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- Business
Global IT services firm Accenture slashes 19K jobs, tech mayhem deepens
New Delhi: Global IT services firm Accenture, which has a large presence in India, on Thursday announced to lay off nearly 19,000 employees amid the challenging global macro-economic conditions and slow revenue…
- Technology
Instagram back after major global outage
San Francisco: Social networking platform Instagram on Thursday said that it has fixed the “technical issue” because of which users were facing trouble accessing the platform. The company tweeted from its @InstagramComms…
- India
Operations at BBC offices ‘affront to freedom of expression'”: Global watchdogs
New York: Global media watchdogs and human rights bodies on Tuesday criticised the Indian government’s income tax survey operations at the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, saying the action “smacks…
- Technology
Global smartphone revenue fall by 9% in 2022: Report
New Delhi: The global smartphone revenue declined by 9 percent, amounting to $409 billion in 2022, the lowest since 2017, a new report has said. According to Counterpoint Research, the global smartphone…
- India
Gold rallies Rs 770 amid strong global trends
New Delhi: Gold price rallied Rs 770 to a record high of Rs 58,680 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday amid a jump in precious metal prices internationally, according…
- Technology
5G IoT connections to surpass 100 mn globally by 2026: Report
New Delhi: The global 5G IoT (Internet of Things) connections will reach 116 million by 2026, rising from just 17 million in 2023, a new report said on Tuesday. According to Juniper…
- Business
FuelBuddy raises $20 mn, aims to expand global footprint
New Delhi: Mobile energy distribution platform FuelBuddy on Monday said it has raised $20 million from global conglomerates. With these funds, FuelBuddy said it is poised for an aggressive expansion in India,…
- World
UN chief issues global alert on International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a global “wake-up call” on the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, which is observed annually on December 27. “The world must come together. Covid-19…
- Business
Global mobile ad spend to reach $362 bn in 2023
New Delhi: As mobile captures share of ad wallet, global mobile ad spend is expected to reach $362 billion in 2023, a new report has shown. According to data.ai report, mobile will…
- Pakistan
Pakistan tops index measuring global Chinese influence
Islamabad: Pakistan is the country in the world that is the most influenced by China, according to a new study that measures Beijing’s expanding global sway. The China Index — a database…
- Business
UP ministers ready to cross shores for Global Investors’ Summit
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh ministers will travel to 19 cities across 17 countries between December 9 and 19, ahead of the Global Investors’ Summit (GIS) scheduled early next year. The road shows will…
- World
Blocked Russian fertiliser to be shipped out to avoid global food insecurity: UN
Geneva: A breakthrough has been made on hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian-made fertiliser blocked in European ports, which is vital to avoid a global food insecurity crisis next year, a…
- Automobile
Ashok Leyland posts Rs 199 crore PAT for Q2
Chennai: Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland Ltd closed Q2FY23 with a net profit of Rs 199.31 crore. The company said its operational revenue for the period under review was Rs 8,233.44 crore…
- Technology
Twitter can allow users to see global content with ease: Musk to Ali Zafar
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Thursday told Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar that Twitter can allow users to see content from various countries with ease. Zafar, who has 3.2 million followers, posted that…
- World
UN chief highlights cities’ role in promoting global sustainable development
United Nations: Accounting for a majority of global carbon emissions, cities play critical roles in building a sustainable world for all, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. Guterres underscored the point in a…
