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06 Feb 2023

Bharti Airtel

Airtel 5G launched in Ujjain; Jio 5G released in Haridwar

Bharti Airtel has released its 5G services in three more cities across Madya Pradesh, namely, Ujjain, Gwalior, and Bhopal. Users will get 20-30 times faster speed than 4G speed at no additional cost.

06 Feb 2023

Stock Market

Sensex falls 335 points, Nifty ends below 17,800 mark

On Monday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices were on a downward trend. While the Sensex plunged 0.55% to 60,506.9 points, the Nifty fell 0.5% to 17,764.6 points.

06 Feb 2023

Adani Group

Adani Group to prepay loans and reduce capex

Adani Group is in damage control mode after a damning report by Hindenburg Research led to its listed companies losing over half their value.

06 Feb 2023

Cryptocurrency

Today's cryptocurrency prices: Check Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Polygon rates

Bitcoin has slipped 2.69% in the past 24 hours to trade at $22,760.06. It is 4.04% lower than the week before.

06 Feb 2023

X

Twitter to charge businesses $1,000/month for gold check mark verification

Last month, Twitter said it would soon roll out the "Verified for Organizations" plan, formerly known as Blue for Business.

05 Feb 2023

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices: Here are rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tether

Bitcoin has risen by 0.14% over the last 24 hours to trade at $23,364.65. It is up 0.74% compared to last week.

04 Feb 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman

Regulators monitoring Adani-Hindenburg crisis, FPO pullout hardly impacted economy: Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that market regulators are independently monitoring the crisis around Adani Group, which is facing allegations of stock manipulation and accounting fraud.

04 Feb 2023

X

Twitter will share ad revenue with creators having Blue subscription 

Elon Musk has announced that Twitter will begin sharing ad revenue with creators. However, there is a catch.

03 Feb 2023

Bharti Airtel

Airtel 5G now live in Kozhikode, Trivandrum and Thrissur

Bharti Airtel has rolled out its 5G services in three cities of Kerala, namely Kozhikode, Trivandrum, and Thrissur.

03 Feb 2023

Tim Cook

Tom Cook 'bullish' on India as Apple posts record revenue

Apple CEO Tim Cook is "very bullish" on India. It will be surprising if he isn't. After all, the company had a record-setting performance in the last quarter of 2022 in the country.

03 Feb 2023

Stock Market

Sensex climbs 909 points, Nifty ends above 17,850 mark

On Friday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains. While the Sensex rose 1.5% to 60,841.88 points, the Nifty jumped 1.36% to 17,854.05 points.

03 Feb 2023

Adani Group

Adani Group's meltdown: Lenders, stock exchanges put conglomerate on notice

Gautam Adani's business empire is in the midst of a meltdown, the scale of which no one could have predicted.

03 Feb 2023

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices: Today's rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon, Shiba Inu

Bitcoin has slipped 1.36% in the past 24 hours to trade at $23,553.95. It is 3.18% higher than the week before.

02 Feb 2023

Adani Group

RBI is looking into Indian banks' exposure to Adani Group

As Adani Group companies nosedive in the stock market, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stepped in to measure the exposure of Indian banks to the conglomerate.

02 Feb 2023

BYJU'S

BYJU'S fires over 1,000 employees after promising no more layoffs

BYJU'S, the world's most valuable edtech company, has been struggling due to slow revenue growth and scarcity of funding. The company has now decided to slash over 1,000 jobs as part of a new cost-cutting initiative.

02 Feb 2023

Stock Market

Sensex gains 224 points, Nifty ends flat at 17,610 points

The stock market on Thursday ended on a sluggish note as the Sensex settled at 59,932.24 points and the Nifty stood at 17,610.4 points.

02 Feb 2023

Meta

Meta surprises with better-than-expected quarterly results; focus on improving efficiency

Meta aims to make 2023 "the year of efficiency," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said while announcing the company's fourth-quarter earnings report.

02 Feb 2023

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices today: Check rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon, Tether

Bitcoin has climbed 3.1% in the past 24 hours, trading at $23,870.50. It is 3.04% higher than last week.

01 Feb 2023

Adani Group

Adani Enterprises calls off FPO, will return investors' money

In an unexpected but not surprising move, Adani Enterprises has called off its fully-subscribed Rs. 20,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO). The decision was taken at a meeting of its board of directors.

01 Feb 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2023-24: Boost for Hyderabad as Centre reveals 'Millet Plans' 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Centre's plan to popularize millets in India and make the crop a priority area while presenting Budget 2023-24 on Wednesday.

01 Feb 2023

Union Budget

Union Budget 2023: How's new tax regime different from old

In a relief to middle-class citizens in the Union Budget 2023-24, the income tax exemption limit under the new tax regime has been increased from Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh, while the tax rebate limit was raised from Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 7 lakh.

01 Feb 2023

Union Budget

Union Budget 2023-24: Key announcements for women

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a one-time small saving scheme for women called "Mahila Samman Saving Certificate," which will stay available until March 2025.

01 Feb 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2023-24: What gets costlier, what's cheaper? Details here

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her fifth annual budget to Parliament on Wednesday.

01 Feb 2023

Union Budget

Union Budget 2023-24: Key takeaways for education sector

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman officially presented the Union Budget 2023-2024 on Wednesday in Parliament.

01 Feb 2023

Intel

Intel reduces employee salaries; CEO to take 25% pay cut

A day after it announced plans to lay off about 340 employees at its Folsom Campus in California, Intel Corp. has confirmed that it has implemented pay cuts across the company.

01 Feb 2023

PAN Card

Union Budget: PAN Card to become universal identifier for businesses

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday, proposed to use PAN (Permanent Account Number) card as the common identifier for digital transactions.

01 Feb 2023

Stock Market

Market sees the bull as investors cheer Union Budget 2023

The Indian stock market is on a bullish note on account of the Union Budget presented today.

01 Feb 2023

Union Budget

Union Budget 2023-24: No income tax up to Rs. 7L

Announcing the new Union Budget for 2023-24 today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared renewed income tax rates.

01 Feb 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Budget 2023-24: Here are the key highlights

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 on Wednesday.

01 Feb 2023

Cryptocurrency

Today's cryptocurrency prices: Rates of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon, Shiba Inu

Bitcoin has surged by 1.29% in the past 24 hours to trade at $23,163.01. It is 2.23% up compared to last week.

01 Feb 2023

PayPal

PayPal faces job cuts amid economic slowdown; 2,000 employees axed

PayPal has announced that it is axing 2,000 employees or roughly 7% of its workforce.

01 Feb 2023

Union Budget

Will Union Budget 2023 boost Indian economy, what to expect

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2023 today at 11 am.

31 Jan 2023

Union Budget

Union Budget 2023 presentation: Tax cuts, manufacturing incentives expected

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2023 in Parliament on Wednesday as people are hoping for reduced taxes, better social security, and financial incentives to boost production.

31 Jan 2023

Bharti Airtel

Airtel 5G launched in more cities across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Bharti Airtel has rolled out its 5G services in more cities across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Kurnool, Guntur, and Tirupati, Warangal, and Karimnagar.

31 Jan 2023

Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani is no longer among world's top 10 richest

Hindenburg Research's damning report on the Adani Group has affected Gautam Adani's personal wealth as well. The Indian business tycoon saw his wealth decline by $34.6 billion since the report was published.

31 Jan 2023

Stock Market

Sensex closes with marginal gains, Nifty settles above 17,650

The stock market on Tuesday ended on a sluggish note as the Sensex settled at 59,549.9 points and the Nifty stood at 17,662.15 points.

31 Jan 2023

X

Twitter working on payment tools to build an 'everything app'

Elon Musk is persistent in his push to reimagine Twitter as a payments platform.

31 Jan 2023

Budget Session

Budget Session: Nirmala Sitharaman tables 2023 Economic Survey in Parliament

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday tabled the Economic Survey 2022-23 in Parliament, following President Droupadi Murmu's maiden address to a joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, marking the start of the Budget Session.

31 Jan 2023

Union Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present 2023 Economic Survey today

The central government is set to table the 2023 Economic Survey on Tuesday, a day before the Union Budget 2023-24 presentation.

31 Jan 2023

Cryptocurrency

Today's cryptocurrency prices: Check Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Solana rates

Bitcoin has slipped 3.47% in the past 24 hours to trade at $22,871.88. It is 0.80% lower than the week before.