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26 Jul 2024
National Company Law TribunalDunzo, backed by Reliance and Google, faces another insolvency case
E-commerce delivery firm Dunzo, backed by heavy weights such as Reliance and Google, is once again grappling with insolvency proceedings.
26 Jul 2024
PepsiCoEx-PepsiCo employee files lawsuit claiming he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos
Richard Montanez, a former executive at PepsiCo, has filed a lawsuit against the company over the origins of the popular snack, Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
26 Jul 2024
AppleApple ousted from top 5 in world's largest smartphone market
Apple has fallen out of the top five smartphone brands in China, as reported by Canalys.
26 Jul 2024
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)How to survive medical costs without insurance in India
In India, a significant portion of the population lacks health insurance, making the management of medical expenses daunting.
26 Jul 2024
AppleApple's supply chain shuffle: Foxconn plans iPad production in India
Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer, is reportedly planning a significant expansion of its operations in India.
26 Jul 2024
Mutual FundsGrowing wealth with the magic of compound interest
Compound interest is often hailed as the eighth wonder of the world and for good reason.
26 Jul 2024
Indian Rupee (INR)Indian rupee plunges to all-time low against US dollar
The Indian rupee experienced another drop on Friday, hitting an all-time low of 83.7250 against the US dollar.
26 Jul 2024
InsuranceTips to navigate health insurance portability in India
Health insurance portability allows policyholders to switch providers without losing accrued benefits.
26 Jul 2024
CryptocurrencyToday's cryptocurrency prices: Check rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon, Solana
Bitcoin has climbed 4.34% over the last 24 hours, trading at $66,947.64. It is 4.24% higher than the previous week.
26 Jul 2024
California'Entirely fake': Musk's transgender daughter publicly calls out his lies
Elon Musk, the high-profile tech entrepreneur, has been publicly disowned by his transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson.
26 Jul 2024
StartupsOnce worth $1B, this company now struggles to pay fine
Once valued at over $1 billion, video-sharing platform Cameo is now grappling with financial difficulties and is unable to pay a $600,000 fine.
25 Jul 2024
MicrosoftCrowdStrike's IT outage to cost Fortune 500 companies over $5B
A recent global IT outage, triggered by a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, is projected to cost US Fortune 500 companies a staggering $5.4 billion, insurers have estimated.
25 Jul 2024
AppleWall Street rout: $1T erased in worst day since 2022
Wall Street experienced its worst trading day in 19 months on Wednesday, with significant drops in major indexes.
25 Jul 2024
BitcoinToday's cryptocurrency prices: Check rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Polygon
Bitcoin has shed 2.49% over the last 24 hours, trading at $64,211.57. It is 0.88% lower than previous week.
25 Jul 2024
CREDCRED's latest feature lets you track and manage bank transactions
Indian fintech startup, CRED, has unveiled a new feature called CRED Money.
25 Jul 2024
ChatGPTWorld's leading AI company faces $5 billion loss this year
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is projected to suffer a loss of up to $5 billion this year and could potentially exhaust its cash reserves within the next 12 months, as per an analysis by The Information.
24 Jul 2024
Executive VPMeet Akhil Shrivastava: Beauty conglomerate Estee Lauder's new EVP, CFO
Estee Lauder, the renowned beauty brands conglomerate, has appointed Akhil Shrivastava as its new executive vice president (EVP) and chief financial officer (CFO).
24 Jul 2024
Nirmala SitharamanBudget 2024: How to choose between old, new tax regimes
The Union Budget 2024, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has introduced modifications to the new tax regime.
24 Jul 2024
South KoreaWho is Kim Beom-su, billionaire arrested for K-pop stock manipulation?
Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp, was arrested yesterday.
24 Jul 2024
IndiaOTT push: India's video market to touch $13B by 2028
India's video market is transforming, with online video-on-demand (VoD) content, expected to drive half of the new revenue growth.
24 Jul 2024
GoogleGoogle Cloud surpasses $10B revenue mark for the first time
Alphabet, Google's parent company, has reported a robust second-quarter performance for 2024, surpassing revenue and profit estimates.
24 Jul 2024
ChinaLuxury goods sector down a whopping $200B. Reason? Chinese economy
Luxury brands are experiencing a significant downturn as China's economic growth decelerates, and Beijing cracks down on wealth display.
24 Jul 2024
AmazonWill Alexa's paid tier make up for Amazon's $25B loss?
Amazon's business unit, responsible for Alexa-powered devices like Echo speakers, Kindle readers, and Fire TV sets, reported a loss of $25 billion between 2017 and 2021.
24 Jul 2024
BitcoinCryptocurrency prices today: Check rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Dogecoin
Bitcoin has slipped 1.67% in the past 24 hours to trade at $65,885.06. It is 0.04% higher than the week before.
24 Jul 2024
Sam AltmanCan money buy happiness? Altman's basic income research weighs in
OpenAI's billionaire CEO Sam Altman's three-year universal basic income (UBI) trial, the largest in the United States, has concluded and revealed significant benefits for low-income individuals.
23 Jul 2024
AirbnbHow this self-proclaimed 'Wolf of Airbnb' duped New York landlords
Konrad Bicher, a 32-year-old man from Florida, who dubbed himself the "Wolf of Airbnb," has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison.
23 Jul 2024
Nirmala SitharamanIndexation benefit axed: How Budget 2024 jolts the property market
In a significant development, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during the 2024 Union Budget that the indexation benefit for property sales will be eliminated.
23 Jul 2024
Finance BillIncreased STT to cool market activity? What Zerodha founder said
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a significant increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on Futures and Options (F&O) trading for the 2024 budget.
23 Jul 2024
Nirmala SitharamanUnion Budget 2024: What measures were announced for women?
An impressive ₹3 lakh crore was allocated for women and girls during the Union Budget 2024 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday.
23 Jul 2024
Elon MuskElon Musk announces 'son is dead'; blames 'woke mind virus'
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently claimed that his estranged transgender daughter was "killed" by the "woke mind virus."
23 Jul 2024
Economic SurveyBudget 2024: What are NDA government's key priorities
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2024-25 on Tuesday, highlighting nine key areas of focus for the third term of the Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
23 Jul 2024
San FranciscoWork-from-office 4 to 5 days a week: Salesforce to employees
Software giant Salesforce has issued an internal memo, directing most of its employees to return to their offices by October 1, according to the San Francisco Standard.
23 Jul 2024
CancerBudget 2024: These 3 cancer drugs will get cheaper
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that three cancer drugs will be "fully" exempted from basic customs duty.
23 Jul 2024
EPFOIndia's ₹2 trillion push: 3 schemes to boost job creation
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled three significant employment-linked incentive schemes in the Union Budget 2024-25.
23 Jul 2024
Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman announces 1,000cr fund to support Indian spacetech startups
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹1,000 crore venture capital fund to boost India's space economy during her Budget 2024-25 speech on Tuesday.
23 Jul 2024
Nirmala SitharamanBudget 2024: What's NPS Vatsalya, plan by parents for children
In her Union Budget announcement on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned the NPS Vatsalya scheme, which is a new initiative aimed at promoting long-term savings for minors.
23 Jul 2024
Lok SabhaUnion Budget 2024: What's cheaper and what's costlier?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union Budget for 2024-25, unveiling policies that will impact the prices of various goods for the general public.
23 Jul 2024
Union BudgetPM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana to power 1cr households
In Union Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the extension of PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana to one crore households.
23 Jul 2024
SensexBudget impact: Sensex falls 700 points, INR hits record low
Indian equity benchmarks fell sharply today after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded her Budget 2024 speech.
23 Jul 2024
Nirmala SitharamanBudget 2024: Long-term capital gains tax hiked, exemption limit raised
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed several modifications to the capital gains taxation regime, in Union Budget 2024.