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Mutual funds' assets under management surge 41% to Rs 31 trillion in FY21

Assets under management (AUM) of the mutual fund industry witnessed a growth of 41 per cent in the last financial year

Will spare none, Mamata after meeting Cooch Behar victims' families

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the families of the victims who were killed at Sitalkuchi during the fourth phase of polling

ASUS unveils two ZenBook laptops in India: Duo 14, Pro Duo 15

Expanding its ZenBook series, Taiwanese tech giant ASUS on Wednesday unveiled two new laptops

Coronavirus mutations may reduce efficacy of vaccines: Shahid Jameel

India reported 1,84,372 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, setting another grim one-day record, taking the overall tally to 13,87,825 on Wednesday, according to the data issued by the govt

IFC plans to invest about $20 mn in PE Faering Capital's Faering III fund

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed an equity investment up to $20 million into Faering Capital International Growth Fund III or Faering III

Tokyo marks 100 days to go until Olympics despite Covid-19 uncertainties

Tokyo marked 100 days to go until the postponed Olympics on Wednesday amid lingering uncertainty over whether the Games can be staged safely amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Some genetic material of coronavirus can persist in dust for a month: Study

Some genetic material of the coronavirus can persist up to a month in dust in the rooms where Covid-19 patients were isolated, finds a study

Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $1 bn, including $200 mn from Sony

Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced that it completed a $1 billion round of funding, that includes an additional $200 million strategic investment from Sony Corporation

Senior MBBS students in Uttar Pradesh to be put on Covid-19 management duty

In an emergency move, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to include students of fourth and fifth year in MBBS in Covid management.

Kerala's education minister's resignation shows not all is well in CPI-M

The unexpected resignation of Kerala Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel, often known as the blue eyed boy of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shows that all's not well in the CPI-M in Kerala

FBI says will remove backdoors from hacked Microsoft Exchange servers

FBI has launched a mega operation to copy and remove malicious web shells from hundreds of vulnerable computers in the US

Sony to enable external storage support for PS5 through software update

Sony is reportedly rolling out the first major software update for PlayStation 5 console, which comes with several new features, including the much-requested USB storage support.

Samsung Electronics to introduce new Galaxy-series laptops this month

Samsung Electronics is expected to introduce new Galaxy laptops later this month as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand sales of notebooks amid the pandemic-induced stay-at-home trend

Global coronavirus caseload tops 137.2 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 137.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.95 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Allahabad HC suggests complete lockdown in UP as Covid-19 cases rise

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look into the viability of complete lockdown in districts where the Covid spread has increased alarmingly

South Korea regrets Japan's decision on dumping radioactive water into sea

South Korea expressed strong regret on Tuesday over Japan's decision to dump radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean

Covid-19 restrictions to hit economic activities in April-June: Report

The restrictions and partial lockdowns in several states and cities amid rising Covid-19 cases are likely to impact economic activities in the current quarter, according to a Goldman Sachs report

Coach by his side, Anirban Lahiri geared up for RBC Heritage

Golfer Anirban Lahiri will be high on confidence when he tees off at the RBC Heritage this week after a top-five finish at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio recently.

OnePlus Watch to launch in India from April 21; launch price at Rs 14,999

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus on Tuesday announced that its OnePlus Watch will be available at a special launch price of Rs 14,999 in India

India's hockey legend Balbir Singh Junior passes away at age of 88

Balbir Singh Junior, who was part of the Indian hockey team that won silver at the 1958 Asian Games, has passed away at the age of 88