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Published on Dec 04, 2024 09:37 PM IST

The bench said though the offence was grave, the fact that the accused has been in prison for so many years without trial could not be overlooked

The Supreme Court directed Anil Jindal to provide a list of his bank accounts and immovable properties to the trial court (FILE PHOTO)

ByAbraham Thomas

Indian-origin Gen Z CEO backs Zepto's Aadit Palicha amid ‘toxic work ’ row

Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha found backing from Indian-origin Daksh Gupta, who faced criticism for advocating long working hours.

Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha (L) got support from Greptile CEO Daksh Gupta (R).

Updated on Dec 04, 2024 07:04 PM IST

ByHT Trending Desk

Honda launches 2024 Amaze, India's most affordable car with ADAS | Check price

Honda has launched the new third generation Amaze, the most affordable car in the country with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) known as Honda Sensing

From left, Vice President of Marketing and Sales of the Honda Cars India Ltd. Kunal Behl, the company's President and CEO Takuya Tsumura, the company's Marketing and Sales Director Ryuto Shimizu, and Product Development Team representative for the All-New Amaze from Honda R&D Asia Pacific Peerachet T at the global debut of the All-New 3rd Generation Honda Amaze, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024(Arun Sharma/PTI)

Published on Dec 04, 2024 04:48 PM IST

Reliance's Viacom18 acquires Jiohotstar.com website domain: Report

The jiohotstar.com domain was first registered by a Delhi-based engineer who asked Reliance to fund his Cambridge education in exchange, which Reliance refused

At the moment, Manish Painuly, senior director at Viacom18, is listed as the registrant and administrative contact for the domain, according to the latest WHOIS records.

Published on Dec 04, 2024 04:32 PM IST

Swiggy to increase Instamart delivery charges? Here's what we know

At the moment, delivery is free only for Swiggy One (the loyalty programme) users while others have to pay a fee

Published on Dec 04, 2024 03:08 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

‘Anti-aging’ US CEO Bryan Johnson 'loves India' but is shocked because...

US millionaire Bryan Johnson updated about his India visit through a series of posts on X. In some of them, he spoke about the country's air quality.

US millionaire Bryan Johnson is on a six-day trip to India. (File Photo, X/@bryan_johnson)

Published on Dec 04, 2024 01:55 PM IST

ByTrisha Sengupta

EPFO 3.0 may allow ATM withdrawal of PF, scrap 12% contribution limit: Report

The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will revamp and introduce multiple policies for the EPFO 3.0 version.

However, discussions regarding all of the new features and policy changes for EPFO 3.0 are currently at the very initial stages.(HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 04, 2024 01:43 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Several accepted candidates back out of PM Internship scheme. Here's why

The PM Internship scheme was announced in the Budget 2024 for giving 10 million internships in 500 top companies over five years to enhance youth employability.

The acceptance rate for the programme was about a third of all applicants in the first week, but many backed out at the last minute(Representative Image: Pexel)

Published on Dec 04, 2024 01:05 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

IndiGo sues Mahindra Electric for using ‘6e’ in name of its new car: Report

IndiGo claims "6E" is not only its official designator, but also a key element of its branding, covering a range of services like 6E Prime, 6E Flex, and add-ons

IndiGo has filed a copyright infringement suit against Mahindra for the use of '6e' in the name of its new electric SUV BE 6e

Published on Dec 04, 2024 12:43 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Zepto CEO pokes fun at work-life balance amid viral Reddit post on 2 am meetings

Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha, 22, said his work-life balance remark is based on an interview of Daksh Gupta, an Indian-origin CEO who defended 84-hour workweeks.

Zepto’s 22-year-old CEO Aadit Palicha. His recent post on work-life balance is viral. (File Photo)

Updated on Dec 04, 2024 11:37 AM IST

ByTrisha Sengupta

Mark Zuckerberg meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago, seeks role in tech policy: Report

Trump adviser Stephen Miller said Zuckerberg has his "own interests,” “own company,” "own agenda," but sees Trump's second term as a “national renewal” chance

Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump talked technology and the CEO even demonstrated the company’s camera-equipped sunglasses.(DonaldTrump/Twitter)

Updated on Dec 04, 2024 10:19 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Business News Live Today December 4, 2024: SC grants bail to SRS group chairman who was arrested in 2018

Business News Live: Get real-time updates on the biggest news from the world of business, stock market and more.

Latest news on December 4, 2024: The Supreme Court directed Anil Jindal to provide a list of his bank accounts and immovable properties to the trial court (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Dec 04, 2024 09:37 PM IST

Today Gold Rate 04-12-2024: Check latest prices in your city

Today Gold Rate: The price of 10 gm of 24 carat gold is Rs. 77963.0/10 grams in Delhi, whereas 1 kg of silver is Rs. 94000.0/Kg in Delhi.

Published on Dec 04, 2024 10:15 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Indian-origin CEO defends 84-hour workweek culture: ‘It's like a rocket launch’

Daksh Gupta, the Indian-origin CEO of Greptile, worked at Amazon as a software prior to setting up his company.

Daksh Gupta is the CEO and co-founder of Greptile, which is based in San Francisco.
(X/@dakshgup)

Updated on Dec 04, 2024 06:18 PM IST

ByShylaja Varma

Lok Sabha passes Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, allows 4 nominees in bank accounts

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman piloted the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill which was approved by a voice vote

**EDS: VIDEO GRAB VIA SANSAD TV** New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_03_2024_000314B) (PTI)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 10:44 PM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman considers leaving US after Trump win: Report

Hoffman had helped finance a defamation lawsuit filed by former New York magazine writer E. Jean Carroll against Trump which got her $83.3 million in damages

Reid Hoffman, co-founder of Linkedin and venture capitalist, arrives at the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Reuters)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 06:20 PM IST

Should you buy an electric car in 2025? Government may make it cheaper

EV ownership isn't practical for everyone, but can be for those primarily using it in the city and live in one with proper availability of charging stations

Electric cars currently make up less than 3% of the total car sales in India(Representational Image/Pexel)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 05:15 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Grand Strategy: The temptation to de-dollarise

For New Delhi, an imperfect global financial system led by the US is perhaps preferable to a “more egalitarian” China-led global financial system.

A woman counts US dollar bills. (Reuters Photo)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 04:21 PM IST

ByHappymon Jacob

RBI says 98.08% of ₹2,000 notes returned: What to do if you still haven't?

The RBI announced the withdrawal of ₹2,000 notes on May 19, 2023. It has since periodically published the status of the amount of such notes being returned

These <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,000 banknotes were originally introduced in November 2016 after the demonetisation of the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,000 and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>500 notes(Representational Image/Pixabay)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 03:27 PM IST

ByAbhyjith K. Ashokan

Huawei Mate 70 debuts: AI features take aim at Apple's dominance in China

Huawei's Mate 70 is powered by the Chinese HarmonyOS Next and will have features like improved photography, live transcription and translation of phone calls

An Apple Inc. store across from a Huawei Technologies Co. flagship store in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024(Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 03:23 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Jaguar unveils Type 00 EV: 770km range, butterfly doors and luxe redesign

Jaguar's new production car will be an electric four‑door GT which will be revealed in late 2025 and built in the UK, with two others to come afterwards

All of this comes at a time when Jaguar, owned by the Tata conglomerate looks to transition away from its prior focus on selling diesel models. Till now, it actively sold only one electric model, the I-Pace.(Jaguar)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 03:47 PM IST

Anand Mahindra's response to criticism of his company's vehicles on social media

Anand Mahindra got huge praise for his response to a post asking him to “fix ground level issues” with the brand before “showing sky high shallow aspirations”

The original post on X (Formerly Twitter) criticising Mahindra came when the automaker had just unveiled its two new electric vehicles, the new BE 6e and XEV 9e(Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 12:09 PM IST

ByAbhyjith K. Ashokan

Intel CEO breaks silence after being forced out by board

Pat Gelsinger started at Intel in 1979 and was its first chief technology officer. He returned to the company as chief executive in 2021.

Pat Gelsinger resigned as the CEO of Intel on December 1. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 12:36 PM IST

ByHT Trending Desk

Top 3 lessons to learn from Mark Cuban making a loss on Shark Tank startups

Billionaire investor and Shark Tank celebrity host Mark Cuban had invested roughly $20 million into 85 companies across 111 episodes of the show since 2009

Published on Dec 03, 2024 12:02 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Today Gold Rate 03-12-2024: Check latest prices in your city

Today Gold Rate: The price of 10 gm of 24 carat gold is Rs. 77513.0/10 grams in Delhi, whereas 1 kg of silver is Rs. 94000.0/Kg in Delhi.

Published on Dec 03, 2024 10:15 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Bill Gates sparks outrage for calling India a 'laboratory to try things’

Bill Gates, in a podcast where he called India a “kind of laboratory to try things”, also talked about climate change, energy, global health, and education.

Bill Gates called India a ‘kind of laboratory to try things’ while appearing in a podcast with Reid Hoffman. (YouTube/@Reid Hoffman)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 06:12 PM IST

ByTrisha Sengupta

Cyber Monday: Shoppers likely to spend record $13.2 billion online, report says

As per Adobe Analytics, online spending is expected to peak between 8 pm and 10 pm (local time) on Monday, reaching an estimated $15.7 million spent per minute.

FILE - Cyber Monday –- a term coined back in 2005 by the National Retail Federation –- continues to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 06:07 AM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Business News Live Today December 3, 2024: Lok Sabha passes Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, allows 4 nominees in bank accounts

Business News Live: Get real-time updates on the biggest news from the world of business, stock market and more.

Latest news on December 3, 2024: **EDS: VIDEO GRAB VIA SANSAD TV** New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_03_2024_000314B) (PTI)(REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 10:44 PM IST

Apple accused of spying on workers, barring discussions on working conditions

The complaint has been filed in California state court by Amar Bhakta, who works in digital advertising for Apple.

Apple imposes confidentiality policies that prohibit employees from discussing working conditions, including with the media.(REUTERS)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 12:33 AM IST

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VPNs evolve into comprehensive security platforms

VPNs are evolving into all-in-one security platforms, boosting market growth to $350 billion by 2032, with services expanding into identity protection and malware defense.

As operating systems become more robust with built-in virus and malware protection, VPN-focused security solutions may provide sufficient protection for most users, with the added advantage of enhanced web browsing tools. (HT)