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Chants meet chatbots at this year's Maha Kumbh

FROM INFORMATION TO SECURITY, AI TO BE MAJOR MOVER AT THE MEGA EVENT

Meta's fact-checking snub in US alarms India

AS META ANNOUNCED the end of its third-party fact-check programme in the US, in a move that is being seen as the company reorienting itself for the new Trump era—a palpable sense of panic has gripped fact-checkers in India.

Trump tariffs: Auto suppliers rethink production plans

Trump has vowed to impose a blanket tariff of 10% on global imports into the US and a 60% tariff on Chinese goods

Simplified Income Tax Law in Budget Session Likely

Similar attempts in the past to simplify the I-T law, most notable being the Direct Taxes Code drafted in 2009 by the UPA govt

TCS profit rises 4% in Q3

AMONG VERTICALS, ENERGY, resources and utilities grew by 3.4%, and consumer business gained 1.1%.

Taliban Urges India to Ease Visa Process

HOURS AFTER INDIA and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan held their first high-level meeting, the Taliban announced that they had urged Delhi to issue visas to Afghan businessmen, patients, and students.

Musk Held Talks on Ways to Oust UK's PM Before Polls: Report

BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK has held private discussions with allies about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position before the next general election, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Hush money: Court rejects Trump bid to delay sentencing

NEW YORK'S TOP court rejected on Thursday Donald Trump's request to halt the president-elect's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.

Hollywood Hills burn as big blaze engulfs LA

THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS blazed uncontrollably on Thursday morning as the worst wildfires in the history of Los Angeles raged across the city and deep into the storied heartland of the American film industry.

Apple Defends Siri After $95 Million Settlement

APPLE CLARIFIED ON Wednesday that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it to create marketing profiles, just days after settling a case in which it faced such accusations.

China consumer prices weaken further, add to deflation worries

CHINA'S CONSUMER INFLATION weakened further towards zero, decelerating for a fourth straight month, in a setback for government efforts to stamp out deflation and revive demand with economic stimulus.

Biden to further limit Nvidia AI chip exports in final push

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S administration plans one additional round of restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips from the likes of Nvidia just days before leaving office, a final push in his effort to keep advanced technologies out of the hands of China and Russia.

Cricket fatigue crimps WPL ad spending

THE BOARD OF Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the country's apex cricketing body, is putting the final touches to the third edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL).

Make groundwater sustainable

BY SCALING UP EFFORTS, STATES CAN SAFEGUARD RESOURCES, ENHANCE AGRI-PRODUCTIVITY

Time to turn to currency options

SINCE JULY LAST year, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) efforts to squeeze out volatility from the USDINR market resulted in the formation of a crumbling cliff, and, when push came to shove - as it did with Trump's victory in the US presidential election - the rupee keeled over falling sharply to yet another all-time low.

Start-up travails

Scaling up has seen many hurdles; sharp decline in seed-stage funding complicates things further

Indices Tumble Nearly 1%

Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1% on Thursday due to heavy selling in market heavyweights HDFC Bank, TCS and Reliance as investors turned nervous over earnings growth concerns amid unabated foreign capital outflows.

Credit market may see more volatility: Ind-Ra

Tough Days Ahead

Rupee NDF volume surges on arbitrage

The trading volume in dollar-rupee non-deliverable forwards (NDF) at India's offshore finance hub soared to a record high in December as banks and companies lapped up arbitrage opportunities amid a worsening outlook for the rupee.

High court clears way for Religare AGM, Burmans' open offer

THE MADHYA PRADESH High Court on Thursday lifted the stay on Religare Enterprises annual general meeting (AGM) as well as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s approval for Burmans' open offer to acquire an additional 26% stake in the company.

Mutual funds end 2024 with record ₹3.9-lakh-cr inflows

Quarter-end tax outflows hit debt funds; SIPs touch record ₹26,459 cr

Rupee closes flat after hitting low of 85.94 vs dollar

THE RUPEE ON Thursday ended flat after hitting a lifetime low of 85.94 against the dollar during intra-day trade.

Emami rebrands Fair & Handsome in growth push

TWENTY YEARS AFTER launching the country's first men's fairness cream brand Fair & Handsome, consumer goods company Emami on Thursday said it was relaunching the product as Smart & Handsome to reflect changing needs.

Jupiter Intl to invest ₹6.5K cr on capacity expansion

JUPITER INTERNATIONAL, a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar cells and provider of solar power solutions, on Thursday said it will be investing ₹6,500 crore over the next three years in a bid to become a fully integrated solar manufacturer.

TCS Headcount Dips, Attrition Rises Slightly

IT giant on track to hire 40K this fiscal

Instamart to get standalone app after launch of Snacc

Swiggy on Thursday announced its plans to launch a standalone mobile app for its quick commerce service Instamart.

Legal action likely against Zomato, Swiggy for private labelling items

THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT Association of India (NRAI) on Thursday said it may take legal action against Zomato and Swiggy for private labelling of food items and selling them through their quick food delivery applications.

Tech firms urge equitable allocation of 6 GHz band

WITH THE GOVERNMENT reportedly leaning towards allocating the upper portion of the critical 6 GHz spectrum band (6425-7125 MHz) exclusively for telecom operators, technology firms represented by the Broadband India Forum (BIF) have raised concerns about a potentially skewed approach.

CBI books Karti in fresh graft case

THE CBI HAS registered a fresh case of corruption against former finance minister P Chidambaram's son and Congress MP, Karti Chidambaram, for allegedly giving relief to alcoholic beverage company Diageo Scotland over a ban on the duty-free sale of its whisky, officials said on Thursday.

India Best Placed for AI Adoption: Salesforce India CEO

INDIA'S DIGITAL MATURITY positions it better than any other country to leverage the third wave of artificial intelligence (AI) for serving millions of underserved citizens across education, healthcare, and customer service sectors, with AI-enabled workforces becoming \"limitless\" in their capability to serve customers, Salesforce India CEO and chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said.