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Bengal FM presents Rs 3.3 crore, projects 8.4% growth in state GDP

Her budget proposal has some good news regarding development of the rural road network in the state

Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolts New Zealand, epicenter in Cook Strait

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, according to New Zealand's geoscience research service provider.

ED raids mobile app offices in different cities dealing in cryptocurrencies

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that they recently carried out search operations in Delhi, Gurugram (Haryana), Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Salem (Tamil Nadu).

Samsung rolls out One UI 5.1 to current Galaxy devices with new S23 series

Samsung on Wednesday announced to rollout One UI 5.1 globally to current Galaxy devices starting with the Galaxy S22 series, Z Fold4, Z Flip4, S21 series, and S20 series.

NSE co-location scam: Delhi HC asks CBI to file affidavit mentioning status

Ray has alleged that despite the whistleblower providing details of the scam nearly three-and-half years ago, nothing "substantial" has happened in the case

China smartphone market shows recovery after worst 2022 sales: Report

In four out of five weeks, the sales stayed above 6 million, a level seldom reached in 2022 when the pandemic haunted China's cities from time to time

Shell, Microsoft join hands to provide digital skills to non-IT students

Shell and Microsoft announced a collaboration to impart digital skills to students in vocational education institutions as part of their joint commitment to equip workforce with future-ready skills.

India now has nearly 27K active tech startups, added 1,300 last year

India added over 1,300 active tech startups last year, taking the total tally of active tech startups to 25,000-27,000, a Nasscom report said on Wednesday.

Aero India 2023: Indian Army to test jetpack suit from B'luru startup

Indian armed forces are all set to test the suit manufactured by this Bengaluru startup which will enable soldiers to fly like birds and carry out missions in March

Social media platform Instagram to end live shopping feature on March 16

Users will still be able to set up and run their shops on the platform as the company continues to "invest in shopping experiences for people and businesses across feed, stories, Reels, ads and more

Elon Musk hires his dog as Twitter CEO, says 'great with numbers'

Musk tweeted a picture of his pet dog 'Floki' sitting on the company's CEO's chair, with the caption: 'The new CEO of Twitter is amazing'

New Nokia smartphone X30 5G with 6.43-inch display launched in India

The X30 5G comes with a 16MP front selfie camera, and is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor to optimise the potential of 5G

Google announces rolling out Privacy Sandbox Beta on Android 13 devices

Last year in February, the company introduced the Privacy Sandbox on Android as an 'industry-wide initiative to raise the bar for user privacy and ensure continued access to free content and services'

Constitutional crisis looms as WB govt yet to relieve principal Secy to Guv

Constitutional crisis seems to be looming in West Bengal as the state government is yet to issue notification to replace Nandini Chakroborty, the Principal Secretary to Governor C.V. Ananda Bose.

Airtel 5G Plus now live in all north-eastern states, says Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said that its 5G services are now live in all states in the north-east region and existing data plans will work on 5G until the roll-out is complete.

Paytm Payments Bank goes live with UPI LITE to boost small UPI transactions

Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) on Wednesday said it has gone live with UPI LITE, a feature enabled by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for multiple small UPI transactions.

Cement demand climbs up, not unusual profitability for Indian cos: Moody's

The infrastructure led investments in India will drive up the demand for cement and other building materials, said Moody's Investors Service in a report.

Lankan govt gives temporary green light to import of eggs from India

A temporary permission had been granted to import eggs for a period of two months

EU formally bans gas, diesel car sales from 2035 to boost EV transition

In a move to boost the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), the European Parliament has approved the law to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars in the EU, starting in 2035.

Global sandwich chain Subway explores sale of business after 60 yrs: Report

A sale of the company could value it at more than $10bn, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the story