Bitcoin surges past $20K, Ethereum crosses $1,100 per coin

Bitcoin surges past $20K, Ethereum crosses $1,100 per coin

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) After witnessing free fall for weeks, Bitcoin finally managed to rebound past $20,000 per digital coin on Monday, around 16 per cent gain over the weekend. The rally came after Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, dropped below $18,000 per digital coin on Sunday — a massive over 70…

Swiggy ‘deactivates’ delivery executive who sent creepy messages to woman (Ld)

Swiggy ‘deactivates’ delivery executive who sent creepy messages to woman (Ld)

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) After a woman shared ‘creepy’ messages like “miss you lot,” from a Swiggy agent who delivered groceries at her doorstep, the company on Saturday said that the delivery executive has been ‘deactivated’ from the platform upon investigation. After the delivery employee began texting her on WhatsApp, Prapthi, as per her…

Goyal says India’s firm stamp visible in outcome of every WTO meeting

Goyal says India’s firm stamp visible in outcome of every WTO meeting

Geneva, June 17 (IANS) India has been able to secure a favourable outcome at the WTO after many years, despite a strong global campaign against its farmers & fishermen, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, after the conclusion of the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva. “Big win for our fishing community! India’s consistent and…

Over 3K complaints later, govt directs Swiggy, Zomato to furnish resolution framework

Over 3K complaints later, govt directs Swiggy, Zomato to furnish resolution framework

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) After getting more than 3,500 grievances against Swiggy and Zomato on its consumer helpline, the Department of Consumer Affairs on Monday directed the two major e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) to furnish, within 15 days, ways to better address those problems. The e-commerce FBOs were also directed by the Department…

BharatPe sees more high-profile exits after Ashneer Grover saga

BharatPe sees more high-profile exits after Ashneer Grover saga

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) After facing the months-long Ashneer Grover saga, fintech platform BharatPe is witnessing some high-profile exits and now, its founding member Satyam Nathani has resigned. Earlier, BharatPe’s chief revenue officer Nishit Sharma and head of institutional debt partnerships, Chandrima Dhar, had quit citing personal reasons. “This is to inform that Satyam…

Inquiry into Tesla Autopilot being expanded by US safety officials

Inquiry into Tesla Autopilot being expanded by US safety officials

San Francisco, June 10 (IANS) After discovering fresh incidences of Tesla’s Autopilot advanced driver assistance system colliding with parked first-responder vehicles, US federal safety officials have “upgraded” their probe. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a notice on Thursday that it was expanding its preliminary evaluation of Tesla Autopilot systems to an…

‘Musk’s $44 bn Twitter takeover deal draws investor suit over bot account claims’

‘Musk’s $44 bn Twitter takeover deal draws investor suit over bot account claims’

San Francisco, June 8 (IANS) After tech billionaire Elon Musk threatened to blow up the $44 billion buyout over the bot issue, a media report has stated that a Twitter shareholder wants a judge to order the microblogging site to turn over internal papers about spam and fake accounts. According to Bloomberg, John Solak, who…

Kolkata Metro hopes for a scale down in OR that peaked in 2020-21

Kolkata Metro hopes for a scale down in OR that peaked in 2020-21

Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) After a disastrous year that saw its Operating Ratio (OR) shoot up to 678, the Kolkata Metro Railway is hoping for an improvement even as performances of zonal railways are being worked out for the 2021-22 fiscal. OR is the figure that denotes how much a railway zone spent to earn…

Haryana petrol pump association urges govt to reduce VAT on fuel

Haryana petrol pump association urges govt to reduce VAT on fuel

Gurugram, May 28 (IANS) After the reduction of excise duty on petrol and diesel by the Centre, the All Haryana Petrol Pump Association has demanded that the state government follow suit. The organization has threatened that if the Haryana government ignores their demand, all dealers of the state will not buy oil from companies on…

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