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Centre to examine WhatsApp's privacy breach over background mic use

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the Centre would investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed a user's microphone without his knowledge

TEST:LIVE BLOG global bankers may profit from New Delhi's

PM Modi tweeted, "Thank you for your warm hospitality." During their meeting, PM Modi presented President Biden with a special gift, a first editio

An ode to start-ups in defence

Policy initiatives like Idex have put the defence industry on the path to self-reliance. It is time now to expand and build upon this success to achieve the broader objective of Make in India

PE firm Carlyle offloads its entire stake in Delhivery for Rs 709 cr

US-based private equity firm Carlyle on Thursday offloaded its entire 2.53 per cent stake in supply chain company Delhivery for Rs 709 crore through open market transactions

PM Modi leads International Yoga Day celebrations at UN headquarters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the ninth International Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations headquarters in New York

GDP preview: Why is India likely to retain fastest-growing economy tag

Growth in services and manufacturing and private investment rebound likely to have helped economy in Q4

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Brokerages mixed on Avenue post Q1 results; here's what they say

Sensex, Nifty end flat after choppy day; financials fall, Godrej Prop up 9%

CLOSING BELL: Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Nestle India, HUL, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and SBI were the top laggards on the Sensex index

TEST: Lenders considering forensic audit of Go First to check on funds

They want to be sure which entities used the loans granted by them to the airline: Sources

Stock Market Live: Broader indices outperform1

Stock market live on June 12, 2023

Digital risks

India needs appropriate laws to protect data

Tackling the waste problem

Municipal garbage is rising at an alarming rate in Indian cities, raising concerns about public health and the economy

Needless intervention

Enforcement of stock limits on wheat is puzzling

Federal Reserve holds rates steady, sees two small hikes by end of year

Further rate increases would take into account cumulative tightening of monetary policy, lags with which policy affects economic activity, inflation, and economic and financial developments, it said

JP Morgan downgrades Indian IT sector to underweight from neutral

Infosys, TCS, MphasiS on JP Morgan's negative catalyst watch. Here's why

India unexpectedly cuts import duties on refined soybean, sunflower oils

The move to lower duties is in total contrast with the mood prevailing in the market which was expecting a duty hike

Cyclone Biparjoy less than 200 km from Gujarat coast; 74,000 evacuated

Cyclone Biparjoy is less than 200 kilometres from the Gujarat coast and its impending landfall on Thursday evening, along with the anticipated heavy rain and storm surge

India considers rule changes to bolster $731 billion insurance sector

Insurance penetration remains abysmally low at less than 5% in the country of 1.4 billion people, signaling growth potential for investors

India needs better defences to be a digital superpower after data breach

I suspect the government is right and CoWIN is not currently being accessed by hackers. Even so, it seems likely that outsiders have penetrated some aspect of India's digital public infrastructure

Adam Smith's enduring legacy

In the tercentenary of the father of economics, it is worth exploring the impact and relevance of his ideas on economics in today's world