PM Modi holds spectacular roadshow in Nashik, to throw open 27th National Youth Festival
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 12 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in this pilgrim centre and launched a spectacular roadshow, virtually symbolising the start of the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies’ 2024 poll campaign, here on Friday morning.=
OpenAI-backed 1X raises $100 mn to build next-gen humanoid robots
San Francisco, Jan 12 - Norwegian robotics startup 1X Technologies, backed by OpenAI, has raised $100 million in its series B funding round led by EQT Ventures.
BlackRock reduces Byju’s valuation to mere $1 billion
New Delhi, Jan 12 - US-based investment firm BlackRock has once again cut the value of its holding in Byju's, reducing the edtech major's valuation to a mere $1 billion from $22 billion in early 2022.
Discord laying off 170 employees due to ‘over-hiring’
New Delhi, Jan 12 - Popular teenage chat platform Discord is laying off 17 per cent of its workforce, or about 170 employees, across various departments.
Amazon-owned Audible lays off over 100 employees
San Francisco, Jan 12 - Amazon-owned audiobook and podcast division Audible is laying off 5 per cent of its staff, more than 100 employees, as part of overall job cuts at the e-commerce giant.
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra meets Telangana CM
Hyderabad, Jan 11 - Micron Technology President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra met Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at the latter’s residence in Hyderabad on Thursday and discussed investment prospects in the state.
Microsoft overtakes Apple to become world’s most valuable company
London, Jan 11 - Microsoft has upstaged Apple to become the world’s biggest company by market value, as the boom in artificial intelligence brought a new twist to the decades-long rivalry between the two Big Tech groups, media reports said.
Google eliminates hundreds of jobs across hardware, engineering teams
San Francisco, Jan 11 - Google on Thursday confirmed it has cut several hundred jobs across hardware, core engineering and Google Assistant teams.
LIC receives Income Tax demand order of Rs 3,528 crore
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Life Insurance Corporation of India has received orders for Rs 3,528 crore from Income Tax authorities regarding Income Tax demand issued by Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai.
Oil prices rise following oil tanker hijacking in Gulf of Oman
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Tensions in the Middle Eastern shipping lanes continued to run high on Thursday amid reports of a hijacked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which was boarded by masked individuals and forced to alter course toward Iran,
Polycab shares crash 21% amid tax row
Mumbai, Jan 11 - Shares of Polycab India crashed by 21 per cent on Thursday after the Income Tax Department’s statement that about Rs 1,000 crore in undisclosed sales had been detected in the recent raid on the wire and cables manufacturing company.
Rupee edges up against US dollar
Mumbai, Jan 11 - The rupee edged up by 2 paise vis-a-vis the US dollar to close at 83.01 on Thursday, making it the seventh consecutive day of gain for the Indian currency.
Vaishnaw confirms Tata Group’s semiconductor project in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Jan 11 - Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced on Thursday that the Tata Group's upcoming investment in semiconductor fabrication in Gujarat is set to be substantial.
Haryana CM interacts with representatives of 10 companies from Japan, US
Gandhinagar, Jan 11 - Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday held one-on-one discussions with representatives of about 10 major companies from Japan and the US, inviting them to invest in the state.
38 nations offer help to tackle violence: Ecuadorian Prez
Quito, Jan 12 - Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced that 38 nations have offered to help his country tackle an unprecedented wave of violence unleashed by "terrorist" gangs linked to drug trafficking.
US aviation watchdog to probe Boeing’s quality control
Washington, Jan 12 - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has formally notified Boeing in a letter that it is conducting an investigation into the American aircraft maker's quality control after the January 5 Alaska Airlines in-flight blowout incident.
Delhi shivers at 3.9 minimum temp, dense fog delays 23 trains
New Delhi, Jan 12 - Delhi-NCR continues to reel under cold wave conditions with the minimum temperature hovering around 3.9 degrees Celsius on Friday, and the dense fog caused disruptions in travel.
No travel to Ayodhya from adjoining districts for 3 days
Ayodhya, Jan 12 - Uttar Pradesh districts adjoining Ayodhya have banned their residents from travelling to the city for three days leading up to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram temple on January 22.
Fireworks to mark Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya
Ayodhya, Jan 12 - A grand show of fireworks and lighting of earthen diyas at Ayodhya's Saryu ghat will mark the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram temple on January 22.
‘Nagada’, weighing 500 kg, reaches Ayodhya
Ayodhya, Jan 12 - A Nagada, weighing around 500 kg that has reached Ayodhya in a special chariot from Gujarat, will be installed at the 'appropriate' place.