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Published on Jan 10, 2025 10:33 AM IST

Tesla unveils new Model Y in China, featuring upgraded design and comfort, to regain market share from competitors like Xiaomi

With the hope that a revamped look and improved inside will help it recapture market share lost to competitors like Xiaomi, Tesla unveiled a new version of its best-selling vehicle, the Model Y, in China on Friday.(REUTERS/Florence Lo)

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Today Gold Rate 10-01-2025: Check latest prices in your city

Today Gold Rate: The price of 10 gm of 24 carat gold is Rs. 79383.0/10 grams in Delhi, whereas 1 kg of silver is Rs. 95500.0/Kg in Delhi.

Published on Jan 10, 2025 10:15 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Not just L&T chief, bosses of these firms also seem to like long working hours

SN Subrahmanyan isn't alone in promoting long working hours, with the likes of Narayana Murthy, Bhavish Aggarwal, and Anupam Mittal advocating the same

This comes after the tragic death of Anna Sebastian Perayil, an Ernst and Young (EY) employee who succumbed to excessive workload in September last year, causing widespread outrage and discussion on social media over the topic of overwork in India(Representational Image/Pixabay)

Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:49 AM IST

Sensex, Nifty open flat a day after diving, IT stocks in the green

The IT index was in the green, mostly because of Tata Consultancy Services which published its Q3 earnings, showing a net profit rise of 11.59% to ₹12,380 crore

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, March 9, 2020(Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:45 AM IST

ByAbhyjith K. Ashokan

Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed on January 11? Full holiday list

Saturday bank holiday: Banks are usually closed on all the second and fourth Saturdays of a month, alongside Sundays.

Saturday bank holiday: While bank branches will be closed for all the aforementioned dates, customers can still access digital or net banking services throughout the year, unless the bank notifies otherwise(Representational Image/Abeer Khan/Bloomberg)

Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:12 AM IST

Japanese man earns $80,000 a year for ‘not doing anything’: Report

Shoji Morimoto is known as the rental “do nothing” guy in Japan. His job is to loan himself out to strangers who seek company.

Shoji Morimoto was fired from his job in 2018 for lacking initiative and “not doing anything” of value for the company.(Representational Image/Pixabay)

Published on Jan 10, 2025 07:41 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Apple denies claims of Siri violating privacy after $95 million case settlement

Apple paid $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged it recorded their private conversations after they activated Siri

Apple denied claims of Siri violating user privacy after they settled a lawsuit last week worth $95 million(REUTERS)

Published on Jan 10, 2025 01:20 AM IST

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‘Rename it ‘Sun-duty’: Billionaire’s pitch as L&T chairman wants working Sundays

Harsh Goenka responded to L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan's 90-hour work week suggestion, humorously proposing to rename Sunday as 'Sun-duty.'

Harsh Goenka called out SN Subrahmanyan over his 90-hour work week pitch.

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 09:21 PM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

L&T chairman’s 90-hour work week remark ‘reflects larger ambition’, says firm

L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan's comments on employees working 90 hours weekly sparked criticism, prompting the company to clarify his remarks.

SN Subrahmanyan's comments about wanting employees to work 90 hours a week came under fire.

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 07:49 PM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

TCS Q3 results: Net profit jumps by 11.59% to ₹12,380 crore

TCS said its employee base decreased over 5,000 to 6,07,354 at the end of the quarter.

According to the Q3 results, TCS' total income increased by 6.13 per cent to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>65,216 crore in the quarter from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>61,445 crore in the year-ago period(Bloomberg)

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 04:54 PM IST

Top 10 weirdest tech at CES 2025: Robots, cat tower air-purifier, anime girls

Held in Las Vegas, Nevada, CES has been home to some of the most interesting, cutting-edge, and innovative tech products around

Signage during the 2025 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. People flock to the gambling capital in the tens of thousands to soak up keynote events and fight through the throngs on show floors for a glimpse of some gadget that might be a harbinger of the future.(Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 04:13 PM IST

Meta ends 10 fact-checker partnerships, some don't expect to survive: Report

Meta had informed International Fact-Checking Network that it was ending its partnerships just 45 minutes before it published a blog post about the decision.

This photo illustration created on January 7, 2025, in Washington, DC, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and a phone displaying the download page for the Facebook app. Social media giant Meta on January 7, 2025, slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump. (Drew Angerer/AFP)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 03:54 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

What’s closed on January 9 on US national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter?

US President Joe Biden has declared that Thursday, January 9, 2025, will be a national day of mourning due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

US President-elect Donald Trump and former US First Lady Melania Trump arrive to pay their respects in front of the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2025. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia.(Andrew Harnik/POOL/AFP)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 02:59 PM IST

TCS Q3 results preview: What to expect? Top 5 things to track

TCS, India's largest information technology (IT) company is set to release its third quarter results for the financial year 2024-25 on Thursday, January 9, 2025

TCS' <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15000-crore 4G deal with BSNL involves the setting up large data centres.(Bloomberg)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 01:09 PM IST

Centre appoints Tuhin Kanta Pandey as next revenue secretary

Pandey has been actively associated with the finance ministry since August 28, 2016, as additional secretary and principal secretary.

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 10:57 AM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi

OnePlus 13’s brilliance is a positive complication for your flagship shortlist

We aren’t in a position to take a call on the definitive Android flagship for 2025, but OnePlus 13 will very much be in the conversation.

The OnePlus 13 mobile phone. (Vishal Mathur / HT Photo)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 10:32 AM IST

ByVishal Mathur

Today Gold Rate 09-01-2025: Check latest prices in your city

Today Gold Rate: The price of 10 gm of 24 carat gold is Rs. 79003.0/10 grams in Delhi, whereas 1 kg of silver is Rs. 95500.0/Kg in Delhi.

Published on Jan 09, 2025 10:15 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Spotify defends work-from-anywhere: ‘Can’t treat employees like children'

Spotify has noticed no negative impact on either productivity or efficiency since it adopted this work model, along with attrition rates dropping by 15%

Spotify Technologies SA signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 09:45 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Sensex, Nifty open in red again, dragged down by realty, banking, energy stocks

This also comes at a time when the rupee hit an all-time low, though its drop was attributed to both volatile domestic equities and a strengthened US dollar

A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, February 1, 2023(Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 09:45 AM IST

ByAbhyjith K. Ashokan

IIT-educated entrepreneur asked to pay ₹1 lakh as bribe for factory license

An IIT-educated entrepreneur who appeared on Shark Tank India claims he is now struggling to secure a factory license without paying a bribe.

Aman Rai is the co-founder of Aroleap, which secured <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore funding on Shark Tank India.

Updated on Jan 10, 2025 08:08 PM IST

BySanya Jain

Rupee hits an all-time low amid strengthened dollar and volatile equities

Dollar sales from state-run banks helped to limit the rupee's losses, though they weren't very aggressive

The rupee fell to an all-time low on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, due to a rise in dollar rates and weakness in domestic equities(Representational Image/Pixabay)

Published on Jan 09, 2025 07:33 AM IST

Swiggy dives into 15-min food delivery race, launches separate ‘Snacc’ app

The application, snacc, was launched on January 7 and is available in select parts of Bengaluru only.

Swiggy delivery bags are stored inside a truck Mumbai, India, October 14, 2024.(Reuters)

Published on Jan 08, 2025 08:16 PM IST

AI, Big Data among top 10 fastest growing jobs by 2030: Report

The World Economic Forum's 'Future of Jobs' report 2025 presented results based on data gathered from more than 1,000 leading global companies.

The 'Future of Jobs 2025' report has been released days before the WEF annual meeting in Davos from January 20 to 25. (Bloomberg)

Published on Jan 08, 2025 08:14 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Written by Asmita Ravi Shankar

'Modi ji'?: Nikhil Kamath's mystery guest teaser for new interview sparks buzz

In a teaser for his podcast, Nikhil Kamath sparked curiosity among followers about a mystery guest.

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath shared the teaser for the newest episode of his podcast.(X/@nikhilkamathcio)

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 11:25 AM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

Microsoft to lay off ‘underperforming’ employees : Report

The job cuts will happen across all parts of Microsoft, including in its important Security division

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 04:22 PM IST

Govt may simplify income tax filing rules in Budget 2025: Report

The changes involve simplifying the language and rationalizing information by using formulas and tables, and no adjustments to tax rates and policy

Tax disputes have more than doubled to 10.5 trillion rupees ($123 billion) in the decade through the fiscal year ended March 2023.(HT Photo)

Published on Jan 08, 2025 03:41 PM IST

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'Easy to remember, pronounce': Dell unveils Apple-like rebranding to drive sales

Decades-old product names such as “XPS” and “Inspiron” will be killed in favor of simplified branding around the word Dell in its new generation of devices

Jack Huynh, senior vice president and general manager of Computing and Graphics Group for AMD, and Sam Burd, president of the Client Solutions Group at Dell Technologies, announce a partnership between AMD and Dell during an AMD news conference at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2025.(Steve Marcus/Reuters)

Published on Jan 08, 2025 03:30 PM IST

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MBA grad claims Zomato job offer in Gurgaon barely covered expenses: 'Take it…’

“This attitude hurt deeply,” a man wrote in a post, claiming that a job offer from Zomato left him "frustrated and disheartened".

A man claimed on LinkedIn that he was offered a job for an associate role in Zomato. (Unsplash)

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 03:06 PM IST

ByTrisha Sengupta

Memes flood social media as leopard remains uncaptured on Infosys Mysuru campus

Following a leopard sighting on December 31, Infosys Mysuru campus heightened security and announced a work-from-home directive.

As of now, the search for the elusive wildcat continues.(X/@MallikarjunaNH)

Bengaluru

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 12:32 PM IST

ByAnagha Deshpande

These 6 mutual funds delivered over 15% annual returns over last 10 years

A value mutual fund is a scheme that puts at least 65% of the invested amount into stocks which are undervalued, but expected to perform well over time

Multiple value schemes have also delivered over 15% annualised return in the past 10 years.(Representational Image/Pexels)