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Who's Ajay Banga? Former Mastercard CEO to head World Bank next

Corridors of World Bank Hq filled with Indian Americans? Ajay Banga, Anshula Kant and more

When 63-year-old Indian-American Ajay Banga was elected as the World Bank Group's President, that's when the whispers of heavy Indian presence in the power corridors of international financial institution first started

Jul 13, 2023

MacBook Air 15-inch M2 review: Go big or go home

Apple's MacBook Air 15-inch M2-powered laptop is the ideal daily driver, which is handy, stylish and incredibly powerful. Read our review of Apple's first 15-inch MacBook Air.

Jul 12, 2023

No GST on cancer treatment drugs, special medicines; GST Council's decision hailed [details]

The GST Council in its 50th meeting on Tuesday, presided over by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, exempted cancer treatment drugs, special medicines, and food for medical purpose from levy of the Goods and Services Tax.

Jul 11, 2023

E-commerce growth in India to hit $150 bn by 2026: Report

The e-commerce transaction value in India is likely to rise from $83 billion in 2022 to nearly $150 billion in 2026 at a 16 per cent compound annual growth rate, a report showed on Wednesday.

Jul 6, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India has announced withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, and existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30

76% of total Rs 2,000 denomination notes in circulation returned to banks in these two forms: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said that as much as 76 per cent of the total number of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation have been returned to banks.

Jul 4, 2023

DK shivkumar, Mallikarjun Kharge, Siddaramaiah

Congress manifesto promises for Karnataka decoded: What's delivered, what's not so far [details]

With Shakti in full swing, whether the 4 other promises will be fulfilled or not will be clear in the near future

Jul 4, 2023

Switching from Android to iPhone made super easy, thanks to Apple [see how]

As more and more smartphone users continue to switch from Android to the iPhone ecosystem globally, including in India, it has now become super easy to get all your contacts, photos, videos and even WhatsApp content transferred to the iOS app.

Jul 3, 2023

Mired in poverty, Bihar family sells blood to get money to repay bank loan installment

Mired with poverty and helplessness, a family in Bihar's Samastipur district on Friday reached the blood bank of Sadar hospital to sell their blood and obtain money to repay their loans.

Jul 1, 2023

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai,

Sensex jumps 800 points to record highs on FII buying, monsoon progress: Market watch

Buoyancy in global markets and the advance of monsoon lifted Indian stock markets to new highs with the BSE Sensex surging by more than 800 points on Friday.

Jun 30, 2023

Sensex reaches fresh highs backed by auto, tech stocks

Auto and IT stocks are in the limelight as the BSE Sensex traded up more than 500 points on Friday.

Jun 30, 2023

Farooq Abdullah cautions Centre against going ahead with Uniform Civil Code [details]

Farooq Abdullah opposes Uniform Civil Code a day after the Aam Aadmi Party extends conditional support to the move of the BJP-led NDA government.

Jun 29, 2023

Living illegally in Kashmir, Bangladeshi gangs used to steal ATMs instead of taking away cash [details]

On 8 April 2023, thieves stole an ATM from the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Three Bangladeshi nationals, who had stolen the ATM were arrested. A special investigation team of SIT of police finally tracked down the thieves.

Jun 28, 2023

Kharge hits back at Centre after RBI's paper on inflation

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday took a swipe at the Centre over inflation after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that the public is now spending less as a result which in turn have decreased sales.

Jun 24, 2023

Amit Shah blames Gandhis, Abdullahs, Muftis for bloodshed, destruction in J&K [details]

"I want to ask Abdullahs and Muftis, who is responsible for 42,000 deaths. The BJP government has tightened the noose around terrorism in the Valley," says Union Home Minister Amit in Jammu.

Jun 23, 2023

"Not an era of war": Modi reiterates stand on Ukraine, reaches out to US lawmakers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to allay concerns in the US Congress about India's position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine by reiterating his public and direct message to Russian President Vladimir Putin: that "this is not an era of war" but of dialogue and diplomacy.