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Metros continue to dominate Tier-2 cities in residential real estate market

The year 2022, saw maximum residential property sales in the last eight years, with total absorption increasing by 28 per cent year-on-year, according to a recent report

Crypto exchange WazirX blocked 2,431 accounts between Oct 2022-March 2023

WazirX received 431 requests from law enforcement agencies, against a total transaction volume of $390 million during the above-mentioned period

Amid staff shortage, peak demand, Air India to cancel long-haul flights

As of now, six weekly flights to the US, three to Newark and three to San Francisco, will be trimmed due to a crew shortage for the coming 2-3 months, said CEO & MD of Air India, Campbell Wilson

In a bid to counter rival Jio, Airtel introduces new 'postpaid family plan'

Airtel is offering its "exclusive" Airtel Black postpaid service, which brings DTH, broadband, landline, and cellular services under one umbrella

SC to decide if electoral bonds need to be referred to bench on April 11

The electoral bond scheme was implemented by the Centre in 2018 as a source of political funding

Planning a 'negative list' of nations for cross border data transfer: Govt

The legislation will empower the cross-border flow of data across all countries "by default" unless a country features on the negative list

Amul aiming to become a total foods and beverages company: MD Jayen Mehta

Commenting on high inflation in the dairy sector and three price hikes in the last one year, Mehta said that it was 'imperative' as 'cost of feed and fodder is a direct cost to the farmer'

Samsung eyes expansion, planning to make India smartphone manufacturing hub

The South Korean electronics major plans to invest in setting up smart manufacturing capabilities at its second-largest mobile phone plant in Noida

Please don't stall Delhi's budget, Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi

The presentation of the Delhi government's Budget, which was scheduled for Tuesday, was put on hold with the state government and the Centre trading charges over allocations under various heads

Crypto decouples from global financial markets amid banking sector gloom

The collapse of several banks in the last two weeks has spread fears of contagion in global markets, but crypto markets saw a bull run, with Bitcoin climbing to its nine-month high on Monday

Reliance planning hotels, resorts, lodging facility near Statue of Unity

The Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company already is already in a partnership with Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (SSNNL) and plans to launch two properties, namely Vivanta and Ginger

Flipkart undertakes management rejig amid resignations, high costs: Report

Ravish Sinha, senior VP at Flipkart, has resigned. He was the VP of engineering before taking up the role of SVP of supply chain

Foreign law firms can only advise foreign clients on foreign law: BCI

Bar Council of India also said that the new rules will help India become a global hub of international commercial arbitration

India at 126th position in World Happiness Report; below Sri Lanka, Pak

India was ranked even below Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In Asia, India is only better off than Afghanistan that was placed at 137th position

Consumers switching back to buying regular or mid-priced packs in FMCG

The demand for regular packs has revived especially in categories like snacks, biscuits, edible oil, and detergents after more than a year

Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs in second round of layoffs, says report

Amazon said it is laying off 9,000 more employees in the next few weeks, mostly in AWS, advertising and Twitch, according to media reports

Kerala gets first transgender person as lawyer in Advocate Padma Laxmi

Kerala gets its first transgender advocate Padma Laxmi enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala on Sunday, March 19

Lost half my money to this banking thing, says Sharon Stone on SVB collapse

The American actress in an emotional speech appealed to the guests present at the fundraiser to donate more, while also sharing her financial troubles

Your phone may carry bacteria found in human, animal faecal matter: Study

The results showed that 50 per cent of smartphone screens carried bacteria P. aeruginosa, commonly found in cockroach faeces

Supreme Court fixes deadline to pay Rs 28k crore arrears under OROP scheme

Reducing the time limit to February 28, 2024, the SC bench headed by CJI Chandrachud gave the schedule for payment of arrears to different groups of pensioners under the OROP scheme