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Meta plans glasses with brand Oakley

Meta Platforms Inc., an American multinational technology conglomerate, is working on upgrades to its popular smart glasses and is exploring new wearable devices such as watches and camera-equipped earbuds, aiming to embed its artificial intelligence features into more products.

Garth Hudson wove a musical spell on listeners

Hudson was the last surviving member of the influential rock group The Band

Cabinet nod for a higher support price for raw jute

The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for raw jute for the 2025-26 marketing season, set at ₹5,650 per quintal, representing a rise of ₹315 per quintal from the previous season's MSP of ₹5,335.

Strategies to achieve ₹1 cr with a current portfolio of ₹47.4 lakh

I'm 28 years with a ₹47.4 lakh portfolio (₹36.5 lakh in equities, rest in mutual funds). I invest ₹25,000 via monthly SIPs, increasing 10% annually. With no liabilities, I plan to invest ₹10 lakh more. How can I grow my portfolio to ₹1 crore in two years, or by 30 years?

Budget Wishlist: Insurance Sector Seeks Affordability, Awareness Boost

Reducing GST on policies will help lower the barriers to entry and improving accessibility

US sanctions won't see oil price surge, shipping to be hit

Oil price is not projected to rise, may stay at $70-75 a barrel, and the situation will ease in a few months: BPCL CMD

NMC seeks to tighten rules for hiring medical college faculty

India's apex medical education regulatory has proposed new eligibility qualifications for teachers to improve standards as it seeks to weed out ghost faculty and incompetent teachers.

RIL arm acquires sauces brand SIL

Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), announced on Wednesday its acquisition of SIL, a food brand known for sauces and condiments.

A Call For Tax Reforms: Disparities Between Equity And Debt Investments

There is a case for revising LTCG taxation for debt funds with a one-year holding period

Blue Energy Motors to invest ₹3,500 cr

NG-powered truck maker Blue Energy Motors on Wednesday said it plans to invest ₹3,500 crore for setting up an electric trucks production plant in Maharashtra to fuel the state's green energy transition.

Netflix surges past 300 mn subscribers

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers.

NCLT Delhi dismisses Akshay's plea against Cue Learn

The Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) dismissed actor Akshay Kumar's plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Cue Learn Pvt. Ltd.

Wallace & Gromit and the charm of claymation

The latest gem from Aardman studio shines a light on this animation subgenre, which involves the use of clay figures and stop-motion

China May Order Pay Cap for Staff at State-Owned Financial Cos

China is set to impose a 1 million yuan ($137,309) cap on the annual income of staff at central government-owned financial institutions, three sources said, expanding a campaign against excess against a backdrop of economic slowdown.

An ode to the Maximum City of hopes and heartbreak

Murzban F. Shroff's new collection of Mumbai stories chronicles the decline of the city, while celebrating its resilience

Travel unicorn OYO eyes religious hubs

Travel tech unicorn OYO on Wednesday said it is planning to add 500 hotels in religious hubs, including Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Puri, Haridwar, Mathura, Vrindavan, Amritsar, Ujjain, Ajmer, Nasik and Tirupati, this year.

Shareholders nix Gokaldas Esop plan

Apparel maker Gokaldas Exports' plan to reward its top executive with a generous stock grant has been blocked by the company's institutional shareholders, more than half of whom voted against the resolution enabling its latest employee stock option plan (Esop).

Drone firms seek higher PLI outlay in budget

The drone industry, one of India's sunrise sectors, wants the government to increase allocations under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme in the upcoming Union budget for 2025-26.

Quad FMs Meet in Washington in Sign of Trump's China Focus

US, Australia, India and Japan share concerns about China's growing power

Sebi to Sachetize MFs, Make Them More Accessible

Investors can start with a small SIP of ₹250, with a maximum of three such SIPs across different AMCs

Davos Reaction to Trump 2.0: Buckled Up for His New Term

The global elite know Donald Trump better than almost anyone after his first presidency shocked boardrooms

Tiny hike seen for fund to build farm buffer

Budget may raise outlay for purchases of pulses, onions, and potatoes

Basic technology R&D: Let's wake up before it's too late

India's future in AI and in other fast-emerging technologies depends on our will to invest in the unknown

NSE's investor registrations breach 110 mn mark

In the last five months, daily new registrations have ranged 47,000 to 73,000, adding a massive 10 million investors

The recovery of pandemic time learning losses: Finish this task

Many schools still need to adapt their teaching to fill the educational gaps left by covid disruption

Minimalist Hotels looks to add six hotels in the next 2 years

Minimalist Hotels, a hotel and dorm management company run by Swashbuckler Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, is looking to expand its footprint by adding new properties across Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and the National Capital Region (NCR) by 2026, said its founder Gautam Munjal.

CEOs Launch War Rooms, Hotlines to Cope With Donald Trump's Order Blitz

The blitz of executive orders from Trump left business leaders scrambling to make sense of sweeping changes to tax, immigration and trade policies

UN chief Guterres calls on Iran to renounce nuclear weapons

Iran must make a first step towards improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear it does not aim to develop nuclear weapons, United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.

Address India's worsening urban groundwater crisis

We require innovative solutions that use technology to prevent its depletion and contamination

Old MAGA versus new MAGA: A cage battle looks set to start

US President Trump's base seems divided but it needn't worry him