European buyers of Russian gas faced a deadline to start paying in roubles on Friday, while negotiations aimed at ending the five-week war were set to resume even as Ukraine braced for further attacks in the south and east. Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor has killed thousands, sent millions fleeing, and galvanized the United States […]
Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 101.81 per litre as against Rs 101.01 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 92.27 per litre to Rs 93.07, according […]
The price of 10 grams of 24-carat gold decreased by Rs 210 on Wednesday to Rs 52,100, while silver became cheaper by Rs 400 per kg to Rs 68,000. Ten grams of 22-carat gold is trading at Rs 47,750 after falling by Rs 200. The price of 10 grams of 24-carat gold in Delhi and Mumbai stood at […]
A massive fire broke out at the dumping yard of east Delhi’s Ghazipur area on Monday leading to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighboring areas. Nine fire tenders are at the spot to bring the blaze under control, an official of the fire department said. Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg said […]
Shares of PVR and Inox Leisure zoomed up to 20 percent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade after they announced a merger between the two major multiplex owners, in an all-stock amalgamation of Inox with PVR. Shareholders of Inox will receive three shares of PVR in exchange for 10 shares in Inox. In trades so […]
Google has initiated air raid alerts for Android users in Ukraine directly on their phones before expected attacks happen near them. At the request, and with the help, of the government of Ukraine, Google has started rolling out a rapid Air Raid Alerts system for Android phones in Ukraine. “This work is supplemental to the country’s existing air raid alert systems, […]
Highlighting challenges faced in procuring defence equipment from abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on promotion of the ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ campaign in defence manufacturing. The Prime Minister also highlighted that about 70 per cent of the defence budget has been kept for the domestic industry only. Addressing a webinar on ‘Aatmanirbharta […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Union Budget for 2022-23 will be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground and asserted that the decision to set up a National Digital University can solve the problem of shortage of seats in educational institutions in the country. Addressing a webinar on the […]
Search engine giant Google has announced a multi-year initiative to build a privacy sandbox on Android, with the goal of introducing more private advertising solutions. These solutions will limit sharing of user data with third parties and operate without cross-app identifiers, including advertising ID. “We’re also exploring technologies that reduce the potential for covert data collection, including safer ways for apps […]
The World Bank has called on developing countries to improve the health of their financial sectors, warning that risks created by the COVID-19 pandemic had led to certain fragilities from what it called ‘non-transparent debt’. These risks – as per the Bank’s World Development Report 2022, released on February 15 – may currently be hidden […]
