INDIA
Over 1,000 new recruits dismissed for participating in a two-day MSRTC strike
The strike was called as many drivers and conductors were demanding a salary revision.
TECHNOLOGY
Force Motors to launch Gurkha Xtreme with Mercedes-Benz-derived engine
The Gurkha's old 2.6-litre engine will be swapped out for a new Mercedes-Benz OM611-derived 2.2 litre diesel engine
BUSINESS
Indian Hotels wins e-auction for The Connaught, New Delhi
Indian Hotels will pay nearly 32 percent of the turnover or Rs 5.89 crore to NDMC per annum, as per the terms. It will also have to pay NDMC a non-refundable amount of Rs 2.93 crore.
WORLD
Cigarette smoking on a decline in USA: Report
As per figures released by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, there are still more than 30 million adult smokers in the US.
WORLD
FIFA World Cup 2018: Senegal, Japan fans clean stadium after match
Senegal became the first African nation to win their opening match at the World Cup after defeating Poland 2-1.
BUSINESS
Budget Trivia (Part V): Manmohan Singh quoted Victor Hugo referring to which idea in his budget?
Encompassing over 70 years of history of independent India, in our Budget Trivia series, we present to you 70 lesser-known facts about the Budget process
BUSINESS
Bitcoin is 'not for me', says Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein
Blankfein, however, did not want to dismiss cryptocurrencies completely.
WORLD
Ancient sea creature named after Barack Obama
Obama has great passion for science, hence the fossil has been named 'Obamus Coronatus'.
BUSINESS
Mahindra TUV300 Plus launched at a starting price of Rs 9.47 lakh
The new SUV receives a more powerful engine in the form of a 2.2 litre mHawk which is capable of producing 120 PS of power and 280 Nm of torque mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.
WORLD
Water usage has reduced to pre-1970s levels in the US
lifornia topped the list of withdrawal for all categories with almost 9 percent and the same amount of total freshwater withdrawals.
INDIA
All you need to know about J&K Governor NN Vohra, who's ruling the state for the 4th time
The retired IAS officer has been J&K's governor since 2008.
TECHNOLOGY
Kawasaki Motors launches 2019 Ninja 1000 priced at Rs 9.99 lakh
The bike is assembled as a semi-knocked down product in company’s Pune facility
WORLD
Volvo announces plan to use 25% recycled plastics in cars by 2025
Hakan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Cars. “Environmental care is one of Volvo’s core values and we will continue to find new ways to bring this into our business".
BUSINESS
After $31 million hack, crypto exchange Bithumb halts withdrawals
Bithumb has requested all their investors to kindly discontinue depositing cryptocurrencies immediately until any further notice issued by them.
TECHNOLOGY
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 to feature a 6.9-inch display and a mammoth 5,400mAh battery
The phone will likely come in three different RAM/storage combinations- 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB storage.
BUSINESS
L&T opposes proposal to give Rs 60,000-crore submarine project to Mazagon Dock
The company has sought NITI Aayog's intervention in the matter, asking it to reserve the 'Make in India' project for private players, as was originally intended
BUSINESS
These are the world's best restaurants and only one from India makes it to the top 100
Restaurant magazine has released the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in the world. European restaurant dominates the top ten list occupying six spots. Overall, just one Indian restaurant feature in the list that too outside top 50. Find out which Indian restaurant makes the list:
BUSINESS
CEA Arvind Subramanian to move back to the US in September
“This is the best job I have ever had and probably ever will,” he told the reporters, adding that the last date for his role as the CEA is yet to be fixed.
REAL-ESTATE
Smart Cities Mission: Shillong finally selected as 100th smart city
Total proposed investment for the 100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission is around Rs 2 lakh crore. With this selection of all 100 cities is now complete
BUSINESS
Elon Musk: Universal income will be necessary over time if AI takes over most human jobs
Earlier in a November 2016 interview, Musk had said, “There is a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation."
BUSINESS
Fine Organic Industries Rs 600cr IPO subscribed 12% on Day 1
The company raised Rs 180 crore from anchor investors.
BUSINESS
RITES IPO subscribed 0.6 times on Day 1
Price band for the issue has been fixed at Rs 180-185.
TECHNOLOGY
Electric vehicle manufacturers urge govt to focus on short-term beneficial policies
On Tuesday, the SMEV held an executive council meeting, where the representative group requested the Centre to help manufacturers sell around three million electric vehicles within the next three years, starting 2019.
BUSINESS
Podcast | An evening walk down Dalal Street: Bargain hunting at lower level help Nifty to close above 10,750
Sectorally, the Nifty Bank rose 1.1 percent, followed by Nifty Realty index which rose 1.10 percent, and the Metal index closed 0.99 percent higher.
