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Washington: Microsoft Corp. conducted an investigation into co-founder Bill Gates's involvement with an employee almost two decades ago after it was informed in 2019 of his attempt to start a romantic relationship with that person, the Bloomberg reported.The board...

Moscow: South Korea's SK bioscience has obtained the European Goof Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification which could open path for the export of COVID-19 vaccines to the EU."SK bioscience, which has become a global hub for COVID-19 vaccine production, has...

Kolkata: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solutions provider, today announced special benefits for low-income customers on its network to help them stay connected during the ongoing pandemic.As a one-time gesture, Airtel will give the Rs 49 pack FREE...

Kochi: Penna Cement Industries, a well-established integrated cement player with a strong brand recall in southern and western states of India, has refiled for its Initial Public Offering to fundraise Rs 1,300 crore via a fresh issue of equity...

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Friday touched record high levels across the country after rates were increased for the fourth time this week, the PTI reported.Petrol price was hiked by 29 paise per litre and diesel by...

Mumbai: IndusInd Bank on Wednesday fell 3.39 per cent to Rs 916.90, a major loser in 30 scrips of BSE.Other losers were Hind Unilever by 3.01 pc to Rs 2330.50, ICICI Bank by 2.42 per cent to Rs 595,...

Washington: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the US state after the Colonial Pipeline shutdown following a ransomware attack, local media reported.DeSantis signed an executive order to direct state emergency management officials to work...

New York: The United Nations has raised India's growth forecast for this year by 0.2 per cent to 7.5 per cent while terming the outlook as 'highly fragile'.According to the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) mid-2021 report, India's...

New Delhi:  WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts, the PTI reported.WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over...

New Delhi: In one of the steepest increase since daily price revision was started, petrol price on Thursday was hiked by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise as oil companies raised rates for the third straight...