BUSINESS

Rupee settles 4 paise higher at 73.54 against US dollar

4:20 pm October 22, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 4 paise to close at 73.54 against the US dollar on Thursday, as sustained foreign fund inflows strengthened investor sentiment. However, a strong dollar against major currencies overseas restricted the rupee’s gain, forex dealers said. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened lower at 73.77, but pared all its […]

Gmail, other Google services face outage

Who is harmed by Google’s monopoly?

11:46 pm October 21, 2020

New York: Google has long defended itself against charges of monopoly by stressing that its products are free and that no one has to use them. And it’s avoided tough government scrutiny for years based in part on the idea that people searching the internet are not Google’s true customers. We’re its product. Advertisers are […]

Sugar Cosmetics raises USD 2 mn in Series C funding round led by Stride Ventures

2:31 pm October 21, 2020

New Delhi: Mumbai-based cosmetics start-up Sugar has raised USD 2 million (approx Rs 14.68 crore) in a Series C funding round led by Stride Ventures. Series C financing (also known as Series C round) is one of the stages in the capital-raising process by a start-up. “Stride Ventures… led a debt round of USD 2 million in Sugar Cosmetics … The fund has partnered with […]

Australian watchdog considers its own Google antitrust case

12:52 pm October 21, 2020

Canberra: Australia’s competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against Google, the commission chairman said Wednesday after the U.S. Justice Department sued the company for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising. Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims described the U.S. case filed Tuesday as one of the world’s biggest antitrust cases […]

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

Markets tick higher for 3rd day; IT stocks sparkle

5:49 pm October 20, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty notched up gains for the third straight session on Tuesday, led by IT stocks and HDFC Bank amid a rebound in the global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex settled 112.77 points or 0.28 per cent higher at 40,544.37. The broader NSE Nifty rose 23.75 points or 0.20 per cent […]