India exports bananas to Russia after Moscow stops purchase from Ecuador
New Delhi, Feb 7 - India has started supplying bananas to Russia with export volumes planned to be increased in the future, media reports said.
Philippines’ unemployment rate drops to decades-low in Dec, 2023
Manila, Feb 7 - Philippines logged drop in unemployment rate to 3.1 per cent in December, 2023, the lowest since 2005, the country's statistics authority said on Wednesday.
AWS launches 1st space tech accelerator programme in India
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday launched the first space tech accelerator programme in India with support from T-Hub and Minfy.
Tata partners Microsoft to provide calling solutions on Teams for Indian enterprises
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Tata Communications on Wednesday announced that it partnered with Microsoft to provide flexibility in collaboration and connectivity on Microsoft Teams for enterprises in India.
Sensex slips below 72K mark
New Delhi, Feb 7 - BSE Sensex slipped into the red in the morning trade on Wednesday giving up its initial gains.
Mutual funds holding in NSE companies at all-time high
New Delhi, Feb 7 - The share of domestic Mutual Funds (MFs) in companies listed on NSE rose to an all-time high of 8.81 per cent as on December 31, 2023, from 8.73 per cent as on September 30, 2023, powered by strong
Microsoft to skill 2 mn Indians in AI, to further invest in country: Satya Nadella
Bengaluru, Feb 7 - Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced that the company will train more than two million people in India in generative AI skills, to address talent shortage in the AI era.
Meta expands ‘Take It Down’ programme to help teens fight sextortion
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Meta (formerly Facebook) has worked with the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to expand the 'Take It Down' programme to more countries and languages to help millions of teens combat sextortion.
Leading Wi-Fi solutions provider Netgear appoints new CEO
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Global networking company Netgear on Wednesday appointed Charles (CJ) Prober as its CEO.
SpaceX under investigation for discrimination, sexual harassment
San Francisco, Feb 7 - Elon Musk-run SpaceX is being investigated in the US for discrimination and sexual harassment, the media reported.
Flight from Delhi to Jabalpur to restart from March 1, says Scindia
New Delhi, Feb 6 - Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Tuesday said that the direct flights from Delhi to Jabalpur and Mumbai to Jabalpur would restart from March.
Wall Street worried about another US regional banking crisis
New York, Feb 6 - US banks hold about $2.7 trillion in commercial real-estate loans.
UBS deepens cost-cutting drive launched after its acquisition of rival Credit Suisse
London, Feb 6 - Swiss lender UBS has deepened a cost-cutting drive launched after its emergency acquisition of rival Credit Suisse, as it slashes thousands of jobs and tries to boost earnings to make sure the mammoth deal pays off, a media report
RBI fines Power Finance Corporation for breach of norms
Mumbai, Feb 6 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 8.80 lakh on Power Finance Corporation Ltd for breach of norms related to 'Liquidity Risk Management Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies and Core Investment Companies'.
Nifty continues ‘one day up, one day down’ trend
Mumbai, Feb 6 - Nifty ended higher on Tuesday, continuing the 'one day up, one day down' trend.
India’s EV charging station count rises to 12,146; Maharashtra leads, Delhi 2nd
New Delhi, Feb 6 - The number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that are operating in the country has gone up to 12,146 as of February 2 this year, Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Krishan Pal Gurjar, said in a written
Seros Energy pioneers environmental responsibility and innovation in India’s CBM exploration
New Delhi, Feb 6 - Seros Energy Private Limited, an innovator in Coal Based Methane (CBM) exploration, participated in India Energy Week, presenting its cutting-edge initiatives and advancements in the field.
Chinese stocks stage their biggest rally in years
Hong Kong, Feb 6 - Chinese stocks staged their biggest rally in years on Tuesday, after the country’s sovereign wealth fund said it would step up buying shares as officials scramble to draw a line under a three-year market rout, a media report
RBI-MPC to continue with repo rate
Chennai, Feb 6 - Considering the elevated inflation rate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will continue with the 6.5 per cent repo rate, said senior economists.
TCS market capitalisation crosses Rs 15 lakh crore
New Delhi, Feb 6 - The market capitalisation of India’s second most valuable company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) crossed the Rs 15 lakh crore mark on Tuesday.