HIGHLIGHTS Amazon has announced the Echo Show 8 (2nd generation) in India. The device is an upgrade over the Echo Show 8, which was launched in 2020. The Echo Show 8 2nd has retained multiple layers of privacy protection Amazon has announced the Echo Show 8 (2nd generation) in India. The device is an upgrade over the…
HIGHLIGHTS Gold is trading at Rs 47,435 per 10 grams on the MCX. Silver stands at Rs 63,001 per kg, witnessing a dip of 0.66 per cent. Internationally, gold prices fell on Wednesday and the dollar gained some ground. Today, both gold and silver prices have once again witnessed a downfall on the Multi Commodity…
Fuel prices were unchanged on Wednesday as state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) did not revise petrol and diesel rates after a 20 paise cut on Tuesday. A rally in global crude oil prices over the past few days could be the reason why state-run oil companies did not reduce domestic rates today. Crude oil prices…
Indian shares hovered near record highs on Wednesday, boosted by Tata Motors and metal stocks, with sentiment aided by strength in global peers after worries about the tapering of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pandemic-era stimulus eased. By 9:20 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.3% at 16,674, and the…
Cryptocurrencies have lost momentum as prices of popular virtual coins dipped sharply on Wednesday. The entire cryptocurrency market capitalisation has dropped by 4 per cent in the past 24 hours Bitcoin, which had crossed $50,000 for the first time since May on Monday, retreated yesterday due to profit-booking by…
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States is on pace to finish evacuations from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, but left open the chance of extending the deadline, saying reaching that goal depends on cooperation from the country’s new Taliban rulers. The Taliban said earlier on Tuesday that all foreign…
Hanoi (Reuters): Vice President Kamala Harris pushed ahead with a trip to Vietnam on Tuesday after delaying the visit over concerns due to a health incident potentially related to the mysterious Havana syndrome. Harris arrived in the Southeast Asian country’s capital after a three-hour delay in Singapore…
Mumbai: Union Minister Narayan Rane, who was arrested yesterday in Maharashtra over his “slap Uddhav Thackeray” comment and granted bail within eight hours, has been asked to appear before the police in Nashik on September 2. One of the four FIRs against Narayan Rane has been filed in Nashik. The…
India is considering allowing foreign direct investment in Life Insurance Corporation, according to a person familiar with the matter, which could enable a single overseas investor to buy a large stake in the firm that’s headed for a mega-IPO. Any strategic investment would be subject to a cap, though it’s…
New Delhi: Sixteen Afghanistan evacuees out of the 78 that landed in India yesterday are coronavirus positive. As a measure of precaution, all 78 have been quarantined. All 16 returnees are said to be asymptomatic – patients who don’t exhibit any symptoms for the virus. Among those infected are three…