BUSINESS

Excise policy case: Dhall was providing commission through credit notes, says CBI
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A source said that their investigation has revealed that the implementation of the excise policy was manipulated to facilitate the monopolization and cartelization of the wholesale and retail liquor trade in Delhi by the accused persons from South India (South Group).
RBI-MPC's fight against inflation not yet over: Governor at MPC Meeting
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The MPC met on April 3, 5 and 6 this year and decided to pause on the repo rate at 6.50 per cent. In his remarks at the MPC meeting, Das said the cumulative impact of monetary policy actions over the last one year is still unfolding and needs to be monitored closely.
Kumar Mangalam Birla returns as non-executive director in Vodafone Idea
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"The board of directors of the company has, at its meeting held today, appointed Kumar Mangalam Birla as an additional director (non-executive and non-independent) with effect from April 20, 2023," Vodafone Idea said in a stock exchange filing. Kumar Mangalam Birla is the Chairman of the multinational Aditya Birla Group, which operates in 36 countries across six continents.
French MNC SAFRAN's chief calls on PM Modi
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"Yesterday, Mr. Ross McInnes, the Group Chairman of SAFRAN called on the PM Narendra Modi. Fast growing Indian aviation market provides immense scope for companies working in this sector. They also discussed technological partnership with Safran in defence and space," the PMO's tweeted about the meeting.
ED raids premises of Agrani Homes Pvt Ltd for cheating homebuyers
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The searches were carried out in Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow and Delhi.The ED had initiated investigation against Agrani Homes Pvt. Ltd., its CMD Alok Kumar and others on the basis of eight FIRs registered against Kumar and his relatives at different police stations in Patna.
PFC okays largest-ever Rs 633 cr EV financing facility to BluSmart Mobility
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"E-mobility adoption is going on at a fast pace in the country. Through this funding, PFC has endeavoured to contribute towards India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) goals and this will go a long way for moving towards a healthy and sustainable mode of transport," PFC Chairman and Managing Director Ravinder Singh Dhillon said.
New normal for Brent crude price may be $ 75-80 a barrel
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IEA expects the surprise, voluntary output cut of 1.66mmbpd (from May'23 till end-CY'23) by OPEC+ to push the oil market into deficit in 2HCY23; this deficit will be aided by continued expectation of CY23 global oil demand growing by 2.0mmbpd on likely rebound in China. We believe the OPEC+ output cut decision was a reiteration.
Tim Cook inaugurates Apple Saket Delhi store amid huge crowd
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The Apple own-branded retail store at Select CityWalk mall in Saket, South Delhi, was jam-packed with fans and customers, as a delighted Cook welcomed customers. The Apple store will offer personalised support and unique experiences for customers to discover the various aspects of the technology.
Fresh layoffs begin at Meta globally, technical employees most hit
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Several Meta employees went to LinkedIn to post their ordeal, saying they have been asked to go. "I woke up this morning to the unfortunate news that I was one of the many laid-off from Meta today. If you have any career opportunities, please feel free to share with me! My focus for the past 3 years have been primarily on establishing programs focused on increasing OpEx & headcount org efficiency," posted Teresa Jimenez, business Programme manager at Facebook.
Tesla's income drops 24% to $2.7 bn amid EV price cuts
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However, the total revenue grew 24 per cent (year-on-year) in Q1 to $23.3 billion owing to price cuts.Tesla shares fell 4 per cent in after-hours trading late on Wednesday. In an earnings call with analysts, Musk said Tesla will start delivering its long-delayed Cybertruck in the third quarter of 2023. "It takes time to get the manufacturing line going, and this is really a very radical product. It's not made in the way that other cars are made," said Musk.
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