India’s norms against dark patterns may hurt ease of doing business: Big Tech coalition

New Delhi (IANS) The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), that has Meta, Amazon, Twitter, Google and other Big Tech companies as its members, has opposed the draft dark pattern guidelines by the Indian government, saying the move may stagnate the growth…

India likely to see 70-75% growth in 5G smartphone shipments in festive season

New Delhi (IANS) India is expected to see 70-75 per cent annual growth in the 5G smartphone shipments during the ongoing festive season, a new report has said.

The country saw a 65 per cent growth in 5G handset shipments till July this year…

Oil prices jump on concerns over Middle East supply disruptions

New Delhi (IANS) Oil prices jumped by 4 per cent on Monday on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East.

The West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark for US oil, rose to more than $86 a barrel,…

K'taka Industries Minister meets US chip manufacturer AMD officials

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, M.B. Patil, on Saturday had a 'productive discussion' in San Francisco, California, around skilling, Center of Excellence, and stimulating…

Crude supply, inflation risks for India if war spreads to West Asia: Economists

Chennai (IANS) Senior Economists are in a wait and watch mode as to the impact of Israel - Hamas war on the Indian economy while agreeing there may be a crude oil supply challenge if the war spreads across West Asia.

They said it is a bit early…

HONOR 90 5G: Shakes up status quo in saturated Indian phone market; get it for as low as Rs 26,999

New Delhi (IANS) The saturated Indian smartphone market was waiting for a new entrant to shake up the status quo and HTech, a comprehensive solutions provider, has now brought HONOR 90 in India that not only breaks walnuts but sets new standards for…

GST Council meeting today likely to take up steel scrap issue too

New Delhi (IANS)The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its meeting on Saturday, is expected to take up the issue of GST on steel scrap among the items on its likely agenda which include exemption of tax on millets in powdered form and the tax…

Air India unveils first look of A350 aircraft

New Delhi (IANS) Air India on Saturday unveiled the first look of its A350 aircraft following its rebranding and the introduction of a fresh logo and livery, following its acquisition by the Tata Group.

“Here's the first look of the majestic…

GST on e-gaming firms not retrospective, Centre tells dissenting states

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government has clarified to the states that the goods and services tax (GST) on online gaming companies is not being levied retrospectively since some online games involved in betting were already being charged a 28 per…

RBI retains repo rate; GDP growth at 6.5%, inflation at 5.4%

Chennai (IANS) As predicted by economists, the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) did not change the repo rate from 6.50 per cent.

Announcing the decision of the MPC after its three-day deliberations, RBI Governor Shaktikanta…