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Meta expands 'Take It Down' programme to help teens fight sextortion

New Delhi, Feb 7: Meta (formerly Facebook) has worked with the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to expand the 'Take It Down' programme to more countries and languages to help millions of teens combat sextortion. "Take It Down is a programme designed to help teens...
US stocks fall after Fed Chair Powell says central bank not yet ready to cut rates
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US stocks fall after Fed Chair Powell says central bank not yet ready to cut...

New York, Feb 5: US stocks fell on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday that the central bank is not ready to cut interest rates yet, a media report said. “We want to see more evidence that inflation is moving sustainably down to 2 per cent. Our confidence is rising. We...
Indian toy makers get $10 mn worth export orders at global fair in Germany
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Indian toy makers get $10 mn worth export orders at global fair in Germany

New Delhi, Feb 5: Indian toy makers, who participated in the five-day international toy fair at Nuremberg in Germany, claim to have received huge orders worth more than $10 million, the Union Commerce Ministry said on Monday. According to the toy exporters, buyers from countries such as the US,...
Govt rakes in Rs 600 crore as penalties from taxpayers’ delay in PAN-Aadhar link
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Govt rakes in Rs 600 crore as penalties from taxpayers’ delay in PAN-Aadhar link

New Delhi, Feb 5: The government has collected over Rs 600 crore as penalties from persons who failed to meet the deadline for linking their PAN with their Aadhaar card, the Parliament was told on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha, in a written reply, that...
Adani Total Gas inks pact with INOXCVA to strengthen LNG ecosystem in India
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Adani Total Gas inks pact with INOXCVA to strengthen LNG ecosystem in India

Ahmedabad, Feb 5 : Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL), India's leading city gas distribution company and INOX India Ltd (INOXCVA), one of the world's leading cryogenic liquid storage, have joined hands for boosting the LNG ecosystem in the country. The two leading firms entered into a mutual support...
Zuckerberg overtakes Bill Gates, becomes fourth richest person in the world
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Zuckerberg overtakes Bill Gates, becomes fourth richest person in the world

New York, Feb 5: Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the fourth richest person in the world following a surge in Meta’s share price that has increased his net worth more than any other individual this year, a report said. In 2024 so far, Zuckerberg’s fortune has climbed by $42.4 billion,...
WB Budget 2024-25: Caught between ‘dole expectations’ and ‘revenue pressure
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WB Budget 2024-25: Caught between ‘dole expectations’ and ‘revenue pressure'

Kolkata, Feb 4: As the West Bengal Minister of State for Finance (Independent charge), Chandrima Bhattacharya, is all set to present the state budget for the financial year 2024-25 this week, economists and the people of the state are caught between expectations of a welfare budget and...
Board members aware of Musk
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Board members aware of Musk's drug use, friends told him to go to rehab: Report

San Francisco, Feb 5: Some board members at Tesla and SpaceX are aware of the "use of illegal drugs" by Elon Musk and regularly do drugs with him, "because they think refraining could upset the billionaire, who has made them a lot of money," the media reported. They "don't want to risk losing the...
Paytm shares down at lower circuit of 10%
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Paytm shares down at lower circuit of 10%

New Delhi, Feb 5:Paytm shares are locked in lower circuit of 10 per cent on BSE. The shares were down 10 per cent at lower circuit on BSE. Paytm shares were trading at Rs 438.35 down 10 per cent. One97 Communications Limited (OCL / Paytm / Company) set out the Company’s position and directly...
3 indigenously-developed tech transferred to 12 industries in India
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3 indigenously-developed tech transferred to 12 industries in India

New Delhi, Feb 4: Three indigenously-developed technologies -- thermal camera, CMOS camera, and Fleet Management System -- were transferred to 12 industries in India on Sunday. During the launch of "Digital India FutureLABS Summit 2024" held at IIIT-Delhi, the technologies designed and developed...
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India's services sector PMI surges to 6-month high

New Delhi, Feb 5: Growth in India’s services sector rose to a 6-month high in January on the back of a higher demand and better outlook ahead, according to an HSBC report released on Monday. The HSBC India Services PMI was recorded at 61.8 in January, up from 59 in December. It is the highest...
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'Constrained financially, government will not be in a position to offer tax...

Chennai, Feb 2: The Central government may not offer any tax relief or concessions even in the post-election full budget owing to its financial constraints, said a top economist at credit rating agency Acuite Ratings & Research. On the absence of tax reliefs or concessions in the Interim...
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