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Samsung promises new phones will deliver more for less money
San Ramon: Samsung’s next crop of smartphones will boast bigger screens, better cameras, and longer-lasting batteries at lower prices than last year’s lineup that came out just before the pandemic toppled the economy. The three Galaxy S21 phones unveiled on January 14 at a virtual event will face some of the same challenges in an […]
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Over 60% of seniors want to work post-retirement, spend on leisure travel: Survey
New Delhi: Around 64% of seniors, aged 50 and above, want to continue working post-retirement for financial independence, mental peace, and to maintain a healthy lifestyle, according to a survey. Antara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Max India Ltd, has surveyed to bring out insights on the lives, aspirations, preferences, opinions, and consumer behaviour traits of […]
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HCL Tech Q3 results: Net profit up 31% to Rs 3,982 crore
New Delhi: IT firm HCL Technologies on January 15 posted 31.1% rise in net profit at Rs 3,982 crore for the December 2020 quarter. The IT major had registered a net profit of Rs 3,037 crore in the October-December 2019 quarter (as per US GAAP). Its revenue grew 6.4 per cent to Rs 19,302 crore […]
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Budget 2021: Prioritise spending, boost infrastructure, says Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan says the government should take advantage of the peaks in the Indian equity markets right now and sell stakes in PSUs while prioritising spending to get the economy back on track. The upcoming Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1 should look to […]
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AirAsia India launches flights connecting Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Pune
Mumbai: AirAsia India will add new flights, connecting Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Pune, in its network starting January 24, the budget carrier announced on January 14. With the launch of a non-stop service to Pune from Bhubaneswar, AirAsia India will be the only domestic carrier offering a direct service between these two domestic cities, AirAsia India […]
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PV sales in India at ten-year low, industry working hard to regain volumes: SIAM
New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India slipped to a ten-year low in the April-December this fiscal, and the industry will have to work hard to regain better volumes and business health, according to industry body SIAM. While releasing the wholesale numbers for December and the third quarter (October-December) of the current fiscal, the industry […]
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Open to answering any queries from govt on privacy policy update: WhatsApp
New Delhi: Under fire over its recent privacy policy update, WhatsApp on January 14 said it is open to answering any questions from the government on the issue and is aware that the company will have to “compete” for users’ trust with rivals such as Signal. WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said the Facebook-owned company remains […]
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Google removes personal loan apps violating user safety policies from Play Store
New Delhi: Google on January 14 said it has reviewed hundreds of personal loan apps in India that were flagged by users and government agencies and those found to be violating its user safety policies were immediately removed from its Play Store. Google has asked the developers of the remaining identified apps to demonstrate that […]
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COVID-19: IRDAI tells insurers to have agreement with health providers on treatment rates
New Delhi: Regulator IRDAI has advised general and health insurers to have agreements with health providers on rates for treatment of COVID-19 on the lines of other diseases. In a circular, the regulator said in case of ‘cashless claims’ under a health insurance policy, the claims should be settled as per the tariff decided by […]
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Economic recovery likely to boost gold demand in India this year: World Gold Council
Initial data about the Dhanteras festival in November suggests that while jewellery demand was still below average, it had substantially recovered from the lows seen in the second quarter (April-June 2020) of last year, it said.
