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Global PC market reaches 62.5 million units ahead of upcoming AI boom

NEW DELHI: Global PC shipments grew 3.1 per cent in the second quarter this year to reach 62.5 million PC device units, the second...

‘India must double annual EV workforce to 30,000 to achieve full localization by 2030’

NEW DELHI: India needs to increase its annual addition of EV-ready workers from 15,000 to 30,000 to achieve full localization of EV components by...

J&K Real Estate Regulatory Authority launches portal

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Real Estate Regulatory Authority (JKRERA) on Tuesday launched its official portal, a significant milestone in regulation of the real...

India’s electronic goods exports up 16.9 pc at $2.82 bn in June

NEW DELHI: The Centre informed that electronic goods exports increased by 16.91 per cent in the month of June (year-on-year), bolstered by the production-linked...

Indians travelling to Qatar will soon be able to make UPI payments

NEW DELHI: NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has signed an agreement with QNB,...

‘Protection of data most crucial factor in building trust for 82 pc Indian consumers’

NEW DELHI: Highlighting the importance for brands to prioritise data security, about 82 per cent of Indian consumers stated that the protection of their...

Comm’r Secy Food FCS&CA says govt committed to enhance public services

PULWAMA: Commissioner Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Zubair Ahmad, chaired a public darbar at Pulwama, as a part of Public Outreach Programme...

WPI rises for fourth consecutive month amid costlier vegetables

NEW DELHI: The wholesale inflation in India rose for the fourth consecutive month in June at 3.36%, riding on rise in prices of food...

NITI Aayog launches hackathon to accelerate zero-emission truck adoption in India

NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog on Sunday announced the launch of a hackathon to accelerate zero-emission truck adoption in India. NITI Aayog, in collaboration with IIM...

India’s retail digital payments likely to be $7 trillion by 2030: Report

NEW DELHI: A recent report has said that with digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to...

Groundwater temp could rise by 3.5°C, become undrinkable for billions

NEW DELHI: A global study has revealed that shallow groundwater temperatures are projected to increase by an average of 2.1 to 3.5 degrees Celsius...

Musk: European Commission offered X ‘illegal secret deal’ to avoid fines

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X (formerly Twitter), has accused the European Commission of offering an "illegal secret deal" to...

India’s forex reserves surge to lifetime high of $657.2 billion

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $5.16 billion to scale a lifetime high of $657.16 billion during the week ended July 5,...

India can become world’s 2nd largest economy by 2031: RBI deputy guv

NEW DELHI: India can become the second largest economy by 2031 and the largest in the world by 2060, given the innate strengths of...

Indians travelled close to 1,000 cities across 68 countries over the year

NEW DELHI: Indians travelled close to 1,000 cities across 68 countries over the year, a new report revealed. According to the ride-hailing platform Uber, summer...

In departure from moderation, retail inflation in June rises to 5.08%

NEW DELHI: The year-on-year inflation rate based on the all-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) number is registered at 5.08% (provisional) for the month of...

MoS Commerce & Industry promises to support Kashmiri saffron farmers

Jitin Prasada reviews operations at Indian International Saffron Trade Centre Pampore, discusses strategies to improve market linkages PAMPORE: The Minister of State for Commerce and...

DRDO awards seven projects of armed forces to domestic industries

NEW DELHI: Giving an impetus to the government’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has awarded seven new projects...

PC shipments grew by 1.9 pc in Q2 this year globally: Report

NEW DELHI: PC shipments totalled 60.6 million units in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 globally, a 1.9 per cent increase from the same...

Microsoft rolls out spellcheck, autocorrect for Notepad users in Windows 11

NEW DELHI: In good news for Notepad users, Microsoft has rolled out spellcheck and autocorrect in the Notepad app in Windows 11 — 40...

Class 12 student turns entrepreneur, establishes tissue paper factory in Pampore

Farzan Mohi Ud Din's Breeze Tissue factory creates employment opportunities for youth PAMPORE: Farzan Mohi Ud Din, a class 12th student from Drangbal Pampore, has...

Under HADP, agri & allied sectors achieving new heights: Dir Agri

PULWAMA: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Wednesday toured various areas including Zantrag, Khrew, Shaar Shali of Pulwama district and visited agriculture fields...

Dr. Hina chairs performance review meeting of KVIB

SRINAGAR: Chairperson J&K Khadi Village and Industries Board, (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat on Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding performance review of KVIB and...

Finance Ministry urges pvt banks to give more loans to uplift poor

NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry has urged private sector banks to extend more loans under Financial Inclusion Schemes such as PM SVANidhi, PM Vishwakarma...

Stock market slips amid sell-off, eyes on upcoming budget

NEW DELHI: Sensex and Nifty retreated from a record high in the previous session on Wednesday amid investors eyeing the upcoming budget for further...

Aadhaar-based eKYC of LPG customers underway to weed out bogus users

NEW DELHI: State-owned oil companies are conducting an Aadhaar-based eKYC authentication of LPG customers to weed out bogus ones, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri...

PM to meet economists ahead of Union Budget on Thursday

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday meet eminent economists to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget, a senior...

CCPA directs Yatra to refund Rs 2.5 crore for tickets booked during Covid

NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) initiated a suo moto action against the online ticket booking platform ‘Yatra’ for non-refund of airline...

Sensex, Nifty hit new all-time closing high levels; Maruti top gainer

MUMBAI: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Tuesday, hitting their fresh record closing levels on the back of gains in auto and FMCG...

Inflows into equity mutual funds surge to fresh high by 17% in June: AMFI

NEW DELHI: The inflows into the equity mutual funds surged to a fresh high by 17% to Rs 40,608.19 crore in June, data released...

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