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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Sensex up by more than 700 points a day after Interim Budget
New Delhi, Feb 2 - BSE Sensex jumped more than 700 points to cross the 72k mark on Friday, a day after the presentation of the Interim Budget 2024-25.
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar to get lion share of Centre’s tax revenue
Chennai, Feb 1 - Uttar Pradesh will get the highest share of the Union tax and duties at a whopping Rs 2,18,86.84 crore in 2024-25.
Interim Budget: Delhi Police allocated Rs 11,397.98 crore
Chennai, Feb 1 - Come March, it is curtains for the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India-II (FAME-II) subsidy scheme for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) it seems.
Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha & Bengal to be engines of growth: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that the eastern region comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal will become the engines of growth for achieving a 'Viksit Bharat' in the future.
Meta purged over 26mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Dec 2023
New Delhi, Feb 1 - Meta said that it took down over 19.8 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 6.2 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in December 2023.