Technology, Mobiles tabs, 1st Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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The task force was assigned to draft direct tax laws in line with the norms prevalent in other countries

Tax force on direct taxes gets more time to submit report

The government has allowed the task force to submit its report by 16th of August 2019.

01 Aug 2019 10:56 AM

Apple said services revenue rose 12.6 per cent to USD 11.5 billion in the three months to June.

Apple woos investors with China gain, market value nears $1 trillion

Apple would be in close distance of topping USD 1 trillion in market value, just shy of the world’s most valuable company, Microsoft.

01 Aug 2019 10:54 AM

Paytm E-commerce, the parent firm of Paytm Mall, has issued preferential shares on private placement basis to e-Bay.

eBay buys 5.5 per cent stake in Paytm Mall for USD 160 million

With this round, Paytm Mall has raised about USD 805 million in total funding across three rounds.

01 Aug 2019 10:50 AM

Huawei’s advance has spurred other phone makers to cancel 4G models planned for the rest of this year and instead focus on 5G models for release early.

Qualcomm outlook clouded by Huawei's smartphone gains in China

Qualcomm Chief Executive Steve Mollenkopf said Huawei had stolen market share mainly from its rivals such as Xiaomi Corp, Oppo and Vivo.

01 Aug 2019 10:49 AM

FA increases minimum ban for racist abuse to six matches

The English FA has increased its mandatory minimum ban for 1st time offenders found guilty of discriminatory behaviour to 6 matches from 5.

01 Aug 2019 10:42 AM

iPhone sales have dipped but there is a silver lining for Apple.

After Apple iPhone is dead, what next?

A look at what may shape the Cupertino-based brand for years to come.

01 Aug 2019 10:42 AM

Sidhu had resigned as Punjab minister amid huge differences with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. (Photo: File)

Congress denies rumour that Navjot Singh Sidhu will be Delhi chief

According to news agency ANI, sources said there were 'suggestions' that Sidhu should be assigned the job of leading the party in Delhi.

01 Aug 2019 10:41 AM

Apple estimates its revenue will grow between USD 61-64 billion in the fourth quarter.

Apple reports all-time record revenue from services, wearables

Apple noted its international sales accounted for 59 per cent of the quarter's revenue.

01 Aug 2019 10:40 AM

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 1,497.07 crore on Wednesday, provisional data with the exchanges showed.

Rupee falls 41 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 69.20 against US dollar amid unabated foreign fund outflows and rising crude oil prices.

01 Aug 2019 10:30 AM

India has brought down the import of oil from Iran, with which it has historic and cultural ties, to almost zero. (Representational Image)

Highly gratified by cooperation from ‘great friend’ India on Iran: US

India, which has galloping energy needs, went out of its way to co-operate with the United States.

01 Aug 2019 10:27 AM

The department looks to open one crore accounts for IPPB in 100 days.

India Post Payments Bank to be converted into small finance bank

India Post will partner with Common Service Centre to provide a suite of citizen centric services such as banking, remittance.

01 Aug 2019 10:23 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)

Finance Minister Sitharaman to meet CEOs of PSU banks on Friday

The country's largest bank, State Bank of India, has lending worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore classified as NPA till march 2019.

01 Aug 2019 10:18 AM

The surplus capital transfer would help the government meet its fiscal deficit target as it will come as a windfall to the exchequer.

RBI capital transfer: Jalan panel likely to get extension to finalise report

As per various estimates, the RBI has over Rs 9 lakh crore of surplus capital with it.

01 Aug 2019 10:11 AM

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Best Men's Player award two times. The Portugal's striker will be looking to reclaim the award from the last time winner Croatia's Luka Modric. (Photo:AFP/AP/PTI)

Fifa nominates Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo for best men player’s award

FIFA released the nominations for four of the best categories and the winner will be decided through the voting done by the fans.

01 Aug 2019 10:09 AM

The Bill was passed with 99 members in its favour while 84 members voted against it in the final division. (Photo: File)

President Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill

With the President's approval, the Bill has become an Act.

01 Aug 2019 10:07 AM

The company, however, does not give out country-specific numbers.

Apple bounces back in India, logs double-digit growth in Q3

Apple clocked 1 per cent year-on-year growth in revenue at USD 53.8 billion for the quarter ended June.

01 Aug 2019 10:06 AM

The broader Nifty also fell 16.15 points or 0.44 per cent to 11,069.25.

Sensex tanks over 200 points in early trade

The 30-share index was trading 205.69 points or 0.55 per cent lower at 37,275.43.

01 Aug 2019 10:00 AM

According to sources, the property was jointly owned by Karti Chidambaram and his mother Nalini. (Photo: ANI)

INX Media case: ED directs Karti Chidambaram to vacate Delhi house

The property was attached by the probe agency in October last year.

01 Aug 2019 9:49 AM

Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho' co-star Suved Lohia takes his life in exciting direction

Suved has been a part of quite interesting Bollywood films like 'Aryan: Unbreakable' and Salman Khan starrer blockbuster 'Jai Ho'.

01 Aug 2019 9:47 AM

218 graduated engineers of the 2015-2019 batch received their degrees.

MEC College of Engineering organises its second convocation ceremony

The convocation was held in the MEC Campus at Bahadurpally, Hyderabad, which was graced by Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra.

01 Aug 2019 9:46 AM

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