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17 Jan

Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 to lose blood-oxygen tracking

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, BusinessBusiness, India

Apple Inc. It is considering removing the blood oxygen sensor from its latest smartwatches - the Series 9 and Ultra 2 - to get a US ban on the devices if an appeal against the decision fails. Apple is pursuing a bid to overturn a US ruling that blocked use of its technology. According to reports, the US Customs and Border Protection has approved the potential redesign of Apple Smartwatches Series 9, and Ultra 2 sans that blood-oxygen sensor. According to reports, US Customs and Border Protection has approved a potential redesign of the Apple smartwatch Series 9 and Ultra…

16 Jan

Recently India has decided to include Farsi as one of its classical languages

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Recently External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India has decided to include Farsi as one of its classical languages in the New Education Policy. The other classical languages include Sanskrit, Kannada, Telgu, Malayalam, Tamil and Odia. Actually Jaishankar met his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran and they discussed further developing bilateral relations. This is actually good news as today India is making good relationship with neighboring country like Iran and becoming important globally. If you see both India and Iran have very good connection with each other from long time and it is very important for everyone.…

16 Jan

Windfall tax reduced by Rs 600 per tonne to Rs 1,700 per tonne

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

India has reduced its windfall tax on petroleum crude from ₹2,300 to ₹1,700 ($20.53) per tonne, according to a government notification on Monday. The cut will come into effect from January 16, the order said. On 2 January, the government increased the windfall tax on petroleum crude oil from ₹1,300 to ₹2,300 per tonne. From July 2022, India imposed a windfall tax on crude oil producers and expanded duties on exports of petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel as private refiners sought to sell fuel abroad to profit from stronger refining margins rather than sell locally. It revises taxes fortnightly.

13 Jan

Citigroup to cut 20,000 jobs over next two years

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Citigroup plans to cut 20,000 jobs over the next few years as part of a corporate restructuring designed to boost profits and return cash to shareholders, the U.S. bank said Friday.The downsizing came in a presentation released alongside the New York-based lender's fourth-quarter results in which it reported a big loss. The move would put the headcount at about 180,000 by the 2026 deadline, down from 240,000 at the end of 2022 -- while also reflecting the expected spinoff of Citi's Mexico subsidiary, Banamex. Citi Chief executive Jane Fraser unveiled a corporate overhaul with five business lines instead of two.…

12 Jan

Recently earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR and nearby regions

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Recently earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas on Thursday. Actually several reports also said that earthquake tremors were felt by people residing in Chandigarh. Several people from neighboring country Pakistan also took to social media saying that they felt strong earthquake tremors. The National Centre for Seismology reported that a 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in Afghanistan. This is actually very important news as people need to be aware of disaster like earthquake so that they can survive. Today earthquake is very serious issue and it is happening every time. For this reason it becomes very important to…

12 Jan

Mukesh Ambani re-joins $100 billion club

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani has joined the elite club of centi-billionaires - global tycoons with a net worth of at least $100 billion. Ambani's wealth rose after Reliance Industries Ltd hit a new record high on Thursday and other group companies rose sharply of late. According to data available with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Mukesh Ambani added $2.76 billion in the previous trading session as his wealth stood at $102 billion. He is currently ranked 12th. Mexican businessman Carlos Slim is just $1 billion ahead of Ambani. Bloomberg's Billionaires Index has only a dozen centi-billionaires. Shares of…

11 Jan

Surat and Indore rank on top in the list of India’s cleanest cities

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Recently Indore and Surat have together ranked number 1 in the list of India’s cleanest cities as per the Swachh Survekshan 2023 Awards given out by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. With it Navi Mumbai ranked third, Visakhapatnam fourth and Bhopal ranked fifth. Actually this is the seventh consecutive time that Indore has bagged the cleanest city award. This is actually good as today people of India is thinking about making their place clean. For any place cleanliness is very important and for this reason people in India is actually working very hard. Actually cleanliness is a basic habit…

11 Jan

To continue tradition of discussing various aspects of Hindi language World Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10

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World Hindi Day is celebrated beautifully on January 10 to continue tradition of discussing various aspects of Hindi language. Actually the first ever World Hindi Day was held on January 10, 2006 under ex-PM Manmohan Singh’s leadership. In fact January 10 was chosen because the first World Hindi Conference was inaugurated on January 10, 1975 in Nagpur, which was attended by delegates from 30 countries. This is actually good thing as people are giving so much respect to Hindi language and want to learn it. Actually Hindi is very important language and specially people living in India need to learn…

10 Jan

Tata Starbucks to open 1,000 stores by 2028

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, India

Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan, who was on a recent visit to India, announced some big plans for the brand in the country. Narasimhan announced an ambition to operate 1,000 stores in India by 2028 – or opening a new store every three days. "We will bring the signature Starbucks experience to more customers and communities, including drive-through and airport stores, and we will double our partner base," he said in a statement on social media. Starbucks currently operates over 390 stores across 54 cities in India in a 50:50 partnership with Tata Consumer Products since 2012. He also announced the…

09 Jan

Amid Maldives row Indian athletes pitch for Indian tourism

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Recently several Indian athletes joined hands to back Indian tourism amid ongoing Maldives row. Actually names like Suresh Raina, PV Sindhu, Sachin Tendulkar and other prominent faces backed home tourism and appealed to fans to explore the beauty of Indian islands. In reality the ongoing rift between India and Maldives widened Indian athletes spoke out and praised the enchanting beauty of Lakshadweep Islands. This is actually very good news as all famous Indian athletes are giving their support to Indian tourism and want good for their country. Today Indian people like to travel and for this they spend huge money.…