YouTube surpasses 100 mn Music & Premium subscribers globally

YouTube surpasses 100 mn Music & Premium subscribers globally

New Delhi, Feb 2 - Google-owned YouTube has surpassed 100 million Music and Premium subscribers globally, including trials, as of January this year.

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Apple’s generative AI features coming later this year: Tim Cook

Apple’s generative AI features coming later this year: Tim Cook

Cupertino, Feb 2 - Apple is working on generative AI (GenAI) features that will be revealed later this year, the company's CEO Tim Cook has said.

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Apple logs another quarter revenue record in India

Apple logs another quarter revenue record in India

Cupertino, Feb 2 - Apple has registered strong double-digit growth in the December quarter in India, reaching another quarter revenue record in the country, the company’s CEO Tim Cook has said.

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‘Interim Budget reflects progress of eastern India is priority for govt’

‘Interim Budget reflects progress of eastern India is priority for govt’

Guwahati, Feb 1 - The 'Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) North East Initiative', on Thursday hailed the interim Union Budget presented in the Lok Sabha by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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PSU banks to benefit from treasury gains on lower fiscal deficit

PSU banks to benefit from treasury gains on lower fiscal deficit

New Delhi, Feb 1 - A lower fiscal deficit versus estimated is likely to raise government bond prices and a treasury gain is very likely for the public sector banks, LKP Securities said in a report on sectoral impact of Interim Budget 2024.

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Interim Budget proposes significant cut in Civil Aviation allocations for 2024-25

Interim Budget proposes significant cut in Civil Aviation allocations for 2024-25

New Delhi, Feb 1 - The interim budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 has suggested a substantial reduction in budgetary allocations for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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Interim Budget to have significant positive impact in NE region: FICCI, NE Council

Interim Budget to have significant positive impact in NE region: FICCI, NE Council

Guwahati, Feb 1 - The FICCI Northeast Advisory Council and Assam state council have welcomed the Interim Budget 2024, saying the announcements have the potential to serve as a catalyst for sustainable development, economic growth, and social well-being.

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Top realtors hail Interim Budget as ‘inclusive growth oriented & visionary’

Top realtors hail Interim Budget as ‘inclusive growth oriented & visionary’

Mumbai, Feb 1 - Top realty developers and builders here on Thursday have lauded the Interim Budget 2024-2025 as 'visionary' and 'inclusive growth oriented' with sustainable development intended to transform India.

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Paytm merchants not impacted by RBI directive; here’s what merchants need to know

Paytm merchants not impacted by RBI directive; here’s what merchants need to know

New Delhi, Feb 1 - Paytm merchants need not worry following Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) direction to its associate bank as Paytm Soundbox, QR, EDC machines will keep working as usual, and merchants will still be able to accept payments.

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97.5% of Rs 2,000 banknotes returned: RBI

97.5% of Rs 2,000 banknotes returned: RBI

Mumbai, Feb 1 - The total value of Rs 2,000 banknotes in circulation, has declined to Rs 8,897 crore at the close of business on January 31, 2024.

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Total outlay in Interim Budget hiked by Rs 2.76 lakh crore

Total outlay in Interim Budget hiked by Rs 2.76 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb 1 - The Interim Budget 2024 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman provides for a total expenditure estimated at Rs 47.66 lakh crore which is an increase of Rs 2.76 lakh crore compared to the revised estimate of the 2023-24

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Sensex zooms 1200 points, Nifty crosses 22k after Interim Budget

Sensex zooms 1200 points, Nifty crosses 22k after Interim Budget

New Delhi, Feb 2 - BSE Sensex has now zoomed more than 1200 points on Friday as markets absorb the Interim Budget 2024-25.

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Nitish Govt to prove majority in Bihar Assembly on February 12 now

Nitish Govt to prove majority in Bihar Assembly on February 12 now

Patna, Feb 2 - After the formation of the Nitish Kumar-led NDA Government in Bihar on January 28, the date of proving majority in Bihar Assembly has been extended by two days.

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Govt regularises 44 Gurugram colonies

Govt regularises 44 Gurugram colonies

Gurugram, Feb 2 - Haryana government has approved 173 illegal colonies across the state which include 44 colonies in the Gurugram district, officials said on Friday.

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UP Opposition leaders to visit Ayodhya after budget session

UP Opposition 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.

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Delhi records 12.3 degrees Celsius minimum temp

Delhi records 12.3 degrees Celsius minimum temp

New Delhi, Feb 2 - The national capital on Friday recorded a minimum temperature at 12.3 degrees Celsius, four notces above the seasonal average, the India Meteorological (IMD) Department said.

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Yogi govt achieves 60% increase in revenue in Jan

Yogi govt achieves 60% increase in revenue in Jan

Lucknow, Feb 2 - In a major accomplishment, the Uttar Pradesh government has achieved 60 per cent increase in its revenue in the month of January 2024 compared to the revenue generated in the corresponding period last year, the data of revenue receipts

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Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes first woman commandant of Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow

Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes first woman commandant of Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow

Lucknow, Feb 2 - Lieutenant General Kavita Sahai has been appointed as the first woman commandant of Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow.

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Hindu side announces schedule of five ‘aartis’ in Gyanvapi complex

Hindu side announces schedule of five ‘aartis’ in Gyanvapi complex

Varanasi, Feb 2 - Even as the legal battle over the Hindu religious ceremonies being performed at the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex after a Varanasi court allowed worship at the disputed site intensifies, the Hindu side has announced a schedule of five 'aartis'

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Governments must focus on job creation, not freebies: Raghuram Rajan

Governments must focus on job creation, not freebies: Raghuram Rajan

Jaipur, Feb 2 - Stressing that governments need to focus on creating more jobs for youngsters, and not just focus on freebies for short-term political benefits, Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of Reserve Bank of India and erstwhile Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund, said

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