PM Modi to inaugurate rail projects in Odisha on Feb 3
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch four environment-friendly and faster coal transportation projects worth Rs 2,145 crore of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd in Odisha on February 3.
Polygon Labs slashes nearly 19% of its workforce for ‘enhanced performance’
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Polygon Labs, the team focused on building the layer-2 blockchain Polygon, has laid off about 19 per cent of its workforce, or 60 employees.
Investors have no voting rights on CEO change: Byju’s
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Embattling edtech company Byju's on Friday said investors have no voting rights on CEO change, after statements from a select few investors surfaced, calling for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to replace founder and group CEO Byju Raveendran.
Sukhoi, Jaguar, Hawk, Chinook, and Apache to participate in Exercise Vayu Shakti
New Delhi, 2 February - The Indian Air Force will be conducting 'Exercise Vayu Shakti-24' on February 17, at the Pokhran Air to Ground Range, near Jaisalmer.
UP assembly reverberates with chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Lucknow, Feb 2 - The budget session of the Uttar Pradesh assembly, on Friday, opened to chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as all legislators of BJP and its allied parties trooped wearing saffron scarves.
UP Oppn leaders to visit Ayodhya after budget session
Lucknow, Feb 2 - Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh will be visiting the newly inaugurated Ram temple in Ayodhya soon.
Multiple gunshots fired at home of Nijjar’s friend in Canada
Toronto, Feb 2 - Gunshots were fired at the house of a Sikh activist related to pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in the Canadian province of British Columbia last year.
Flight rights for Hajj operations from seven cities secured: SpiceJet
New Delhi, Feb 2 - SpiceJet on Friday said that it has secured flight rights for Hajj operations from seven Indian cities including Srinagar, Gaya, Guwahati, Bhopal, Indore, Aurangabad, and Vijayawada.
Govt starts retail sale of Bharat Rice to check price rise, traders ordered to declare rice stocks
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Department of Food and Public Distribution on Friday said that in order to manage the overall food inflation and prevent speculation that pushes up prices, the government has decided that stock position of rice/paddy must be declared by
Dedicated children’s stage is being established on World Book Fair: NBT
New Delhi, Feb 2 - National Book Trust of India (NBT) on Friday said that a dedicated children's stage is being established in Delhi for the upcoming 'New Delhi World Book Fair'.
Google’s Gemini Pro in Bard now available in nine Indian languages
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Google, which brought Gemini Pro into its AI chatbot Bard in English last December, has now made it available in more than 230 countries and territories in over 40 languages, including nine Indian languages.
Scindia holds meeting with CISF, immigration officials on design model for speedy immigration process
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Friday held a meeting with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of immigration officials to discuss a design model for speeding up immigration and security for international travellers.
Biden admin is close to strike Iran-backed militants: US Defence Secy
Washington, Feb 2 - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has scotched reports and uncertainties coming out of his recent health condition and surgery as he was backing the Biden administration's reportedly closer move to a deadly drone strike as a strong response to
Byju’s saga: Salaries delayed, US unit files for bankruptcy
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Embattling edtech company Byju's has reportedly delayed salaries of its employees for the month of January, as the firm aims to raise funds through a rights issue.
Amazon logs record $140 bn in net sales in holiday quarter
San Francisco, Feb 2 - Net sales for Amazon increased 14 per cent to $170 billion in the holiday quarter that ended December 31, 2023, compared with $149.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Paytm app will keep working beyond Feb 29: Founder & CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Paytm's associate Bank recently received the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) directions in response to which Paytm's Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma assured users that Paytm app will continue to work beyond February 29.
Apple iPhone revenue reaches $69.7 bn in Dec quarter, up 6%
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Apple has registered $69.7 billion revenue for iPhones in the December quarter of 2023, a 6 per cent growth year-over-year.
Zoho reports Rs 8,703 cr revenue in FY23, profit crosses Rs 2,800 cr
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Global software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Zoho has reported consolidated revenue of Rs 8,703 crore in the financial year 2023 (FY23), up nearly 30 per cent (year-on-year).
Apple made it ‘very difficult’ to build rival app stores in EU: Zuckerberg
San Francisco, Feb 2 - Apple has made it very difficult for others to build rival app stores in the European Union (EU), Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said.
Global smartphone market revenues down 2%, iPhone hits record 50% share
New Delhi, Feb 2 - Global smartphone market revenues declined by 2 per cent to a little under $410 billion in 2023 compared with a 4 per cent decline in shipments to 1.17 billion units, a new report showed on Friday.