall Street, is suddenly on the ropes, media reports said. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Mahindra's tweet on 'latest tech' to dry | New Delhi, July 18 (TIWN) Business tycoon Anand Mahindra has shared a picture of a 'latest technology to dry clothes on Twitter, and it has left Twitterati amused and in splits. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Nepal extends ban on import of 10 types | Kathmandu, Jul 18 (TIWN): The Nepali government is extending a complete ban on the import of 10 types of products till the end of August, as the country still struggles against a dwindling foreign exchange reserve. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Dredging Corporation MD claimed to be MB | New Delhi, Jul 17 (TIWN): G.Y.V Victor, the now suspended managing Director and CEO of Dredging Corporation of India claimed to be an MBA/Diploma from India Institute of Management Services, New Delhi but after probing the matter in detail it was found that no such institute is in existence. | 17-Jul-2022 |
Tesla getting closer to integrating Stea | San Francisco, July 17 (TIWN) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the electric vehicle company is getting closer to integrating Valve's Steam to take its in-car gaming platform to a whole new level. | 17-Jul-2022 |
How ONDC is set to be India's UPI moment | New Delhi, Jul 17 (TIWN): India is attempting several big reforms in the technology sector to allow local businesses thrive amid anti-market practices from Big Tech and according to Shireesh Joshi, Chief Business Officer (CBO) and President, Network Expansion for the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), the goal is to create population-scale inclusion of e-commerce in the country. | 17-Jul-2022 |
Tesla getting closer to integrating Stea | San Francisco, July 17 (TIWN) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the electric vehicle company is getting closer to integrating Valve's Steam to take its in-car gaming platform to a whole new level. | 17-Jul-2022 |
Amazon sees $12 bn worth sales on Prime | San Francisco, July 17 (TIWN) Amazon saw sales worth at least $12 billion (according to third-party estimates) during its Prime Day event in the US and 15 more countries on July 12-13. | 17-Jul-2022 |
Delhi-Vadodara Indigo flight diverted af | New Delhi, July 15 (TIWN) An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Vadodara was diverted to Jaipur following a technical snag, the airline said on Friday. | 16-Jul-2022 |
TikTok's global security chief to step d | San Francisco, July 16 (TIWN) Short video platform TikTok's global chief security officer (CSO) Roland Cloutier will step down from that position and shift into a strategic advisory role. | 16-Jul-2022 |
Twitter urges shareholders to approve sa | San Francisco, July 16 (TIWN) Microblogging site Twitter's board of directors unanimously recommended that its shareholders vote to approve tech billionaire Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of the company. | 16-Jul-2022 |
Virgin Atlantic cancels Delhi-London fli | New Delhi, July 15 (TIWN) Amid the Heathrow Airport's decision to limit the number of passengers to one lakh a day, Virgin Atlantic cancelled its Delhi-London flight on Thursday. | 16-Jul-2022 |
BJP tops list of parties receiving maxim | New Delhi, July 14 (TIWN): The BJP has topped the list of political parties receiving maximum donations for Financial Year 2020-21. The total donations declared by the national parties for FY 2020-21 was Rs 593.74 crore from 3,753 donations while the ruling BJP has declared donations amounting to Rs 477.54 crore from 2,206 donations. | 14-Jul-2022 |
Spices, potatoes, tomatoes, chilies prod | New Delhi, July 14 (TIWN) Production of many important spices, potatoes, tomatoes and both red and green chillies is estimated to be less in 2021-22 compared to 2020-21, as per the data released on Thursday. | 14-Jul-2022 |
Petrol price to go down today, says Pak | Islamabad, July 14 (TIWN) Pakistan Finance Minister Muftah Ismail has said that petrol prices will be slashed today (on Thursday), local media reported. | 14-Jul-2022 |
Indian women seeking more entrepreneursh | New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN) Even as Indian women face low representation in leadership roles in the workforce (18 per cent), they are now seeking more entrepreneurship opportunities as compared to men, according to new LinkedIn data released on Wednesday. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Indian tech sector hired 2L Americans, h | New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN) The Indian tech industry generated $103 billion in revenue and directly employed 2,07,000 people in the US last year, with an average wage of $106,360 -- witnessing a 22 per cent employment growth since 2017, a new Nasscom report showed on Wednesday. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Inflation in India to be about 5% by Mar | Chennai, July 13 (TIWN) The State Bank of India (SBI) expects the inflation in India to be about five per cent by March 23. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Microsoft first Big Tech firm to lay off | New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN) The economic meltdown has reached Big Tech and Satya Nadella-run Microsoft has become the first tech giant to lay off employees as part of a 'realignment'. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Tesla fires 229 employees from Autopilot | San Francisco, July 13 (TIWN) Elon Musk-run Tesla has laid off 229 annotation employees from its Autopilot team and closed one of its offices in the US. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Retail inflation eases slightly to 7.01% | Chennai, July 12 (TIWN) India's retail price inflation marginally eased and stood at 7.01 per cent at the end of June, as compared to that of May, the government said on Tuesday. | 12-Jul-2022 |
Lightspeed raises $7 bn, keeps $500 mn f | New Delhi, July 12 (TIWN) Lightspeed Venture Partners on Tuesday announced a global fund raise of more than $7 billion that includes a $500 million early-stage fund for the startups in the Indian and South East Asian markets. | 12-Jul-2022 |
GIC Re's revenue from obligatory cession | Chennai, July 12 (TIWN) The General Insurance Corporation of India's (GIC Re) assured premium income under firing line all these years is now under threat. | 12-Jul-2022 |
Heathrow orders airlines to stop selling | London, July 12 (TIWN) Heathrow Airport on Tuesday introduced an unprecedented 100,000 limit on daily departing passengers until September and ordered airlines to stop selling summer tickets as airports battle against a staffing crisis, the media reported. | 12-Jul-2022 |
RBI fines Ola Financial Services over Rs | Chennai, July 12 (TIWN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday fined Ola Financial Services Private Ltd over Rs 1.67 crore for non-compliance of regulations. | 12-Jul-2022 |
Google offered to split its ad-tech biz | San Francisco, July 11 (TIWN) Google reportedly offered the US government to split its ad-tech business, which allows companies to place ads on Internet and and apps, into a separate entity under the Alphabet umbrella, to avoid an antitrust lawsuit. | 11-Jul-2022 |
Job opportunities in EV sector growing, | Chennai, July 10 (TIWN) The Indian electric vehicle (EV) sector is witnessing a 108 per cent employment growth over the last two years and Bengaluru leads in the talent location, finds a survey. | 10-Jul-2022 |
IRDAI processing licence applications of | Chennai, July 10 (TIWN) A total 12 applications for starting an insurance company-non-life/life/reinsurance are under various stages of processing at Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), it is learnt. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Electric Vehicle shipments grew 79 per c | New Delhi, July 10 (TIWN) With Tesla registering phenomenal growth over a year, the electric vehicle (EV) shipments grew 79 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2022 to reach 1.95 million units, says a new report. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Global EV shipments up 79% YoY in Q1, Te | New Delhi, July 10 (TIWN) With Tesla registering phenomenal growth over a year, the electric vehicle (EV) shipments grew 79 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2022 to reach 1.95 million units, says a new report. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Lower price of edible oil by Rs 15, Cent | New Delhi, July 10 (TIWN) In view of the international prices of imported edible oils seeing a downward trend, the Centre has directed leading edible oil associations to ensure reduction in the MRP of edible oils by Rs 15 with immediate effect, officials said on Friday. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Tokyo stocks close slightly higher, gain | Tokyo, July 8 (TIWN) Tokyo stocks closed fractionally higher on Friday after early gains made on eased concerns over the US Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes were largely erased by the news of the gun attack on ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe. | 08-Jul-2022 |
Supply Shortage: Delhiites may not get l | New Delhi, July 8 (TIWN) The residents of Delhi may face shortage of liquor of their choice as the national capital is witnessing a scarcity across various categories in many outlets. | 08-Jul-2022 |
With licence to fly, Akasa Air to start | Chennai, July 8 (TIWN) India's new airline, Akasa Air, on Thursday got its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). | 08-Jul-2022 |
FAO warns of 'dire' spike in hunger in L | Santiago, July 8 (TIWN) The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of a "dire" spike in hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, after the number of affected people in the region grew by 4 million between 2020 and 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | 08-Jul-2022 |
LG Electronics expects Q2 earnings to de | Seoul, July 8 (TIWN) LG Electronics on Thursday estimated its second-quarter operating profit decreased 12 per cent year-over-year on weaker demand for TV and home appliances amid rising inflation and raw material costs. | 08-Jul-2022 |
'RBI's measures to boost forex inflows m | Chennai, July 7 (TIWN) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to relax regulations to boost foreign exchange inflows will not have any material change in receipts, but certainly helpful in directional forex signalling to speculators, said Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. | 07-Jul-2022 |
ED raids at Vivo, other firms 'chill inv | New Delhi, July 7 (TIWN): As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) continued searches at the premises of Chinese companies in a money laundering case, Wang Xiaojian, counsellor and spokesperson from the Chinese Embassy in India, said the frequent investigations by Indian authorities into Chinese enterprises "chill the confidence and willingness of market entities from other countries, including those from China to invest in India". | 07-Jul-2022 |
India sees 33% dip in startup funding at | Bengaluru, July 7 (TIWN) The funding in the Indian startup ecosystem nosedived by a huge 33 per cent to $6.9 billion in the April-June period (Q2), from $10.3 billion in the first quarter (Q1) this year, amid the economic meltdown and layoffs in the funding winter, a report showed on Thursday. | 07-Jul-2022 |
Essar Oil (UK) posts higher Q1 sales, st | Chennai, July 6 (TIWN) Essar Oil (UK) Ltd said on Wednesday that it closed the first quarter ended June 30 with higher sales - both in value and volume - and ceased imports from Russia from April onwards. | 06-Jul-2022 |
SpiceJet failed to establish safe air se | Chennai, July 6 (TIWN) Holding that SpiceJet Ltd has failed to establish a safe air service due to degradation of safety margin in wake of several incidents since April 1, regulator, the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), issued a show cause notice to the airline. | 06-Jul-2022 |
Hisense unveils 120-inch laser TV in Ind | New Delhi, July 6 (TIWN) With an aim to transform the home entertainment experience, global technology brand Hisense on Wednesday launched a new 120-inch 4K smart laser TV, 120L9G, in India. | 06-Jul-2022 |
Non-life insurers can offer innovative v | Chennai, July 6 (TIWN) More than two decades after the Indian insurance industry was opened up, the sectoral regulator has allowed the non-life insurers to offer innovative add-on covers on motor insurance policies. | 06-Jul-2022 |
Trade deficit, capital outflows Indian r | Chennai, July 6 (TIWN) High crude prices and relatively strong domestic demand weighed on India's June trade deficit at $25.6 billion, said Kotak Securities. | 06-Jul-2022 |
Twitter complies with IT Ministry's noti | New Delhi, July 5 (TIWN) Micro-blogging website Twitter has complied with the IT Ministry's last notice within the final July 4 deadline, after receiving a warning to either comply with new IT Rules, 2021 or face stricter action. | 05-Jul-2022 |