India pips China to become real estate capital of Asia: Hurun report
New Delhi, July 11 - With real estate companies worth $36 billion in 2024, India is accelerating to become the real estate capital of Asia, pushing away China in terms of growth rate, a new report said on Thursday.
96 pc of Indian SMBs may consider paying cybercriminals: Report
New Delhi, July 11 - About 96 per cent of Indian small-and-medium businesses (SMBs) might consider paying cybercriminals in the event of ransomware extortion, a new report said on Thursday.
Banking sector witnessing a decade-high performance: RBI
New Delhi, July 11 - As India aims to become the world's third largest economy soon, the banking sector is undergoing a decade-high performance in financial metrics, according to Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Homegrown Indkal to manufacture Acer-branded smartphones in India
New Delhi, July 11 - Homegrown Indkal Technologies on Thursday announced its foray into the smartphone market under a trademark licencing agreement with the Taiwanese electronics company Acer, in which it will design, manufacture and distribute smartphones under the Acer brand in India.
Indian auto component industry’s revenue to grow by up to 7 pc in FY25: Report
New Delhi, July 11 - The revenue growth for the Indian auto component industry is expected to moderate in FY2025, about 5 to 7 per cent, after a strong performance in FY2024, a new report showed on Thursday.
Demat accounts surge to 162 mn in June, NSE active clients reach 44.2 mn
New Delhi, July 11 - The number of demat accounts increased to 162 million in June, jumping 4.2 million (month-on-month), a report showed on Thursday.
Centre picks 7 homegrown startups to build next-gen tech for aerospace, defence sectors
New Delhi, July 11 (- The government on Thursday awarded seven new projects to startups under the Technology Development Fund scheme for various requirements of the Armed Forces and aerospace and defence sectors.
Govt to implement e-Office in all attached, subordinate offices under 100 days’ agenda
New Delhi, July 11 - After the successful implementation of the e-Office platform in the Central Secretariat in 2019–2024, the government on Thursday said that it will be implementing e-Office in all attached, subordinate offices and autonomous bodies as part of the Department
Musk’s X banned over 1.9 lakh accounts for policy violations in India in June
New Delhi, July 11 - Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 194,053 accounts in India between May 26 and June 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.
India demonstrated tremendous progress in maternal and child health: JP Nadda
New Delhi, July 11 - India has demonstrated tremendous progress in maternal and child health, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Population Day on Thursday, calling for achieving the family planning goals.
AI Chatbots Alexa, MyAI, Bing come with ‘empathy gap’, may harm children
New Delhi, July 11 - Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like Amazon’s AI voice assistant Alexa, Snapchat’s My AI, and Microsoft’s Bing have frequently shown signs of an “empathy gap” that puts young users at risk of distress or harm, according to a study
New jobs created in Indian economy in 2014-23 jump over 4-fold compared to 2004-14: SBI study
New Delhi, July 11 - As many as 12.5 crore jobs have been created in the Indian economy during the financial years 2014-23, which represents an over four-fold jump from the 2.9 crore jobs created during 2004-14, according to a State Bank of
Data centre market in south India to see 65 pc growth by 2030: Report
Bengaluru, July 11 - Fueled by Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the data centre market in south India is projected to grow 65 per cent by 2030, a report showed on Thursday.
Retail inflation for industrial workers declines to 4-month low
New Delhi, July 11 - Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to a 4-month low of 3.86 per cent in May compared to 4.42 per cent in the same month a year ago, according to the latest data released by the Labour Ministry.
Hyderabad Metro proposes solutions to engineering challenges in second phase
Hyderabad, July 10 - Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd (HAML) Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy, along with the engineering team of HAML and engineering experts of general consultant (SYSTRA), inspected a couple of proposed corridors under the second phase of Hyderabad Metro to overcome engineering
First self-test for hepatitis C virus prequalified by WHO
New Delhi, July 10 - In a first, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday prequalified the hepatitis C virus (HCV) self-test that will help expand access to testing and diagnosis and accelerate global efforts to eliminate the disease.
India to see rise in private consumption in FY25 driven by rural demand
New Delhi, July 11 - Driven by rural demand recovery owing to normal monsoon and moderating inflation, India is projected to see a surge in private consumption in the current fiscal, a report has said.
Five automakers to recall over 1,56,000 cars for faulty parts
Seoul, July 11 - Kia, Nissan Korea and three other carmakers will voluntarily recall more than 1,56,000 vehicles due to faulty components, the transport ministry here said on Thursday.
Samsung reveals India pricing for new foldables, wearables
Paris, July 11 - Samsung on Thursday announced India pricing for the sixth generation of its foldable smartphone series, with pre-orders for Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 now open.
Apple sends fresh spyware threat alert to iPhone users in 98 nations
New Delhi, July 11 - Tech giant Apple has issued a fresh warning to iPhone users in at least 98 countries, including in India, about a potential new mercenary spyware attack like 'Pegasus'.