TECHNOLOGY
Samsung to start trial production of foldable OLED displays for Galaxy X this summer
Samsung, Apple, LG, and Microsoft are all reportedly planning to launch foldable phones
WORLD
WhatsApp group admins can now restrict participants from sending messages
WhatsApp will inform all the participants present in the group about the change in settings
CRYPTOCURRENCY
Polish Bitcoin Association is up against banks for refusing services to crypto-related firms
PBS claims that at least 15 institutions have denied services to 52 entities and closed 25 entities accounts because they were associated with crypto
WORLD
Microsoft to launch foldable dual-screen ‘Andromeda’ Surface device
The device will fold like a book and a pen can be used to capture the digital ink. A user named David Breyer posted a teaser of what looks like the next foldable device by Microsoft
POLITICS
More than lack of jobs, the issue is lack of data on jobs: PM Modi
PM Modi said the government has to work like an “enabler” and not an “obstructer”, maximizing productivity and optimizing processes
INDIA
PM Modi on job creation: Is it possible the Centre is creating joblessness when states are putting out good numbers?
The prime minister also said there is a need for reform in the way jobs are measured in the country since employment is generated on every level within the country
INDIA
Delhi youths taken for a ride; duped of lakhs over fake railway jobs
Police have found 14 victims so far and are scanning the records of the agency, Green Tea Aviation, run by a member of the gang, Amit Pal, to find details of rest of the victims.
BUSINESS
Payments Council of India appoints Vishwas Patel as its new chairman
It has also announced the appointment of Loney Antony, Managing Director, Hitachi Payment Services, as its new co-chairman
BUSINESS
As US-based toy store chain shuts down, mystery buyer purchases toys worth $1 mn
A customer was quoted as saying, “Maybe, it’s Bill Gates,” who also speculated that probably Amazon was the mystery buyer who would eventually donate the toys to charity.
BUSINESS
B2C e-commerce company, SaleBhai receives BSE approval for SME IPO
The company has already received funding from 71 individuals, who had started as customers and became investors for the platform.
BUSINESS
Markets@Moneycontrol: Sensex, Nifty end off the day’s low points
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 159.07 points to 35,264.41 and the 50-share NSE Nifty shed 57 points to 10,657.30. About 1,643 shares declined against 966 advancing shares on the BSE.
INDIA
Patna college denies entry to female applicants for not following dress code; protest follows
Last year, another college had enforced a rule for girls to wear straight pants, jackets and kurtas with dupattas in college.
BUSINESS
Podcast | Digging Deep - Giving and growing: The story of Wipro & Azim Premji
Wipro is an integrated and consistently diversifying conglomerate offering multifarious products, solutions and services across systems, software, consumer care, healthcare, lighting and IT
BUSINESS
BJP spokesperson accuses Congress of sharing a close relationship with Vijay Mallya
Anil Baluni's words came after Mallya, re-posted a tweet of Congress chief, who had criticised the Modi government over its black money claims and promises.
WORLD
To protest Apple's tax evasion, Paris activists turn store into an emergency ward
The protestors were dressed in lab coats and even performed treatments on the patients lying on hospital beds or the floor of the crowded store.
INDIA
Allahabad youth 'lured by ISIS' on WhatsApp; offered Rs 3.43 lakh for intelligence information
The Canada-based group admin kept adding the youth back every time the latter attempted to leave the group.
WORLD
How featuring on the FATF's grey list can impact Pakistan
Pakistan was placed on the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its June 29 plenary
WORLD
People in Russia shocked to see a 'rain tax' component in utility bills
On approaching the management company for an explanation, they were told that the charge was for management of the rainwater which flowed off their roofs into the sewer.
WORLD
French gangster stages Hollywood-style jailbreak; escapes in hijacked helicopter
Redoine Faid managed to escape from a prison near Paris, with the help of two accomplices, using smoke bombs and angle grinders
TECHNOLOGY
LTE flaw could be used to snoop, direct users to malicious websites
LTE is used by billions of users and was supposed to fix the security loopholes in its predecessor Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications
WORLD
FIFA World Cup 2018: Meet Igor Akinfeev, the footballer who orchestrated Russia's victory against Spain
The 32-year-old captain made two extremely important saves in the penalty shootout which eventually became the deciding factor in Russia's victory.
BUSINESS
Technical View: Nifty forms 'Dark Cloud Cover' pattern; avoid short terms bets
Formation of a Dark Cloud Cover after a bullish candle does not augur well for the bulls and traders should avoid short term bets for the time being, experts suggest.
BUSINESS
Aditya Birla Sun Life MF to reshuffle fund management for 8 schemes
The changes have been made after after Shravan Sreenivasula ceased to be the fund manager.
BUSINESS
Podcast | An evening walk down Dalal Street: Sensex falls over 150 points; nearly 300 stocks hit 52-week low
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 159.07 points to 35,264.41 and the 50-share NSE Nifty shed 57 points to 10,657.30. About 1,643 shares declined against 966 advancing shares on the BSE.
