Apollo Hospitals clocks 77 per cent jump in Q4 net profit, declares dividend of Rs 10 per share

Apollo Hospitals clocks 77 per cent jump in Q4 net profit, declares dividend of Rs 10 per share

New Delhi, May 30 - Healthcare chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprise on Thursday clocked a 77 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 258 crore for the January-March quarter of 2023-24 compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 146 crore for

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GenAI-based smartphones’ share in global sales rose to 6 pc in Q1: Report

GenAI-based smartphones’ share in global sales rose to 6 pc in Q1: Report

New Delhi, May 30 - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-based smartphones contributed 6 per cent to global smartphone sales in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, a significant increase from just 1.3 per cent in the previous quarter, a new report showed on Thursday.

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Tata Group, Serum Institute of India in Time’s world’s top 100 most influential companies’ list

Tata Group, Serum Institute of India in Time’s world’s top 100 most influential companies’ list

New Delhi, May 30 - Tata Group and the Adar Poonawalla-run Serum Institute of India (SII) have been recognised among the top 100 ‘World’s Most Influential Companies of 2024’ by Time magazine.

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Global meet brainstorms on big push to capital goods in India’s steel sector

Global meet brainstorms on big push to capital goods in India’s steel sector

Ranchi, May 30 - In order to strengthen India's domestic manufacturing of capital goods there is a need to explore strategies like technology transfer or an international technology provider to produce machinery for setting up steel plants, according to experts at the International

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TIME recognises Reliance Industries as one of world’s most influential companies

TIME recognises Reliance Industries as one of world’s most influential companies

New Delhi, May 30 - Reliance Industries was included in the prestigious TIME’s list of 100 World’s Most Influential Companies of 2024 under the ‘Titans’ category.

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PM Modi’s return to power will keep markets in strong position: Ace global investors

PM Modi’s return to power will keep markets in strong position: Ace global investors

New Delhi, May 30 - With the high-octane campaigning coming to an end for the last and seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, the message from the global market investors is clear -- if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to

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World No Tobacco Day: Mothers pledge to protect children from promotion of new-age gateway devices

World No Tobacco Day: Mothers pledge to protect children from promotion of new-age gateway devices

New Delhi, May 30 - In line with the WHO (World Health Organisation) World No Tobacco Day 2024 theme of “Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference”, Mothers Against Vaping, a united front of concerned mothers combatting the escalating vaping crisis among our youth,

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NSE Indices unveils India’s 1st Electric Vehicle Index

NSE Indices unveils India’s 1st Electric Vehicle Index

Mumbai, May 30 - NSE Indices, NSE’s index services subsidiary, on Thursday launched a new Nifty EV and New Age Automotive Index, as the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) surges amid an increase in charging infrastructure.

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‘Viksit Ports’ necessary to achieve the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Maha Governor

‘Viksit Ports’ necessary to achieve the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Maha Governor

Mumbai, May 30 - Stating that the road to 'Viksit Bharat' passes through 'Viksit Ports', Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais stressed the importance of developing the ports of India.

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Cashfree appoints Harsh Gupta as new Chief Revenue Officer

Cashfree appoints Harsh Gupta as new Chief Revenue Officer

New Delhi, May 30 - Payments and banking technology firm Cashfree on Thursday announced the appointment of Harsh Gupta as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

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Jio Financial Services unveils ‘JioFinance’ app in beta version

Jio Financial Services unveils ‘JioFinance’ app in beta version

New Delhi, May 30 - Jio Financial Services announced the launch of their ‘JioFinance’ app (in Beta mode), a cutting-edge platform revolutionising daily finances and digital banking.

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Data Security Council of India, Kyndryl to train 25,000 students in cybersecurity

Data Security Council of India, Kyndryl to train 25,000 students in cybersecurity

New Delhi, May 30 - The Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a not-for-profit industry body on data protection, in partnership with the IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl on Thursday launched a cybersecurity training programme -- Cyber Sainik, which will train 25,000 students

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Iran’s leader urges greater Iran-Syria cooperation to overcome West’s pressure

Iran’s leader urges greater Iran-Syria cooperation to overcome West’s pressure

Tehran, May 31 - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said his country and Syria should further expand their cooperation to overcome political and economic pressure from the US and Europe.

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US permits Ukraine to strike Russian targets with its weapons near Kharkiv

US permits Ukraine to strike Russian targets with its weapons near Kharkiv

Kiev, May 31 - US President Joe Biden's administration has given Ukraine permission to strike certain areas inside Russia with US-provided weapons, the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet reported, citing foreign media.

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Analysis: Conviction won’t stop Trump campaign but imperil his chances

Analysis: Conviction won’t stop Trump campaign but imperil his chances

Washington, May 30 - The historic guilty verdict will not legally prevent former US President Donald Trump from continuing his campaign for the White House, but it could seriously impede his chances of winning as many polls have shown some of his supporters

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Amid election campaign, Trump first former president convicted of crime

Amid election campaign, Trump first former president convicted of crime

New York, May 31 - In a historic verdict that could impact the presidential elections with reverberations around the world. Donald Trump, who is in the middle of a campaign to reclaim the White House, has become the first former President to be

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Slovak PM Fico discharged from hospital

Slovak PM Fico discharged from hospital

Bratislava, May 31 - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was released from hospital and taken to his apartment in Bratislava, the media reported.

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Ukraine to get $23 bn in aid under existing security agreements: Zelensky

Ukraine to get $23 bn in aid under existing security agreements: Zelensky

Kiev, May 31 - Ukraine's existing security agreements with foreign partners envisage providing more than $23 billion in aid to Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Cyprus says aid to Gaza to be temporarily held in floating storage

Cyprus says aid to Gaza to be temporarily held in floating storage

Nicosia, May 31 - Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis has said that international aid is still on its way to Gaza despite damage caused by rough seas to the temporary pier there.

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US confirms 3rd human bird flu case tied to dairy outbreak

US confirms 3rd human bird flu case tied to dairy outbreak

Los Angeles, May 31 - A second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5) virus infection has been identified in the state of Michigan, marking the third human case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A (H5N1) in US

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