SoftBank is already an investor in TikTok’s parent company ByteDance through its $100bn Vision Fund – LIONEL BONAVENTURE /AFP SoftBank is rounding up a group of bidders to take control of TikTok’s India unit, where the music video sharing app has been banned by the government over security concerns. The […]
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(Bloomberg) — Australia’s hot spot Victoria state recorded 81 new virus cases overnight, after warning against easing lockdown measures too quickly. The country recommitted to opening up its economy by December. Thailand had four new cases, the day after it detected its first locally transmitted coronavirus infection since late May. […]
(Bloomberg) — Australia’s hot spot Victoria state recorded 81 new virus cases overnight, after warning against easing lockdown measures too quickly. The country recommitted to opening up its economy by December. New Zealand will retain its social distancing requirements until at least mid-month to make sure a virus outbreak in […]
NEW DELHI — As India recorded nearly 50,000 fresh cases of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepared to launch facilities in three major cities to significantly ramp up testing capacity. The 49,931 cases reported on Monday brought India’s tally to beyond 1.4 million. India has the world’s third-highest caseload […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering the shots to older people and those with medical conditions that put them at risk. Among the first to be inoculated on Monday was Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Those now eligible to […]
The PlayStation 5 is out this week in India. As the name suggests, it’s Sony’s fifth home console not counting Slim and Pro variants of past releases as well as microconsoles like the PS Vita TV. The PS5 is the fourth Sony console to make it to India officially as […]
England’s cricketers always emerge late from their hotel rooms the morning after winning a Test match overseas. In the past they were hung over. On this occasion it was because they were watching India’s historic run chase which ended Australia’s generation of invincibility at the Gabba. “Most of the boys […]
On July 1, a few days after a woman in India registered for an account on the careers site Naukri.com and uploaded a resume, a recruiter called her: One of the country’s leading real-estate companies was hiring for a senior position, and more details would follow soon. The woman had […]
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition for PlayStation 5 is skipping the console’s India launch. With PS5 pre-orders beginning this week and a February 2, 2021 release date to follow, retailers such as the Sony-affiliated ShopAtSC have begun listing what would make it time for launch. Sony’s online store did […]
By Aditi Shah, Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Manish Mehra, owner of Washex Hospitality, an industrial laundry service, recently flew from Delhi to Jodhpur, a city in north-western India, to win a contract to service a large, government-run hospital – a move essential to kickstarting his business. FILE PHOTO: […]
(Repeats Nov 29 story with no changes in text) * India GDP contracted 7.5% in July-Sept vs 23.9% in Apr-June * Small businesses contributed 35%-40% recovery in hotel bookings * Carmaker Maruti Suzuki’s rural sales up 10% in July-Sept * Strong farm income drives up demand for tractors By Aditi […]
By Aditi Shah and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Manish Mehra, owner of Washex Hospitality, an industrial laundry service, recently flew from Delhi to Jodhpur, a city in north-western India, to win a contract to service a large, government-run hospital – a move essential to kickstarting his business. “For […]