BUSINESS
Digital lending to become $1 tn opportunity in India over next 5 years: BCG
The report provides insights on the decision making journey of the Indian loan seeker and lists the imperatives for industry participants in the lending ecosystem to capitalise on this opportunity.
WORLD
OnePlus X was not a success, CEO Pete Lau confirms
He said that the company's aim was to create a best-in-class flagship-lite product and although the community loved the design and thought the product was beautiful, most still preferred flagship devices.
WORLD
Nawaz Sharif provided with television, cook and lawn in jail
The government in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Thursday said that Sharif is getting all the facilities in jail that he is entitled to under the law.
BUSINESS
UPL to acquire Arysta LifeScience in $4.2 billion all-cash deal
UPL Corp is the wholly-owned subsidiary of UPL Ltd. in Mauritius while Arysta Lifescience is a global provider of innovative crop protection solutions, including BioSolutions and Seed Treatment.
WORLD
China-based firm Terrafugia announces that its first flying car will finally go on sale in 2019
The finished machine will have some useful improvements in return for the extra months of waiting. The acquisition of the company by Geely, the parent company of car manufacturing unit Volvo is said to be the reason behind the company's recent progress.
INDIA
MLAs, EX-MLAs and families must utilise government hospital facilities for treatment
Assembly secretary S Murthy under the guidance of the Speaker issued a notice to MLAs, EX-MLAs and families to make use of public hospitals for treatments unless its an emergency.
INDIA
Two men posed as CBI officers to dupe trader of gold worth Rs 7 lakh in Ahmedabad
Police said the suspects conversed in Hindi to the trader's employees, to make them believe that the men belong to CBI.
BUSINESS
Wipro sees 0.3-2.3% growth in Q2 IT services revenue: Here are 10 key takeaways from Q1 earnings
Wipro stock price corrected 9 percent year-to-date, underperforming its peers TCS, Infosys and HCL Technologies that rallied 47 percent, 27 percent and 10.5 percent, respectively.
INDIA
Pune scientists devise a cost-effective method to dispose crop residue
Currently, it takes twenty to thirty days to obtain manure but using the mixture devised by the scientists it can be done within a fortnight, according to S S Dagar, one of the researchers on the team.
INDIA
Rs 50,000 fine for not using Telugu on signboards in Vijaywada
The proposal was initiated by Telugu Bhasha Samskrutula Abhivruddhi Adhyayana Committee.
BUSINESS
Markets@Moneycontrol: Indices manage to end week on high note, midcaps outperform
The Sensex is up 145.14 points or 0.40% at 36496.37, while the Nifty is up 53.10 points or 0.48% at 11010.20.
POLITICS
No-confidence motion: Here’s why PM Modi laughed during Rahul Gandhi’s speech
Modi joined his MPs in laughing their way through Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the no-confidence Parliamentary debate
BUSINESS
Wipro posts 16.3% QoQ rise in June quarter net profit to Rs 2,093.8 crore
IT services revenue in dollar terms was $2.02 billion, down 1.7 percent quarter on quarter. Constant currency revenue grew 0.1 percent sequentially
TRENDS
While Rahul Gandhi attacked Modi over 'jumlas', Karnataka was busy looking up its meaning
The internet went berserk as the search for the word "jumla" shot up with the entire country Googling it
BUSINESS
Wipro announces partnership with cloud-based HR firm Alight Solutions
Bengaluru-based Wipro did not disclose the deal size.
BUSINESS
Havells Q1 standalone net profit at Rs 210 crore
Net sales saw a 39.5 percent increase for the electrical goods company in the first quarter
BUSINESS
Podcast | Heavyweights, midcaps rally push market higher, Nifty above 11K
Sectoral indices such as IT, pharma, infra, banks and energy boosted the upmove as well. Metals and auto were the top losers among other sectors.
POLITICS
Jobs, women's safety and being Hindu: Rahul Gandhi targets Modi and his ministers
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, during his speech, slammed the Centre over lack of jobs and women's safety
POLITICS
'Can we now officially declare it as hug day?': Twitterati reacts to Rahul's jhappi
Twitter came alive as the speech neared its end with a myriad of reactions from both ends of the political spectrum. If this was not sufficient, some witty puns and sarcasm were also passed on
TRENDS
US restaurant bans customer who left a note saying ‘we don’t tip terrorist’
The server Khalil Cavil’s name was circled by the customer, with zero mentioned in the tip field.
BUSINESS
L&T shares gain 1% after heavy engineering arm wins orders worth Rs 1,600 cr
Of the order inflow, orders worth Rs 1,470 crore are from international clients in the USA, Europe, Middle East, CIS and China, L&T said.
INDIA
Data leak: Mobile numbers, photos of 2.4 lakh NEET candidates put up for sale online
The data of up to 2.4 lakh NEET applicants from larger states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, etc were available on the website.
BUSINESS
Zee Media Corporation shares locked at 20% upper circuit after stellar earnings performance in Q1
Zee Media Corporation's profit before exceptional item stood at Rs 21.5 crore for the quarter, a growth of 70.6 percent compared to Rs 12.6 crore in same period last year.
TRENDS
No-confidence debate: Before 'jhappi' to PM, Rahul attacks Centre on 'burning issues'
Rahul Gandhi questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on burning issues facing the country including safety of women as well as increasing crimes against women, minorities, Dalits, etc
