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Economy

Lemon prices shoot up, lemonade out of reach

Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) An old saying goes, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade". But what does one do when lemons become out...

Equity indices start new week in red; Q4 earnings in focus

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Indian equity indices started the new week in the red as investors eye Q4 earnings of Indian companies to...

Shanghai lockdown highlights China’s deep economic problems

MAHUA VENKATESH New Delhi, April 11: With the Chinese economy being hit by stringent Covid-19 restrictions almost since the start of this year, Beijing is...

Meta planning ‘Zuck Bucks’ digital currency as crypto dream fails

San Francisco, April 7 (IANS) Meta is reportedly planning to launch a digital currency called 'Zuck Bucks' -- named after its Founder Mark Zuckerberg...

Musk joins Twitter’s board of directors, promises significant improvements

San Francisco/New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) In a significant development, Indian-origin Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Tuesday announced that the micro-blogging platform has appointed...

Transforming gold investments in India

By SAMEER PATIL Gold has always been an essential part of the socio-economic-cultural ethos of every Indian. As an investment, it has always carried with...

Pakistani rupee plummets to all-time low against USD

Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) The Pakistani rupee on Tuesday plummeted to an all-time low against the US dollar, trading at 185.40 PKR in the...

US anti-trust bill seeks to tame Big Tech, India needs to learn

New Delhi/Washington, April 5 (IANS) As pressure mounts on Big Tech to sanitise their platforms and stop scraping users data, India needs to learn...

India’s export touches record $418 bn in 2021-22, says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's exports touched a record high of $418 billion in 2021-22, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. "In March,...

Amazon trying to illegally enter India’s physical retail market via Future deal: CAIT to...

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) E-commerce giant Amazon is trying to illegally enter India's physical retail market via its deal with the Future Group...