Karnataka’s Min for IT/BT Kharge launches new scale-up programme for startups in California

Karnataka’s Min for IT/BT Kharge launches new scale-up programme for startups in California

Bengaluru, June 12 - Priyank Kharge, Karnataka’s Minister for IT/BT, announced ‘Hypergrowth Global Karnataka’, a global late-stage scaling programme at London Tech Week, stated an official release on Wednesday. Minister Kharge made the announcement at the event in San Francisco, California, last evening.

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Elon Musk’s X begins hiding all likes for users

Elon Musk’s X begins hiding all likes for users

New Delhi, June 12 - Elon Musk on Wednesday confirmed the roll out of a new feature that will hide all likes by default for X users.

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Piyush Goyal looks to build on PLI scheme, boost exports in 2nd term as Commerce Minister

Piyush Goyal looks to build on PLI scheme, boost exports in 2nd term as Commerce Minister

New Delhi, June 11 - Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday told officials of his ministry that the government needs to build on the success of the past initiatives such as the productivity-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and the recent foreign

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Electronics & IT industry welcomes Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, MoS Jitin Prasada

Electronics & IT industry welcomes Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, MoS Jitin Prasada

New Delhi, June 11 - The IT and electronics industry on Tuesday welcomed Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Jitin Prasada assuming charge of their ministries, saying it will accelerate India's journey towards becoming a global leader in semiconductors and electronics.

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COAI announces new leadership, Abhijit Kishore appointed Chairperson

COAI announces new leadership, Abhijit Kishore appointed Chairperson

New Delhi, June 11 - Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI), the apex industry association representing leading telecom, internet, technology, and digital services companies, on Tuesday announced its new leadership for the term 2024-25, effective June 2024.

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TCS launches new Internet of Things engineering lab in the US

TCS launches new Internet of Things engineering lab in the US

New Delhi, June 11 - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday announced the launch of a new Internet of Things (IoT) engineering lab in the US to assist clients in developing innovative solutions more efficiently.

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India to remain fastest-growing economy, to log 6.7 pc GDP growth in next 3 years: World Bank

India to remain fastest-growing economy, to log 6.7 pc GDP growth in next 3 years: World Bank

New Delhi, June 12 - Driven by strong domestic demand, surge in investment and robust services activity, India will remain the fastest growing economy in the world, clocking a steady growth of 6.7 per cent for the next three fiscal years, the World

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Sensex jumps 349 points as HCL Tech and Tata Motors top gainers

Sensex jumps 349 points as HCL Tech and Tata Motors top gainers

Mumbai, June 12 - Indian equity indices opened in green on Wednesday amid broad-based buying.

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Equity investors realised Rs 50,000 crore in profit in last 4 years: Zerodha CEO

Equity investors realised Rs 50,000 crore in profit in last 4 years: Zerodha CEO

New Delhi, June 11 - Equity investors at online stock brokerage firm Zerodha have realised Rs 50,000 crore in profit in the last four years or so, while a whopping Rs 1 lakh crore worth of money is left unrealised on the platform,

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FM Sitharaman on strong wicket as Modi 3.0 gears up to present full budget

FM Sitharaman on strong wicket as Modi 3.0 gears up to present full budget

New Delhi, June 11 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a clear message of continuity in the government’s economic policy with the re-appointment of Nirmala Sitharaman as Finance Minister.

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Zomato infuses Rs 300 cr in Blinkit, puts Rs 100 cr in entertainment arm

Zomato infuses Rs 300 cr in Blinkit, puts Rs 100 cr in entertainment arm

New Delhi, June 11 - Online food delivery platform Zomato has invested Rs 300 crore in its quick commerce arm, Blinkit, as this segment is projected to surpass its core food delivery business.

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Snapdeal, Bhashini join hands to boost digital inclusion in India

Snapdeal, Bhashini join hands to boost digital inclusion in India

New Delhi, June 11 - E-commerce platform Snapdeal on Tuesday signed a MoU with Digital India Bhashini, an Independent Business Division established by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) within Digital India Corporation (DIC), to develop services and products focused on

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Committed to advancing renewable energy initiatives to meet rising demands: Minister Pralhad Joshi

Committed to advancing renewable energy initiatives to meet rising demands: Minister Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi, June 11 - The government is committed to advancing renewable energy initiatives to meet the country’s rising energy demands and environmental goals, Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, said on Tuesday.

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Determined to meet PM Modi’s expectations for vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Determined to meet PM Modi’s expectations for vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Ashwini Vaishnaw, who assumed charge as Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, on Tuesday said that he is determined to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's expectations for the vision

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India has potential to create over 10 crore new jobs by 2030: PHDCCI

India has potential to create over 10 crore new jobs by 2030: PHDCCI

New Delhi, June 11 - India holds the potential to create more than 10 crore new jobs by 2030, as the economy is likely to add $3.3 trillion to the GDP by the same time frame, industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and

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ONGC to start gas production soon from eastern offshore Krishna-Godavari field: Hardeep Puri

ONGC to start gas production soon from eastern offshore Krishna-Godavari field: Hardeep Puri

New Delhi, June 11 - Public sector upstream giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will start gas production from its eastern offshore deep-water field in the Krishna-Godavari block KG-DWN-98/2 soon, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday

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India sees 2-fold surge in open-access solar installations in Q1 this year

India sees 2-fold surge in open-access solar installations in Q1 this year

New Delhi, June 11 - As the adoption of renewable energy gains steam in India to offset the negative impact of climate change, India saw a two-fold surge in open-access solar installations to 1.8 gigawatts (GW) in the first quarter this year.

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Samsung, labour union to resume wage talks this week

Samsung, labour union to resume wage talks this week

Seoul, June 11 - Unionised workers of Samsung Electronics have decided to resume talks with the company later this week, about two weeks after wage negotiations broke down, industry sources said on Tuesday.

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Indian economy to continue on growth track despite coalition govt: Ridham Desai

Indian economy to continue on growth track despite coalition govt: Ridham Desai

New Delhi, June 11 - Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley is optimistic about Indian economic growth despite the coalition government.

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Vows to deliver as per aspirations of PM Modi and 140 crore people: Telecom Minister

Vows to deliver as per aspirations of PM Modi and 140 crore people: Telecom Minister

New Delhi, June 11 - Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Tuesday said there has been a tremendous revolution in the telecom department under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he will try his best to ensure that the ministry delivers as per the

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