BUSINESS
Podcast | All you need to know about the protests in Maharashtra
Why were the protests happening in the first place? Which were the organisations behind the protests? What toll did Maharashtra have to pay in the protests that turned violent today and yesterday? We will aim to answer all these questions on our Pick of the Day.
INDIA
Odisha government may soon recruit women fire-fighters: Report
The government is planning to introduce a 15% reservation for women in the recruitment of fire-fighters.
INDIA
BMC's app MCGM 24x7 fails to even register users' accounts
Several unsuccessful attempts were reportedly made to register a complaint about potholes outside Khar Railway Station, Bandra Railway Station and Andheri regional transport office.
WORLD
Kvikk Lunsj, maker of Cadbury, wins legal battle against Nestle
The 11-year-legal fight comes to an end between Nestle and Kvikk Lunsj.
INDIA
Subtitles row: To tamper or not, wonder Kolkata film labs
According to film lab owners, the recent director by CBFC regarding subtitles certification, is no less than a dilemma as tampering with certified prints is not right.
BUSINESS
Idea-Vodafone may initiate tariff war in prepaid segment for seeking subscribers
Idea Cellular and Vodafone made joint a payment of Rs 7,248.78 crore under protest to the Department of Telecom for merging their mobile business, as any further delay in approvals would hurt the retention of 430 million subscribers and would hurt the servicing of the large financial gross debt, amounting to over Rs 1,25,000 crore.
POLITICS
TN government digs out old video to disprove Jayalalithaa's heir's claim
Justice S Vaidyanathan noted that everything relating to the life and death of Jayalalithaa and also Amrutha’s claims remained a question mark.
WORLD
India to soon get waiver on US law penalising securing of Russian weapons: Reports
The US Senate and House Armed Services Committee however, has made an amendment to section 231 of CAATSA, meaning India, along with Indonesia and Vietnam, will be able to secure the weapons from Russia with no repercussions.
INDIA
Gujarat government likely to implement 'one citizen, one vehicle' policy
According to the government, this move will aid in controlling the rising vehicle population.
INDIA
Do your colleagues steal office supplies? Here's what could have sparked the practice
People often indulge in pilfering office supplies as it can be an outlet for expressing discontent at the workplace.
BUSINESS
EPFO data shows 7.43 lakh jobs were added in May 2018
A total of 44.74 lakh jobs were added in the formal economy during September-May, 2017-18, government data showed.
TECHNOLOGY
Sony Xperia XZ2 with 4K HDR movie recording launched in India, a look at its specs and features
The launch price of the handset is Rs.72,990. The handset will be available for purchase by August 1 in select stores of Sony Centre and few mobile stores in India.
WORLD
Instagram Sports Rich List: Virat Kohli at 9th spot, Cristiano Ronaldo on top
With 23 million followers on Instagram, Virat Kohli is the only Indian athlete present in the Instagram Sport Rich List.
INDIA
Chandigarh: Man gives alimony of Rs 24,600 in coins!
The husband justified his move by stating that the denomination of the maintenance money to be paid is not mentioned anywhere in the law.
TECHNOLOGY
Datsun working on new SUV under Rs 10 lakh to take on Nexon, Vitara Brezza
Mechanically, the car could get the RediGo's 1.0-litre petrol engine that produces 67 bhp of power and 91 Nm of torque.
BUSINESS
Pinterest planning to launch IPO by mid-2019
The nature of the app makes it appealing to the advertisers wherein the app users pin the things they like into a list that their friends can look at
WORLD
Operator of two-defunct crypto sites pleads guilty in court hearing
Jon Montroll allegedly converted a portion of WeExchange users’ bitcoins for his personal use without the users’ knowledge.
BUSINESS
Singapore Airlines launches blockchain-based app targeted at frequent flyers
Blockchain service for Singapore airline customer. Travel miles can be converted into a unit of payment in the Krispay wallet.
BUSINESS
Panasonic India enters OLED TV space
The consumer durables company is targeting a 30 percent growth in television revenues in FY19
SCIENCE
Earth Overshoot Day: Here's all you need to know
The state of biologically productive land and sea area are compared with the population’s demand for the available resources to absorb its carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels for calculating The Earth Overshoot Day.
WORLD
In its latest update, Chrome begins marking HTTP sites as not secure
Google had pledged to mark all unencrypted sites as ‘not secure’ nearly two years ago.
TECHNOLOGY
Second-generation Audi Q3 to go on sale in Europe by year end
The second-generation Q3 is based on the Volkswagen Group's MQB platform resulting in a growth on all sides. The length and width of the car has grown by 97 mm and 25 mm respectively compared to the outgoing model.
BUSINESS
Paytm opposes lobbying by foreign firms to dilute data storage rules
Compelling foreign firms to relocate their servers would offer Paytm an opportunity to steal a march on rivals as they will be more focused on compliance, rather than growth, in the short term.
WORLD
News in Pics: Your daily dose of pictures from around the world
Moneycontrol brings to you select pictures that are making headlines across the globe.
