Новости за 10.05.2024

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, seeking re-election from the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat, declared a total income of over Rs 82 lakh in the 2022-23 fiscal year. He has Rs 7.72 lakh as cash and movable assets worth over Rs 1.26 crore. Banerjee has two cases pending against him, one in Tripura's Khowai police station and another of alleged defamation.

Punjab will cast its ballots on June 1 and Delhi on May 25, which is the last day of Kejriwal's bail period. On May 25, there will be elections in Haryana, where the AAP is vying for one seat among other opposition parties in the INDIA alliance. The Congress and the AAP have a seat-sharing agreement in Delhi, where the Congress is running for three seats and the AAP for four. They have not reached a seat-sharing agreement in Punjab; rather, they are fierce rivals and are running for numerous seats directly.

With the 2024 Summer Olympics knocking on the doors, the Winter Olympics are also not very far, scheduled to be held in 2026. Here are some interesting details about this celebrated event.

Jio has bundled premium services of 15 apps, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Lite, Disney+ Hotstar, with its 30 mbps broadband plan for Rs 888 a month. This new postpaid plan offers exclusive access to over 15 leading OTT apps, including popular platforms like Netflix's basic plan, Amazon Prime, and JioCinema Premium.

ET was the first to report in the April 18 edition that Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange that was banned by the government in January, is poised to return to India by paying a penalty of about $2 million.

His remark came after the Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 for campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

IIT Guwahati researchers led by Prof. Uday Narayan Maiti developed materials improving supercapacitor performance, published in 'Small'. The study introduces novel methods to tackle challenges, offering promise for energy storage applications in various industries.

After appearing in court for the second day in the hush money trial, Stormy Daniels took to social media platform X, former Twitter, to attack Donald Trump. In the post, she said that real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court.

Air India and Vistara chiefs will address staff on May 13 regarding the proposed merger of the two airlines. The merger, announced in November 2022, entails Vistara merging with Air India, with Singapore Airlines acquiring a 25.1% stake in Air India. Vistara, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Tata Group, is part of the deal. The townhall meeting, to be held in a phygital mode, will feature Air India CEO Campbell Wilson and Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan, who is also the Chief Integration Officer for the merger.

OnePlus expands partnership with JioMart Digital to reach 2000+ Indian cities, focusing on tier 3/4 areas for wider retail access. Ranjeet Singh highlights successful collaboration. Challenges include boycott threats, delayed settlements, and low margins.

ZORO protests Central government's decision on border fencing and FMR scrapping. Mizoram Chief Minister leads discussions with PM Modi and HM Shah to maintain the 'status quo' at India-Myanmar Border.

Netweb Technologies launches high-end computing production at new Faridabad facility, aiming for Rs 2,000 crore turnover. Expansion plans include employee increase and international exports of Nvidia computers.

The pact links two big players in the vaccine world that both missed out on the rush to develop and commercialize Covid shots quickly during the pandemic. Amid various setbacks, Sanofi and Novavax ceded tens of billions of dollars in sales to nimbler messenger-RNA developers including the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance and Moderna Inc.

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, dropped to 67.4 this month from a final reading of 77.2 in April. That is still about 14% higher than a year ago. Consumers' outlook has generally been gloomy since the pandemic and particularly after inflation first spiked in 2021.

Bureaucrat-turned-BJD leader VK Pandian, a close aide of Patnaik, challenged union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to announce that the BJP leader would also take political 'sanyas' if the saffron party failed to come to power in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking legal advice to return money looted in corruption in Kerala, where he has already given Rs 17,000 crore to victims. He also revealed that another Rs 1.25 lakh crore of seized money can be returned to victims. The Prime Minister has attached property of politicians involved in a cooperative bank scam, which belonged to the middle class and the poor.

N Chandrababu Naidu pledges to repeal AP Land Titling Act, accusing CM Reddy of land seizure. Naidu promises job creation and unemployment allowance. Elections for 25 Lok Sabha seats and 175 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh on May 13, results on June 4.

Hanooman, India's GenAI platform by SML India and 3AI Holding, in 98 languages. Available in India on Android, soon on IOS. Includes support for 12 Indian languages and English. Partnerships with HP, NASSCOM, and Yotta for AI initiatives.

Among the three major industries, manufacturing and electricity recorded a faster pace of growth in March compared with the previous month, expanding 5.2% and 8.6% compared with 4.9% and 7.5% in February. On the other hand, mining activity eased sharply to 1.2% from 8.1% in the previous month.

With the Season 2 premiere of HBO's "House of the Dragon" approaching, cast members are sharing thrilling updates about the upcoming installment. This prequel series, introduced in 2022, revitalizes George R.R. Martin's captivating world.

Vedanta acquired AvanStrate for its glass substrates used in TFT LCD panels for various applications. This move enhances Vedanta's position in India's electronics manufacturing, aligning with the company's goal of contributing to India's self-reliance in electronics.