Business
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WhatsApp bans more than 85L accounts in India in September
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned more than 85 lakh “bad” accounts in India in the month of September for violating its policies. Between September 1-September 30, the company banned 8,584,000 accounts and…
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Facebook India’s net profit up 43 pc to Rs 505 crore in FY24
New Delhi: Facebook India saw its profit surge by 43 per cent in the last fiscal (FY24), riding on digital advertising and support services offered to its parent company Meta in the…
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India’s power consumption rises amid strong growth
New Delhi: India’s power consumption increased to 140.47 billion units (BU) in October, which is a one per cent increase over the high base of the same month last year during which…
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Petrol, jet fuel, LPG sales surge as economy picks up pace
New Delhi: India’s petrol, aviation turbine fuel, and LPG consumption shot up in October this year compared to the same month last year, reflecting the rising demand for these fuels in a…
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Sensex closes up by 355 points in Muhurat Trading session
Mumbai: Indian equity indices rebounded from a two-day decline in the Muhurat Trading session for the occasion of Samvat 2081 as Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, and Axis Bank became top contributors…
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Investors’ wealth surges by Rs 128 lakh cr in Samvat 2080, Gold gives 32 pc return
Mumbai: As the Indian stock market ended Samvat year 2080, investors’ wealth surged by a whopping Rs 128 lakh crore (about $1.5 trillion at current exchange rate) to Rs 453 lakh crore…
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Now filter chats with customised lists on WhatsApp
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday made it easier to organise messages filling up users’ inbox, which will help them keep track of conversations with family members, work colleagues, college friends and…
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US smartphone market’s sell-in down 4 pc in Q3
San Francisco: The US smartphone market’s sell-in decreased 4 per cent (on-year) in Q3, driven mainly by Apple and Samsung weakness, a report showed on Thursday. Apple’s shipments were down primarily due…
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Air India to cancel around 60 flights on India-US routes in Nov-Dec
Mumbai: Non-availability of aircraft due to maintenance issues has forced Tata Group-owned Air India to cancel some 60 flights on the India-US routes between November and December this year, according to an…
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Smallcap stock becomes India’s costliest share, turns Rs 3 into Rs 2.36L in a day
In a surprising market move, Elcid Investments Ltd, a smallcap company, has emerged as India’s costliest share, surpassing even the renowned MRF stock priced at Rs 1.2 lakh. The Mumbai-based company relisted…
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Oil cos hike commission paid to petrol pump dealers; no change in fuel prices
New Delhi: State-owned fuel retailers on Tuesday hiked commission they pay to petrol pump dealers but there will be no change in retail petrol and diesel prices. Petrol and diesel prices will,…
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UK couple wins Rs 21K cr case against Google over shopping website’s decline
Google has been fined of 2.4-billion-pound fine (approximately Rs 21,790 crore) by the European Court of Justice for overshadowing smaller companies in online shopping services. The petition was filed by a UK-based…
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Sensex opens in red after bumper Diwali opening, Nifty below 24,300
Mumbai: After a bumper opening to Diwali week, the Indian stock market opened in the red on Tuesday as selling was seen in auto, IT, financial services and pharma sectors. The Sensex…
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Apple to support English (India) language with April software update
New Delhi: Apple Intelligence is quickly adding support for more languages and in April next year, English (India) will be supported along with several others, the company has announced. The tech giant…
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Majority of Indian homebuyers expect property prices to rise by 6-15 pc in 12 months
New Delhi: A majority of homebuyers in India expects property prices to rise by 6-15 per cent over the next 12 months, citing capital appreciation and rental yields as key motivators, according…
