Saturday, April 27, 2024

Business

We need time in life to stop & smell the roses: Anand Mahindra

NEW DELHI: Sharing a video showing scenic views from Kalsubai Peak (a mountain in Maharashtra), Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra on Saturday said that one should definitely take the time out of their busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.

Foreign e-commerce players circumventing rules to capture Indian market: CAIT

NEW DELHI: Foreign e-commerce players like Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart are circumventing rules and laws in their relentless pursuit of capturing the Indian market, often resorting to unethical business practices, Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and a BJP candidate for Lok Sabha, said on Saturday.

Will pause ad sharing for creators using bots to earn more on X: Musk

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk on Saturday threatened that advertisement revenue sharing will be paused for some creators “pending investigation into use of bots to spam likes, replies and direct messages (DMs)."

Indian startups file 83,000 patents in FY23; AI, neurotechnology lead

NEW DELHI: Led by artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and neuro-technology, India witnessed 83,000 patents being filed by deep-tech startups in FY2023, marking an annual growth rate of 24.6 per cent which is highest since the last two decades, a Nasscom report showed on Friday.

DoT warns people against scammers posing as MS Dhoni

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing cricket fever in the country, scamsters have been posing as Mahendra Singh Dhoni to con people on social media, the Department of Telecom (DoT) said on Friday, warning people against falling into the trap.

Homegrown Boult aims Rs 1,000 crore in revenue this fiscal year: Co-founder

NEW DELHI: Homegrown wearable brand Boult has clocked a turnover of Rs 750 crore in FY24 and audio products accounted for 75 per cent of its revenue, the company’s co-founder Varun Gupta said on Friday.

US awards $13.6 billion to Micron which has a chip plant in progress in India

WASHINGTON: The US government has announced a plan to award Micron Technology up to $6.14 billion in grants and $7.5 billion in loans to support the US chipmaker's plan to build new factories, as it strives to bolster domestic semiconductor production.

India highlights PM-KUSUM solar scheme for farmers at World Energy Congress

ROTTERDAM: India's Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal highlighted the steps that the Narendra Modi government was taking to promote solar power in the country to help convergence towards the COP28 renewable energy and energy efficiency commitments at the ongoing 26th edition of World Energy Congress.

Will make India our global export hub: Hyundai Motor chief

NEW DELHI: The chief of Hyundai Motor Group recently visited India and laid out a vision to bolster its operations there to utilise the country as a key export hub for the South Korean automaker, the group said on Thursday.

RBI crackdown triggers crash in Kotak Bank shares

MUMBAI: Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank crashed by as much as 12 per cent in morning trade on Thursday to Rs 1,620 on BSE as investors dumped the stock following the RBI crackdown on the lender.

SK hynix returns to profit on robust demand for AI chips in Q1

SYDNEY: SK hynix said on Thursday it swung to a profit in the first quarter of this year on the back of rising global demand for premium memory chip products used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing.

IBM acquires cloud software provider HashiCorp for $6.4 billion

SAN FRANCISCO: IT major IBM has acquired multi-cloud infrastructure automation company HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, or an enterprise value of $6.4 billion.

Indian IT services sector to see 2nd-consecutive year of muted revenue growth: Report

NEW DELHI: The IT services sector in India is likely to see a second-successive year of muted revenue growth, at 5-7 per cent in FY25, amid continuing global macroeconomic headwinds, a report showed on Wednesday.

India to become one of biggest chip hubs in next 5 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw

NEW DELHI: India has commissioned four semiconductor manufacturing units and in the next five years, the country will become one of the biggest semiconductor hubs in the world, Union Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.

Musk’s X takes on YouTube, to launch dedicated TV app for videos soon

NEW DELHI: Taking on Google-owned YouTube, X social media platform will soon launch a dedicated TV app for users to upload high-quality videos, its CEO Linda Yaccarino has announced.

It is time to reorganise Tesla, says Musk as company logs slow growth

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk on Wednesday said it is time to “reorganise” Tesla as the electric car company registered $1.1 billion in net income and $21 billion in revenue, down 9 per cent from $23.3 billion from the year-ago period.

54 pc Indian workers predict key shift in their roles in next 5 yrs: Report

NEW DELHI: About 54 per cent of employees in India predict a substantial shift in their roles within the next five years, with 95 per cent expressing confidence in their ability to adapt to these changes, a report revealed on Tuesday.

Domestic demand improved on a sequential basis in March: Morgan Stanley

NEW DELHI: India’s domestic demand-based high-frequency data rose on a sequential basis, even as it slowed in year-on-year terms in March, global brokerage Morgan Stanley said.

India's first all-in-one payment device launched

NEW DELHI: Fintech company BharatPe on Tuesday launched India's first all-in-one payment product that incorporates POS (point of sale), QR, and speaker into a single device.

Razorpay 'UPI Switch' with Airtel Payments Bank to power 10K transactions a second

NEW DELHI: Fintech major Razorpay on Tuesday launched its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure with 'UPI Switch' -- a next-generation cloud-based innovation, in partnership with Airtel Payments Bank.

India's 1st bullet train set to run in 2026: Railways Minister

NEW DELHI: Significant progress has been made in the construction of various stations for India’s first bullet train and we are geared up to run the first train in one section in 2026, Union Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.

Air India, All Nippon Airways sign codeshare agreement

NEW DELHI: Tata-owned Air India and Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways have signed a codeshare agreement connecting their networks, enhancing flight selections between India and Japan.

Entrepreneurship is about doing things faster, creating competitive advantage: Narayana Murthy

NEW DELHI: Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy said on Monday that entrepreneurship is just a state of mind and it is not those who start companies that are entrepreneurs, it is all about doing things faster and creating a competitive advantage for yourself, while striving for excellence.

BlackSoil logs 40 pc investment growth, $118 mn in disbursement in FY24

NEW DELHI: Alternative credit platform BlackSoil on Monday said it registered 40 per cent growth in portfolio investment in FY24, with total disbursement exceeding $118 million.

Minus Zero, IIIT Hyderabad & IHub-Data to boost self-driving research ecosystem in India

BENGALURU: Autonomous driving technology startup Minus Zero on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) and I-Hub Data to foster an autonomous driving research ecosystem in India.

April futures expiry to increase volatility, keep markets under pressure

NEW DELHI: Markets in the week gone by were driven by fear, war-mongering and panic. Of course, all of this leads to extreme volatility and sharp two-sided moves.

Direct tax collections shoot past budget target by Rs 1.35 lakh cr in 2023-24

NEW DELHI: The net direct tax collections for the financial year 2023-24 have clocked a double-digit growth to exceed the Union Budget Estimates (BE) by Rs 1.35 lakh crore or 7.4 per cent reflecting the strong fiscal position of the country driven by robust economic growth, data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Sunday showed.

Earnings season, global cues to shape market trends

NEW DELHI: Markets will continue to focus on the earnings season and global cues in the upcoming week.

Tesla cars to soon have an integrated X experience: Musk

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk, on Sunday, said that Tesla car users will soon have an integrated experience with X social media platform.

Revere farmers who grow our food: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu

NEW DELHI: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu, on Saturday, said that it is important to revere farmers and connect back with nature.

Musk delays India visit to address five key issues during Tesla results next week

NEW DELHI: In a dampener for millions of Tesla lovers in India, Elon Musk on Saturday said he will not visit the country next week as earlier planned, as the billionaire faces "the moment of truth" next week when Tesla announces its quarterly results amid negative growth in China and massive global layoffs.

People running massive bot spam operations on X: Musk

NEW DELHI: Some people are running huge bot operations on the micro-blogging site X, which is reducing the content quality to a great extent, Elon Musk said on Saturday, as he defended his decision to act on spam accounts which resulted in many users losing followers.

Indian insurance industry in FY24: Non-life grew by 12.8 pc, life at 2 pc

CHENNAI: The Indian insurance industry closed FY24 logging a higher growth rate, with the non-life sector growing at 12.8 per cent and the life sector at two per cent over FY23 figures.

Air India suspends flights to Tel Aviv till April 30 over Iran-Israel conflict

NEW DELHI: Air India on Friday extended the suspension of its flight services to Israel's capital Tel Aviv till April 30, in the wake of prevailing conflict and tension between Israel and Iran.

5-month-old grandson of Infosys' Narayana Murthy gets richer by Rs 4.2 crore

NEW DELHI: Ekagrah Rohan Murty, the five-month-old grandson of Infosys founder N. R. Narayana Murthy, is set to get richer by at least Rs 4.2 crore as the IT bellwether announced final and special dividends.

CAG of India inks pact with SAI Bulgaria to enhance audit expertise

SOFIA: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in a step towards fostering international cooperation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAI Bulgaria, the Bulgarian National Audit Office.

Indian Railways to run record 2,742 more trains to clear summer travel rush

NEW DELHI: Indian Railways will operate a record-breaking 9,111 trips across the country to cater to the anticipated surge in travel during the summer season, the Ministry of Railways said on Friday.

20 energy firms create alliance for EV charging via UPI-like system in India

BENGALURU: At least 20 energy companies have joined hands to create an alliance for an open energy network called the Unified Energy Interface (UEI), which is a unified payments interface (UPI)-like system for EV charging, the firms said in a statement on Friday.

SK hynix joins TSMC in strengthening high-end chip capabilities

SEOUL: South Korean chipmaker SK hynix said on Friday that it has set up a strategic partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) aimed at bolstering its capabilities in producing premium high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips and advanced packaging technologies.

UK’s Coventry University Group opens India Hub in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Coventry University Group, on Thursday, announced the launch of an India Hub in the national capital to further intensify its longstanding connections with India.

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