Canadian airline WestJet cancels 235 more flights amid strike
Vancouver, June 30 - Canada's second-largest airline, the WestJet Group, has announced an additional 235 flight cancellations due to a strike by its aircraft maintenance engineers.
India’s manufacturing activity surges in June, hiring at 19-year high
New Delhi, July 1 - India's manufacturing activity picked up momentum in June on the back of rising consumer demand leading to the fastest rate of hiring in 19 years, according to HSBC's final India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P
Sensex, Nifty trade higher on positive global cues
Mumbai, July 1 - Indian equity indices opened in the green on Monday following positive global cues. At 9:40 a.m., Sensex was at 79,197, up 165 points or 0.21 per cent and Nifty was at 24,069, up 58 points or 0.22 per cent.
40 pc jump in quick commerce spending during T20 WC final: Report
New Delhi, June 30 - Fintech startup Simpl on Sunday said that it witnessed a 40 per cent jump in consumer spending on its platform around the T20 World Cup Final.
Indian equity markets surge nearly 14 pc in June quarter, leads in world top 10
Mumbai, June 30 - Indian stock indices gave a stellar performance in the June quarter of FY 2024-25. During the April- June period, Indian stock market capitalisation increased by 13.8 per cent, the highest among the top 10 stock markets.
Meta purged over 21 mn pieces of bad content on FB, Insta in India in May
New Delhi, June 29 - Meta said that it took down over 15.6 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and more than 5.8 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in May.
India a global leader in curative & preventive healthcare: Union Minister
New Delhi, June 29 - India has become a global leader not only in curative healthcare but also in preventive healthcare owing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of universal healthcare for all, Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science
Tata Consumer gets Rs 171.83 crore tax demand from I-T department
Mumbai, June 29 - Tata Consumer Products Ltd on Saturday said it has received an income tax demand of Rs 171.83 crore for the assessment year 2019-20. bu
PM Modi’s approach to digital public infra has been relentless, meticulous: Amitabh Kant
New Delhi, June 29 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approach towards digital public infrastructure has been relentless and meticulous, delivering rich dividends for Indian citizens, said G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday.
Govt launches eSankhyiki data portal to mark India’s Statistics Day
New Delhi, June 29 - The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) on Saturday launched an eSankhyiki portal with the objective of establishing a comprehensive data management and sharing system for ease of dissemination of official statistics in the country.
IBM, Gujarat govt sign MoU to establish ‘AI Cluster’ in GIFT City
New Delhi, June 29 - IT major IBM and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat, on Saturday, entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish and promote an artificial intelligence (AI) Cluster leveraging IBM’s Watsonx to foster innovation and collaboration
17 Indian startups raised over $196 mn in funding this week
New Delhi, June 29 - About 17 Indian startups have raised $196.4 million in funding across 17 deals this week.
Global public cloud infra market to reach $108 billion in 2024: Report
New Delhi, June 29 - The shared (public) cloud infrastructure market reached $26.3 billion in the first quarter of this year globally, up 43.9 per cent compared to a year ago, according to a new report.
World Bank approves $750 mn loan to boost Philippine’s economy
Manila, June 29 - The World Bank said that it has approved a $750 million loan to strengthen the Philippine economy's recovery.
Infinix launches new laptop with GenAI capabilities in India
New Delhi, June 29 - Infinix on Saturday launched a new laptop -- the Zero Book Ultra AI PC, with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities to create an ecosystem of future-forward laptops in India.
Instagram suffer major outage globally, including in India
New Delhi, June 29 - Meta-owned Instagram on Saturday suffered a major outage globally, including in India, as thousands of users were unable to load Reels and access other options.
Apple Intelligence: AI with robust privacy coming soon on your devices
New Delhi, June 29 - As artificial intelligence (AI) begins to transform user experiences across devices and apps, ‘Apple Intelligence’ now aims to puts powerful generative models at the core of iPhone, iPad, and Mac systems, which will be part of iOS 18,
Political stability, aggressive retail buying force FPIs to turn buyers in India
Mumbai, June 29 - Political stability and sharp rebound in markets aided by aggressive retail buying have forced the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to turn buyers in India, market watchers said on Saturday.
GIFT Nifty hits record monthly turnover of $95.5 billion for June
New Delhi, June 29 - GIFT Nifty, which are traded on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), recorded a new milestone of achieving an all-time high monthly turnover of $95.55 billion (about Rs 7,97,714 crore) as on June 27.
Data centre capacity in India to double by FY25, sovereign cloud infra must: Experts
Mumbai, June 29 - The development of 'Made in India' sovereign cloud infrastructure will enhance national security and resilience, industry experts have said, as the data centre capacity in the country is likely to double from 870 MW in FY22 to about 1,700-1,800