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Telangana building IT hubs in five more tier II towns

As part of its efforts to decentralise the growth of Information Technology (IT), the Telangana government is building IT hubs in five more districts.

Dec 17, 2022

Musk offering people to invest in Twitter at original $54.20 per share

Elon Musk is aiming to get more investors for Twitter at the original $54.20 per share price, at which he acquired the company for $44 billion

Dec 17, 2022

India's growth expected to slow in 2023-24 amid indications of sharp global slowdown

India's GDP growth is on course to print close to 7 per cent this year in 2022-23, foreign brokerage, JP Morgan said in a report

Dec 16, 2022

First G20 Finance, Central Bank Deputies meeting in B'luru marks a new beginning in Finance Track

The first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting held successfully in Karnataka's Bengaluru on December 13-14

Dec 15, 2022

Musk sells Tesla stock worth $3.5 bn amid Twitter overhaul

Elon Musk has sold over 20 million more Tesla shares worth about $3.5 billion and did not provide any reason for selling more stock in the electric car company.

Dec 15, 2022

UK economy rebounds in October; lengthy recession still looms [details]

The British economy is estimated to have grown by 0.5 per cent between September and October, statistics showed, but a lengthy recession is still expected in the UK.

Dec 13, 2022

Pakistan seeks emergency $3bn Saudi cash injection

PAK's forex reserves fall to critically low level; seems $3 billion cash injection from Saudi [details]

Pakistan has requested Saudi Arabia to urgently provide $3 billion in cash after its foreign exchange reserves fell to a critically low level, as the new army chief was also expected to play a role in bagging the bailout during his upcoming maiden visit to the kingdom.

Dec 8, 2022

Hunt is on for prowling leopards in Karnataka; big cats remain elusive

The teams of forest authorities and wildlife experts have failed to catch the man-eater leopard in Mysuru and four prowling leopards in Bengaluru

Dec 5, 2022

Stock market tanks for the first time after 8th consecutive rise

The domestic benchmark BSE Sensex and NSE nifty-fifty slumped on Friday, owing to the global uncertainty after a sustained rise of 8 days. The BSE is trading below the 63,000 mark and Nifty-fifty is also operating in red at 18,704 points.

Dec 2, 2022

J&K govt suspends Crime Branch DySP amid bribery charge led to arrest [details]

Deputy Superintendent of the Crime Branch of J&K Police was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of J&K Police while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.

Nov 30, 2022

High-profile exits at BharatPe continue; top-level execs quit firm [details]

Fintech platform BharatPe has hit with a fresh wave of resignations at the top level, as its chief technology officer (CTO) Vijay Aggarwal and Rajat Jain, chief product officer (CPO), have quit among others.

Nov 29, 2022

Islamic scholar among four members of family killed in road accident on Jammu-Srinagar national highway [details]

The ill-fated family was on its way to Udhampur for the treatment of Islamic scholar Mohammad Jamal-ud-Din at Udhampur. The vehicle fell into a deep gorge at Chenani on the highway.

Nov 28, 2022

Beware of instant loan apps; SBI warns about cybercrimes, extortion [read now]

The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has warned customers against instant loan apps and even suggested measures to safeguard against the menace.

Nov 24, 2022

FIFA World Cup: Messi scores but Saudi Arabia shock Argentina 2-1 in Group C opener

A lot happened in the first half of the opening match of Group C between reigning Copa America champions and the Asian giants. Read on.

Nov 22, 2022

Jharkhand to train 1 lakh cyber fighters to thwart Jamtara gangs

To achieve this target, cyber security skill courses have been started in the state's Vinoba Bhave University and Cyber Vidyapeeth Foundation.