Business
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Firm global cues lift equities; metal stocks up
New Delhi: Firm global cues as well as value buying pushed India’s key benchmark equity indices — S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — higher on Wednesday. Besides, expectations of a status-quo…
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Biden finally hails Elon Musk amid tough Chinese EV competition
San Francisco: In his first-ever public acknowledgement of Elon Musk-run Tesla’s contribution to the world of electric vehicles (EVs), US President Joe Biden has said that the country is building a reliable national…
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Google sues S.Korean regulator to overturn $173 mn fine
Seoul: Google has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s antitrust regulator to overturn the regulator’s decision to penalise the global technology giant for pressing smartphone makers into only using its Android mobile…
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Ferrari, Qualcomm join hands to build smarter cars
Rome: Chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies has announced a strategic technology collaboration with luxury sports car brand Ferrari that is aimed at helping accelerate the digital transformation of the carmaker. Qualcomm Technologies will serve…
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Tinder to stop charging older users more for premium features
San Francisco: Following a new report questioning Tinder’s practice of charging older users “substantially more”, the popular dating app has said it will no longer charge older users more to use Tinder+,…
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Over 71 lakh subscribers enrolled under Atal Pension Yojana
New Delhi: Over 71 lakh subscribers enrolled themselves under Atal Pension Yojana till January 24, 2022 in the current financial year, Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad said on…
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Value buying, easing oil prices lifts equities; metal stocks rise
Mumbai: Value buying triggered after three consecutive sessions of falls lifted India’s key benchmark equity indices — S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — marginally in the green on Tuesday. Besides, oil…
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Renault crosses 8-lakh cumulative sales mark in India
Mumbai: French automaker Renault on Tuesday said it has crossed the 8-lakh cumulative sales milestone in India, in a decade of its presence in the domestic market. It also said that despite…
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Global fintech investment tops $210 bn in 2021, India shines
New Delhi: Total global fintech funding (across mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital) reached $210 billion with a record 5,684 deals in 2021 — up from $125 billion across 3,674…
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Hyundai finds itself on a sticky path
Chennai: Korean car maker Hyundai Motor India found itself on a sticky road with its statement that many Indians consider as insufficient and skirting over the issue of whether Kashmir is an…
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Bumble acquires popular Gen Z dating app Fruitz
San Francisco: Popular women-first dating app Bumble on Monday said it has acquired Fruitz, one of the fastest growing dating apps in Europe, for an undisclosed sum. This is Bumble’s first acquisition…
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Despite privacy changes, digital ad spend to hit $753 bn in 2026
New Delhi: Despite app store privacy changes by Apple and Google that are hitting advertisers, global digital advertising spend will increase from $407 billion in 2022 to $753 billion in 2026 —…
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Audi weighing local production of EVs in India
New Delhi: German luxury carmaker Audi is evaluating the feasibility of producing electric vehicles locally in India while it seeks to reach threshold volumes for such a step to be successful, according…