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Investment opportunities in space coolin | New Delhi, Nov 30 (TIWN): Market potential and investment opportunities in space cooling will be $1.5 trillion by 2040 in India. Therefore, it would be imperative for the government to create an adequate enabling investment framework that can attract financing from the private sector, said a World Bank report released on Wednesday. | 30-Nov-2022 |
India more conscious than ever about its | New Delhi, Nov 29 (TIWN) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the country is now more conscious of the fact that where and who processes its data. | 29-Nov-2022 |
Indian stock markets touch new highs on | Chennai, Nov 29 (TIWN) For the second day in succession the Indian stock markets flared up with the Sensex of BSE and Nifty of NSE touching record highs on Tuesday. | 29-Nov-2022 |
Irish regulator fines Meta $276 mn over | London, Nov 29 (TIWN) The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has fined Meta with $276 million over a data leak that exposed the information of more than 533 million users, including 6.1 million Indians, in April 2021. | 29-Nov-2022 |
Google, iHeartMedia to pay over $9 mn fo | New York, Nov 29 (TIWN) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general have settled lawsuits against Google and iHeartMedia to pay $9.4 million in penalties over featuring deceptive ads promoting the Pixel 4 smartphone. | 29-Nov-2022 |
5.4 mn users' data exposed online as Mus | New Delhi, Nov 28 (TIWN) As Elon Musk goes gaga over Twitter 2.0 which will be the 'Everything App', at least 5.4 million Twitter user records, stolen via an internal bug, have been leaked online on a hacker forum. | 28-Nov-2022 |
Global semiconductor revenue growth wors | New Delhi, Nov 28 (TIWN) Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 3.6 per cent in 2023 -- from the previous forecast of $623 billion to reach $596 billion, a new Gartner report showed on Monday. | 28-Nov-2022 |
Domestic air passenger traffic crosses 4 | New Delhi, Nov 28 (TIWN) For two continuous days, domestic air passenger traffic in the country crossed the four-lakh mark during this weekend. | 28-Nov-2022 |
Musk fixes 'slight degradation of servic | San Francisco, Nov 28 (TIWN) After a few users reported that they were not able to block accounts, Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday claimed that a "slight degradation of service" on the micro-blogging platform was caused due to an old "3rd party tool" which has now been fixed. | 28-Nov-2022 |
Electricity amendment bill unlikely to b | New Delhi, Nov 28 (TIWN) The controversial Electricity Amendment Bill, 2022 is unlikely to be tabled in the forthcoming Winter Session of the Parliament, which is scheduled to begin from December 7. | 27-Nov-2022 |
Address supply chain shocks if you wish | New Delhi, Nov 27 (TIWN) Raising interest rates to control demand and inflation is not the right solution, as high prices are influenced mainly by supply chain shocks, analysts say. | 27-Nov-2022 |
Trade unions seek hike in budget allocat | New Delhi, Nov 27 (TIWN): Trade unions have urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to take measures in the forthcoming Union budget so that the economy can be revitalised. In a letter to her, 10 major unions have sought an increased budget allocation for MGNREGA and giving workers under the scheme's ambit, the status of government employees and paying them minimum wages. | 27-Nov-2022 |
'Wakanda Forever' set to cross $350 mn i | Los Angeles, Nov 27 (TIWN) Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is having no trouble staying above the competition at the North American Thanksgiving box office, even handily trouncing fellow Disney release 'Strange World', reports 'Variety'. | 27-Nov-2022 |
Post-pandemic spending spike made househ | New Delhi, Nov 27 (TIWN) Indian households' savings fell to a five-year low in 2021-22 as rising inflation gnawed into the purchasing power of the middle class. | 27-Nov-2022 |
Train service in Israel shut down due to | Jerusalem, Nov 27 (TIWN) Israel's rail service has halted due to a nationwide train signaling failure, state-owned Israel Railways said in a statement. | 27-Nov-2022 |
Insolvency proceedings begin in Ansal Pr | New Delhi, Nov 26 (TIWN) The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the commencement of a corporate insolvency resolution process of Ansal Properties and Infrastructure. | 26-Nov-2022 |
Zomato now available in Hindi, deliverin | New Delhi, Nov 25 (TIWN) Online food delivery platform Zomato on Friday announced it is now available in Hindi and other widely spoken regional languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. | 25-Nov-2022 |
Gujarat 1st state to get Jio True 5G acr | Mumbai, Nov 25 (TIWN) Reliance Jio on Friday said Gujarat has become the first state to get 'True 5G' in each of the 33 district headquarters. | 25-Nov-2022 |
Indo-Pacific region is imp for eco devel | New Delhi, Nov 25 (TIWN) The Indo-Pacific region remains important for the economic development of not only the region but also of the wider global community, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. | 25-Nov-2022 |
India wins vice presidency of Internatio | New Delhi, Nov 25 (TIWN) India has won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. | 25-Nov-2022 |
Musk shuts Brussels office, EU regulator | San Francisco, Nov 25 (TIWN) Elon Musk-owned Twitter has shut down its office in Brussels in the European Union (EU), a move that has not gone well with the local regulators. | 25-Nov-2022 |
Agri Ministry open to pro-farmer changes | New Delhi, Nov 24 (TIWN) The Ministry of Agriculture is open to making pro-farmer changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in response to the recent climate crisis and rapid technological advances. | 24-Nov-2022 |
Union Labour Ministry summons Amazon ove | Bengaluru, Nov 24 (TIWN) The Union Labour Ministry has summoned Amazon India to appear before the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner in Bengaluru on Wednesday in connection with the alleged forced terminations by the company. | 24-Nov-2022 |
UP supplementary budget on Dec 5, oppn w | Lucknow, Nov 24 (TIWN) The Uttar Pradesh government will present its first supplementary budget for 2022-2023 in the state Assembly on the first day of the three-day winter session, commencing here on December 5. | 24-Nov-2022 |
Negotiations on India-UK free trade pact | New Delhi, Nov 24 (TIWN) The government said on Tuesday that the negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK are very much on track and are expected to restart next month. | 24-Nov-2022 |
Domino's to roll out electric pizza deli | San Francisco, Nov 24 (TIWN) Pizza restaurant chain Domino's has announced that it will roll out more than 800 electric pizza delivery vehicles with Chevy Bolts, for electrifying pizza delivery in the US. | 24-Nov-2022 |
Virgin Atlantic to help customers beat f | New Delhi, Nov 23 (TIWN) Keeping in view that nearly one in five suffer from a fear of flying, Virgin Atlantic has planned to assist travellers in overcoming their fear of flying so they can explore the world. | 23-Nov-2022 |
OYO Q2 profitability to get impacted due | New Delhi, Nov 22 (TIWN) IPO-bound hospitality tech player OYO has surprised the industry observers by posting a positive EBITDA of Rs 10 crore in the first quarter of FY23 -- against the backdrop of Rs 472 crore EBITDA loss in FY22. | 22-Nov-2022 |
Flipkart-Axis Bank credit card to help s | Bengaluru, Nov 22 (TIWN) Flipkart and Axis Bank on Tuesday launched the 'Super Elite Credit Card' for shoppers to earn rewards up to Rs 20,000 on Flipkart, Myntra and Cleartrip. | 22-Nov-2022 |
Google's parent company Alphabet 'prepar | San Francisco, Nov 22 (TIWN): Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly gearing up to lay off about 10,000 "poor performing" employees, or 6 per cent of its workforce, in the Big tech layoff season kicked off by Meta, Amazon, Twitter, Salesforce and more amid the rough global conditions. | 22-Nov-2022 |
Mother Dairy hikes full-cream milk price | New Delhi, Nov 21 (TIWN) Mother Dairy has hiked prices of full-cream milk by Rs 1 per litre and token milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR. | 21-Nov-2022 |
Bezos warns of recession, advises people | San Francisco, Nov 21 (TIWN) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has warned consumers and businesses to postpone large purchases during the holiday season in anticipation of an economic recession. | 21-Nov-2022 |
Finance Minister to begin pre-budget con | New Delhi, Nov 21 (TIWN) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will begin pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups from Monday. | 21-Nov-2022 |
US govt to 'probe' Musk's Twitter as he | San Francisco, Nov 21 (TIWN) The US government is now looking into whether Elon Musk's foreign investment partners have access to users' private data on the micro-blogging platform, as he plans another round of layoffs. | 21-Nov-2022 |
Govt to issue guidelines to curb fake on | New Delhi, Nov 21 (TIWN): Aiming to guard consumers from fake online reviews of products, the government will issue guidelines on Monday under which a penalty ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh could be imposed on e-commerce companies if they are found guilty of posting fake reviews of products. | 20-Nov-2022 |
Online used car retailer Carvana lays of | San Francisco, Nov 20 (TIWN) Carvana, a US-based online used car retailer, has laid off about 1,500 employees, or 8 per cent of its workforce, as it attempts to cut costs amid weakening demand for used cars on the back of rising interest rates. | 19-Nov-2022 |
Zomato plans to lay off 3% of its workfo | Bengaluru, Nov 20 (TIWN) Online food delivery platform Zomato on Saturday said it is planning to lay off nearly 3 per cent of its workforce on account of cost-cutting efforts and to turn profitable. | 20-Nov-2022 |
Varanasi first UP airport to enjoy 5G se | New Delhi, Nov 20 (TIWN) Varanasi has become the first airport in Uttar Pradesh to enjoy ultrafast 5G service. | 20-Nov-2022 |
Zomato co-founder Mohit Gupta resigns | Bengaluru, Nov 20 (TIWN) Online food delivery platform Zomato on Friday said that its co-founder, Mohit Gupta, had resigned after about five years at the food aggregator. | 20-Nov-2022 |
Nov 19 bank strike deferred: AIBEA | Chennai, Nov 20 (TIWN) The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) has withdrawn its November 19 strike call after an understanding was reached with the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the bank managements, said a top official. | 20-Nov-2022 |
Varanasi first UP airport to enjoy 5G se | New Delhi, Nov 20 (TIWN) Varanasi has become the first airport in Uttar Pradesh to enjoy ultrafast 5G service. | 20-Nov-2022 |
SJM objects to Food Regulator's HSR rati | New Delhi, Nov 18 (TIWN): RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has raised questions on the FSSAI’s move to introduce ‘health star ratings’ on the front-pack-labels of food items, saying that the food safety regulator should instead put cautionary warnings for an informed choice. | 18-Nov-2022 |
Qualcomm bets big on future of gaming, s | Hawaii, Nov 18 (TIWN) As more and more people play games on high-end smartphones, including millions in India, chip major Qualcomm has doubled down on making 'Elite Gaming' more immersive and sound more alive. | 17-Nov-2022 |
Approve remote work at 'your own risk', | San Francisco, Nov 18 (TIWN) After telling Twitter employees to be "extremely hardcore" at work or quit, Elon Musk has sent another email to them, this time daring managers to approve remote work "at their own risk". | 17-Nov-2022 |
Zuckerberg unveils new features to help | San Francisco, Nov 18 (TIWN) Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday announced new features for a better end-to-end commerce experience for users and help them connect with their favourite brands as well as find new ones on the platform. | 17-Nov-2022 |
Meta appoints Sandhya Devanathan as head | New Delhi, Nov 17 (TIWN) Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India, as several key executives leave the company in recent days. | 17-Nov-2022 |
Govt may seek more details on NRIs' fore | New Delhi, Nov 17 (TIWN) The Income Tax Department may make it compulsory for NRIs to share details of foreign remittances received from India and also divide it into taxable and non-taxable income in the next fiscal, according to reports. | 17-Nov-2022 |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon AR platform | Hawaii, Nov 17 (TIWN) Chip major Qualcomm has launched the world's first purpose-built, headworn augmented reality platform for VR/AR devices of the future. | 17-Nov-2022 |
Amazon confirms layoffs, employees say ' | San Francisco, Nov 17 (TIWN): As Big Tech goes through the layoff season, e-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed job losses at the company, saying that in the current macroeconomic environment, some teams are "making adjustments" amid "consolidation of some teams and programmes". | 17-Nov-2022 |
Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter staff to | San Francisco, Nov 17 (TIWN) Bringing his Tesla way of work style to Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees ultimatum till Thursday that they have to perform "extremely hardcore" work or leave the micro-blogging platform. | 17-Nov-2022 |