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TRAI WITHOUT A CHAIRMAN FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW - Satcom spectrum allocation, OTT rules set to be delayed

TELECOM OPERATORS AND Big Tech firms have been locking horns over two major industry issues regulation of OTT (over-the-top) communication services and allotment of satellite spectrum.

JLR to fast-track Tatas' global EV launch plan

TATA MOTORS WILL reduce the development time needed for its maiden born electric vehicle and fast track its launch in the overseas market by using a global vehicle platform developed by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).

Hotel rates go through the roof ahead of Cup semis

Mumbai sees up to 80% jump, Kolkata 66%

Centre may rejig ₹2.5-trn spending

Won’t lead to breaching of FY24 fiscal target

UPI Transactions Voice Command Through From April

Individuals will be able to make UPI transactions through voice command from April

Apple Got At Least 28 Risk Notices In Last 10 Months

EVEN AS APPLE is currently facing heat over the alert notices to certain iPhone users over potential hacks from"state-sponsored attackers", the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) has as recently as October 27 warned the users of tech giant's products of "multiple vulnerabilities"

Apple sees record quarterly iPhone shipments in India

Even as India’s smartphone shipments remained flat in the July-September quarter, Apple recorded its highest ever quarterly shipments during the period

SC: Electoral bonds are selectively anonymous

THE SUPREME COURT said Wednesday that the 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme suffers from \"selective anonymity/confidentiality\"leading to an \"information hole\" and wondered whether it leaves scope for misuse because donors, instead of investing a big sum to purchase the bond, may aggregate bonds for smaller amounts from different buyers.

Gaza-Egypt crossing opens for limited evacuations

Up to 500 foreign passport holders were allowed access

Akhil Handa quits days after BoB app fiasco

A few weeks after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred Bank of Baroda (BoB) from onboarding new customers on its flagship BoB World app, the bank’s chief of digital lending business, Akhil Handa, has quit from his position, the lender said in an exchange notice on Tuesday night.

PE/VC investments soar 60% in Sept quarter: EY

PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE capital (PE/VC) investments rose 60% on a YoY basis in Q32023 and touched $13.6 billion, said consulting and audit firm EY India in its latest PE newsletter.

GCPL Q2 profit rises 20.6%

SEPTEMBER QUARTER (Q2FY24) profit of Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) increased by 20.6% year-onyear (y-o-y) to ₹433 crore.

L&T wants to start fab by end of this quarter 'if all goes well': CFO

LARSEN & TOUBRO (L&T), which is marking its foray into semiconductor design with an investment of up to ₹830 crore, wants to start the fab by the end of this quarter \"if all goes well

Don't want revenue share from OTTs, says Airtel CEO

BHARTI AIRTEL MANAGING director and CEO Gopal Vittal on Wednesday said the company's key ask from the government is to only regulate OTT (over-the-top) apps, similar to how telcos are regulated

Tata Steel posts surprising net loss of ₹6,196 cr in Q2

TATA STEEL HAS posted a surprising net loss of ₹6,196 crore on a consolidated basis for the quarter ended September,also missing street estimates, impacted byweak performance of its European operations

Punjab targets to stop stubble burning in 2-3 years

Fire events down 52% this year; thrust on industrial use, compost

BPCL, GAIL ink 15-year propane deal

STATE-OWNED BHARAT PETROLEUM Corporation and GAIL an signed Wednesday agreement on committing to supply propane for 15 years to GAIL's PDH-PP (Propane Dehydrogenation and Polypropylene) Plant project in Usar, Maharashtra

Oct manufacturing PMI at 8-month low

INDIA'S MANUFACTURING PURCHASING Managers' Index (PMI), slipped to an eight-month low of 55.5 in October as demand for 'certain types of products', mostly consumer durables, faded

Nod to laptop import proposals worth $10 bn

Apple, Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo among 110 to get Centre’s clearance

Auto sales hit record high on festive cheer

AUTOMOTIVE DISPATCHES TO dealers hit an alltime monthly high yet again with October sales closing at an estimated 391,472 units as carmakers increased supplies to meet the expected surge in demand on account of the festive period

GST mop-up jumps to second-highest

THE GROSS GOODS and services tax (GST) collections in October came in at ₹1.72 trillion, up 13% on year, which is the second-highest mop-up since the July 2017 launch of the indirect tax, data released by the finance ministry showed on Wednesday

Fearing Kejriwal arrest, AAP goes into a huddle

WHO REPLACES DELHI chief minister Arvind Kejriwal if he is arrested on Thursday? To try and answer this question, if the need arises, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is reaching out to a few of its trusted MLAs and advisors, sources said.

CEOS of Air India, Akasa joust over poaching of pilots

Akasa Air accused its bigger rival of violating rules

RBI to control entities enabling cross-border payment transactions

THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) on Tuesday said it has been decided to bring all entities facilitating cross-border payment transactions for import and export of goods and services under direct regulation of the regulator. Such entities, form hereon, shall be treated as Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB), the regulator said

Pfizer Q3 sales fall short amid Covid downturn

PFIZER'S SALES MISSED expectations for the quarter as its Covid-19 shot and pill continued to create instability for the drugmaker's efforts to transition out of the pandemic

Israeli forces attack Hamas gunmen inside Gaza tunnels

Tunnels are prime objective for Israel in ground offensive

Sensex on course to reach 100,000 in 5 years: Mobius

A good company in India has the potential to grow 12-13%, the ace investor says

Bajaj Hindusthan lenders to get ₹500 cr in two-three quarters

LENDERS OF BAJAJ Hindusthan Sugar are likely to receive ₹500 crore in the next two to three quarter

IOC reports net profit of ₹13,713 crore in Q2

Revenue from operations, refining margins fall

TVS to continue to invest in UK bike firm despite losses

Wants shareholders to remain patient’ with its Norton bet