Fraudsters using FB, WhatsApp to dupe users in investment scams in India: Report
New Delhi, July 2 - Cybersecurity researchers have revealed the alarming rise of investment scams in India peddled through social media messaging platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, X, and others, in which fraudsters convince users to invest in crypto, stocks by promising
Study explores how common respiratory infections protected kids from Covid
New Delhi, July 2 - Frequent respiratory viruses and bacteria may have boosted children’s immune systems, saving them from the worst effects of Covid-19, according to a new study.
Explained: Why SEBI issued a show-cause notice to Hindenburg, others
New Delhi, July 2 - Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), as per directions by the Supreme Court, has issued a show-cause notice to Hindenburg Research, its sole beneficial owner Nathan Anderson and Mark Kingdon who is the ultimate beneficial
Zomato ESOP plan receives shareholders’ nod, 25 pc voted against it
New Delhi, July 2 - Online food delivery platform Zomato has received shareholders' nod to establish a new employee stock option pool (ESOP) of 18.2 crore shares, with 75 per cent of investors voting in favour and 25 per cent against it, the
ESGRC platform Xcelerate secures $52 mn to fuel inorganic growth, APAC expansion
New Delhi, July 2 - Singapore-based Environmental, Social, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (ESGRC) and investing platform Xcelerate on Tuesday said that it entered into definitive agreements for a debt funding arrangement of up to $52 million with Orion Capital Asia.
IIT Madras to organise sports tech startup conclave in Delhi
Chennai, July 2 - The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) on Tuesday announced it is set to organise a first-of-its-kind sports tech startup conclave to strengthen the sports ecosystem in the country.
CAMS joins Google Cloud to build next-gen platform for mutual funds
New Delhi, July 2 - Registrar and transfer agent of mutual funds Computer Age Management Services (CAMS) on Tuesday said that it partnered with Google Cloud to revolutionise the financial services landscape by building a next-generation platform for mutual funds, alternative investments, and
Apple brings new features, language support via iOS 18 for users in India
New Delhi, July 2 - To woo users in India, Apple has brought additional features via its iOS update to improve the experience across phone and communication with support for new Indian fronts and numerals, language and input with multilingual keyboard, enhanced language
AI-driven Indian platform HireMee joins Rockefeller Foundation to mentor youth for jobs
Bengaluru, July 2 - AI-enabled talent assessment and hiring platform HireMee on Tuesday said it has joined US-based Rockefeller Foundation’s Global Mentorship Initiative (GMI) to bridge the gap between graduation and first career jobs for young graduates from diverse communities in India.
Indian fast fashion industry poised to reach over $50 billion by FY31: Report
Bengaluru, July 2 - Driven by millennials and Gen Z population, the Indian fast fashion industry is projected to reach a massive $50 billion market by FY31, a report showed on Tuesday.
India’s macro fundamentals to remain strong in 2nd half of FY25: Nomura
New Delhi, July 2 - Driven by steady growth and low, underlying inflation, India’s macroeconomic fundamentals are expected to remain strong in the second half of FY25, global brokerage firm Nomura has said.
Herpes infections led to major economic burden, productivity losses globally: Study
New Delhi, July 2 - Genital herpes infections and their related complications caused billions of dollars in healthcare expenditures and productivity losses globally, according to a study on Tuesday.
IASST team’s metal oxide nanocomposite to sustainably degrade organic pollutants
New Delhi, July 2 - A team of scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has developed a new metal oxide nanocomposite to help in the photocatalytic
Will harness ‘Made in India’ supercomputing for national development, global leadership: Centre
New Delhi, July 2 - The government aims to develop indigenous high-performance computing (HPC) processor, known as AUM, as part of complete indigenisation and become a global leader in supercomputing, said S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).
SEBI issues show-cause notice to Hindenburg, Nathan Anderson over Adani report
Mumbai, July 2 - The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a show-cause notice to Hindenburg Research, Nathan Anderson and the entities of Mauritius-based foreign portfolio investor (FPI) Mark Kingdon for trading violations in the scrip of Adani Enterprises Ltd,
Unionised workers at Samsung to stage 3-day strike next week
Seoul, July 2 - Unionised workers of Samsung Electronics will stage a three-day general strike next week as their negotiations with the management over wages and working conditions fell through.
Hiring in India’s pharma, IT, FMCG sectors saw growth in June: Report
New Delhi, July 1 - Major sectors such as pharma/biotech (6 per cent), AI-ML (20 per cent) and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) (12 per cent) showed positive growth in hiring activity in the month of June, a new report showed on Monday.
UPI transactions surge 49 per cent YoY at 13.89 billion in June
New Delhi, July 1 - The Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based transactions reached 13.89 billion in June, surging 49 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, data by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed on Monday.
Your ‘pay or consent’ model fails to comply with DMA: EU tells Meta
New Delhi, July 1 - The European Union on Monday informed Meta (formerly Facebook) of its preliminary findings that its "pay or consent" advertising model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
SEBEX 2: India’s breakthrough in non-nuclear explosives technology
New Delhi, July 1 - India has taken a significant stride towards achieving self-reliance in defence with the development of a new explosive more potent than Trinitrotoluene (TNT).