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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Usable forex reserves now down at under $50 mn

Sri Lankan Finance Minister said discussions with several countries to obtain bridging finance are underway

World Food Program to visit Punjab to study wheat storage facility

WFP on Wednesday started a visit to Punjab to understand the process of procurement, testing and transportation of wheat to Afghanistan

Tata Technologies offers to set up EV production unit in Punjab

A delegation of the Tata technologies called on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at his official residence.

Digital marketing of unhealthy foods, online gaming driving obesity: WHO

The global health body added that while nearly 60 per cent of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese, the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic made that worse

5G voice users to reach 2.5 bn globally by 2026: Juniper Research report

The report identified interactive calling as a key opportunity for operators who have launched 5G to provide more valuable voice services and compete with OTT voice apps

Signs of better investment cycle pushes corporate profits: ICICI Securities

On an aggregate basis, corporate profits are expected to grow in a range of 15 per cent-30 per cent over FY22-FY24E with the NIFTY50 likely to grow at the lower end of the range

India further cement lead at the top in ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

India are now on 270 points, while the second-placed England have logged 265 points.

Retail investors share in NSE listed companies reach all-time high of 7.42%

In INR value terms, retail holding in companies listed on NSE reached an all-time high of Rs 19.16 lakh crore from Rs 19.05 lakh crore on December 31, 2021, an increase of 0.56 per cent

Murray sets up mouth-watering clash against No.1 Djokovic in Madrid

A resurgent Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the third round at the Madrid Open, an ATP 1000 tournament.

Samsung inks $1 bn with US network operator Dish to supply 5G solutions

US network operator Dish has picked Samsung to supply 5G network solutions in a multi-year deal worth over $1 billion.

Apple hires veteran Ford executive Ujkashevic for electric car project

Apple has reportedly hired veteran Ford executive Desi Ujkashevic, as the iPhone maker plans to launch an electric car in 2024.

IPL 2022: Southern Derby is back and RCB is hoping for a turnaround

RCB are currently sixth on the points table with 10 points following five wins, while the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK are ninth, with only three wins in nine games.

Musk takeover: Twitter fears risk of losing advertisers, executives

Twitter has acknowledged for the first time that its core advertising business could be at risk amid the $44 billion takeover by Elon Musk

Shivpal Yadav waits for Azam Khan's release, to form new political front

Estranged Samajwadi Party MLA and president of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) Shivpal Singh Yadav is set to form a new political front with another senior SP MLA Mohd Azam Khan.

Over 7 in 10 Indian firms suffered from ransomware attack last year

Seventy-eight per cent of the Indian organisations that had data encrypted paid the ransom to get their data back, even if they had other means of data recovery, such as backups

Russia says forces attack firing positions of Ukrainian army at Azovstal

Russian forces have been attacking the firing positions of the Ukrainian armed forces at the Azovstal steel plant in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, said Russian Defence Ministry

US doubles down on efforts to fight rising cryptocurrency frauds

Cryptocurrency scammers netted $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency from victims in 2021, an 81 per cent rise in losses compared to last year.

Ukraine gets 4.5 bn euros in international aid since start of conflict

Over the past week, Ukraine received $500 million in grant funds from the World Bank, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal

Uttar Pradesh govt to reactivate Covid Command Centre in Meerut

Health officials said that the surveillance teams have also been asked to gear-up and an intensive checking campaign will be conducted across the district.

Blinken to hold meeting on food security threatened by Ukraine war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be holding a ministerial-level meeting in the United Nations on action for global food security in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine