BUSINESS

Civil Aviation Min asked to allow uninterrupted transportation of samples for bird flu testing

9:40 pm January 14, 2021

New Delhi: Amid bird flu outbreak in 10 states, the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on Thursday said it has asked its civil aviation counterpart to allow uninterrupted transportation of samples for expeditious testing in designated laboratories. This comes in the wake of some states banning the supply of poultry and poultry products without testing […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Infosys to Onboard Award-Winning Experience Design Agency, Carter Digital

7:46 pm January 13, 2021

Bengaluru: PRNewswire, Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a definitive agreement to purchase assets and onboard employees of Carter Digital, one of Australia’s leading and award-winning experience design agencies. This asset takeover strengthens Infosys’ global design and experience offerings, demonstrates its continued commitment in bringing innovative thinking, […]

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans matter of concern: Centre to HC

Signal woos users with simple terms of service; says India mkt response beats expectations

1:42 pm January 13, 2021

New Delhi: Signal saw a meteoric rise as a direct consequence of privacy debate around its larger rival WhatsApp, but its co-founder Brian Acton said the messaging platform is hoping to capitalise on the opportunities with its ”simple and straightforward” terms of service and privacy policy. Signal, a non-profit, has seen millions of downloads globally after WhatsApp updated its privacy […]

Tesla registers unit in India

11:35 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: American electric car maker Tesla has registered its Indian arm amid indications that the company is set to enter the country’s automobile market. According to a regulatory filing, the firm has registered Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt Ltd with RoC Bangalore. The company has been registered as an unlisted private entity with […]

GoAir begins vaccine delivery; Operates flight to Chennai from Pune containing 70,800 vials

2:27 pm January 12, 2021

Mumbai: Budget carrier GoAir has operated a flight to Chennai from Pune, containing 70,800 vials of COVID-19 vaccines as the much-awaited roll out of the vaccine commenced on Tuesday. The flight took off for Chennai from Pune early morning on Tuesday, carrying 70,800 vials (7,08,000 doses) of the vaccine, according to GoAir. ”We at GoAir are overwhelmed with the kind of responsibility bestowed upon us to […]