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'Too many employees, but few work': Pichai, Zuckerberg sound the alarm

Zuckerberg noticed that it was getting harder to get all the employees to attend a meeting as they were sometimes taking time out in a day for personal work

68 China jets, 13 warships cross median line: Taiwan defence ministry

Beijing cancels US defence talks, slaps sanctions on Pelosi for Taiwan visit

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra, other Congress leaders detained amid protest

Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi were detained at Police Lines Kingsway Camp during their protest against the Centre

Facebook's parent Meta Platforms set to make first-ever bond offering

Meta did not disclose the size of the offering, but said it would use the proceeds for capital expenditures, share repurchases, acquisitions or investments

Ukraine under pressure in east as NATO chief says Russia must not win

Ukraine's southern army command stated in a earlier replace on Wednesday that it believed Russia was making a army "strike group in the Kryvyi Rih region"

IndiGo to add a third ramp to help passengers get off from planes faster

IndiGo on Thursday announced it would disembark passengers from three doors of the plane, allowing the flyers to quickly get off the aircraft.

China slaps curbs on Taiwan as Pelosi vows 'ironclad' defence of democracy

Restrictions range from fruit and fish imports to export of natural sand

July PMI services growth slips to 4-month low on rising inflation

The PMI decreased to 55.5 in July 2022 from 59.2 in June

Govt revises windfall tax levied on crude, diesel and ATF

India has increased the export tax on petroleum crude and cut the tax on aviation turbine fuel and diesel

India's July trade deficit widens to $31 bn on costly imports, weak rupee

July's data comes after the Centre raised import duty on gold last month to discourage buyers in the world's second-largest consumer and rein in the yawning trade deficit

IDFC stock ends 4% higher after CCI approves divestment of IDFC AMC

In April this year, a consortium of Bandhan Bank's parent, private equity firm ChrysCapital and Singapore's sovereign fund GIC had announced the acquisition of IDFC AMC for Rs 4,500 cr

7.24 million income tax returns filed in one day, a record: CBDT

On July 31, 7.24 million ITRs had been filed, shattering all previous single-day records (the maximum being 4.9 million in 2019)

Rishi Sunak for £10 fine for missed hospital appointments: Report

Racism not a factor in PM race, said Sunak

Amazon reports second loss in a row; stock rally eases slowdown fears

Stock rally eases slowdown fears

Sri Lanka inflation rises to 60.8% in July as dollar crunch persists

Transport costs surge 143.6%, while food prices have increased 90.9%

PM Modi launches India's first international bullion exchange in Gujarat

PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of the Headquarters Building of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, in Gandhinagar

No proposal to include toy industry under PLI scheme, says govt

The government has been providing all-around support to the domestic toy industry to make them more competitive

Bank of Baroda hikes interest rates on fixed deposits below Rs 2 crore

The interest rate for deposits maturing in one year will fetch an interest rate of 5.30 per cent, up from the previous 5 per cent

A U-turn: US Senator Joe Manchin agrees to $369-billion tax bill

The bill imposes a 15% minimum corporate levy on firms that have traditionally paid little-to-no taxes thanks to credits and deductions

Warehousing development law: Centre proposes more penalties

In the amendment bill, the government has also proposed simplified registration process, accepting negotiable receipts only in electronic form