HIGHLIGHTS Microsoft has pushed back its return-to-office date for US offices to October 4 and beyond. The company will require all employees and visitors to have proof of being vaccinated against Covid-19. It will exempt those with a medical condition or who have any such reason for not getting vaccinated from the…
HIGHLIGHTS Realme’s Madhav Sheth has teased the launch of Realme Book. He has shared an image that shows the Realme Book sat next to GT Master Edition Realme will launch GT 5G and GT Master Edition on August 18 in India. Realme will launch the GT 5G series in India on August 18. So far, according to the company,…
India’s financial-crime agency has asked Walmart’s Flipkart and its founders to explain why they shouldn’t face a penalty of $1.35 billion for alleged violation of foreign investment laws, three sources and an agency official told Reuters. The Enforcement Directorate agency has been investigating…
Fuel prices were unchanged on Thursday even as international crude oil rates declined sharply. Petrol and diesel rates have not been changed by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) for 19 days. Global crude oil prices fell for the third day in a row to a two-week low on Wednesday after a surprise increase in US…
Indian shares fell on Thursday after two straight days of strong gains, as banking shares retreated, while troubled Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea tumbled 15% after its non-executive chairman stepped down. By 9:18 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was mostly unchanged at 16,270 and the benchmark S&P BSE…
HIGHLIGHTS Gold futures is trading at Rs 47,847 per 10 grams on the MCX. Silver maturing on September 3 stands at Rs 67,488 per kg. On the global market, spot gold fell 0.1 per cent to $1,809.96 per ounce. After trading on the higher side for a day, both gold and silver prices have recorded a dip on the Multi Commodity…
Shares of Vodafone Idea fell sharply for the third consecutive day as trouble mounts for the debt-laden telecom firm. At 10 am, Vodafone Idea (VI) stock was down over 23 per cent at Rs 4.62 per share on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Vodafone Idea shares lost significant value over the past three trading sessions and its…
New Delhi: The Delhi government has criticised the Lieutenant Governor for holding a meeting on COVID-19 directly with officials “behind the back of an elected government”. A tweet by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to this effect is likely to aggravate rocky ties between the Aam Aadmi Party government…
Bhopal: A minister in the Madhya Pradesh government who had gone to help people stranded at a flooded area in the state himself got stuck and he had to be airlifted. State Home Minister Narottam Mishra while on a survey of flood-hit Datia district found nine people stranded on a roof, surrounded by water. The…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today hear a batch of petitions, including those filed by the Editors Guild of India, seeking a special probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal involving allegations that opposition leaders, journalists and others were targets. A two-member bench, headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana, will…