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Russian Engineering Marvels: More Wheels to Power India’s Vande Bharat Train
Chennai, March 11 With the Russian-Indian consortium -- Transmashholding (TMH) and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) -- being the lowest bidder to make 200 Vande Bharat trains, more train wheels are expected to roll into India from Russia, said officials. The 16-coach Vande Bharat train moves on 64 wheels and ...Apple may soon launch an M3-equipped iMac
San Francisco, March 6 Tech giant Apple will reportedly launch a new iMac as early as the second half of this year, which is expected to come with a powerful M3 chip made with a 3nm process. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the upcoming iMac will feature the same 24-inch ...Iconic chocolate Toblerone set to revolutionize packing design under new Swiss laws with the power ...
London, March 5 The Over-century-old Swiss pyramid-shaped chocolate Toblerone will change its packing to remove the Matterhorn mountain peak in accordance with the alpine European country's laws, media reports said on Sunday. The image of the jagged mountain peak, used on the chocolate's packaging since 1970, will have to change ...China leading US in tech race: Report
London, March 2 The US and other western countries are losing the race with China to develop advanced technologies and retain talent, with Beijing potentially establishing a monopoly in some areas, a new report published on Thursday said. China leads in 37 of 44 technologies tracked in a year-long project ...Bill Gates meets Rajeev Chandrasekhar, discusses India Stack, AI innovations
New Delhi, March 1 Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Wednesday met Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and had a "good, interesting conversation about India Stack and Artificial Intelligence (AI)". During the meeting at the office of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) here, ...Credit Suisse shares plunge to record low
London, Feb 21 Shares of embattled Swiss bank Credit Suisse fell to a record low on Tuesday after a report that regulators are reviewing comments the lenders chairman made about the health of its finances, according to a media report. The bank's stock plunged as much as 9 per cent ...India’s GDP growth in FY23 to be 7%, FY24 at 6%: Acuite Ratings
Chennai, Feb 20 Credit rating agency Acuite Ratings and Research on Monday reiterated India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate for FY23 at 7 per cent. It also anticipates the economic growth trajectory in FY24 to slip to 6 per cent, which would still make India one of the highest ...UAE-India Business Council launched to boost bilateral trade
Dubai, Feb 18 Marking the first anniversary of India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the top business houses of India and UAE came together to open the UAE India Business Council - UAE Chapter (UIBC-UC), to bolster economic ties and facilitate shared goal of enhancing bilateral trade and investment. The ...US proposes $175K fine on Musk’s SpaceX for failure to give launch data
Washington, Feb 18 The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against Elon Musk-run SpaceX for failure to submit launch collision analysis trajectory data directly to the agency. The case pertains to the August 19, 2022, launch of the Starlink Group 4-27 mission. The FAA said ...UK inflation cools to 10.1% in January
London, Feb 15 The UK's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 10.1 per cent in the 12 months to January, down from 10.5 per cent in December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. Although still at a high level, inflation eased again in January. This was partly ...