New Delhi,  WhatsApp on Wednesday announced new features to help businesses chat with people with ease and grow further. The company said that it has cut down the time it takes for businesses to get up and running from weeks to just five minutes.

The Facebook-owned company said that it is also rolling ou

New Delhi,  Global airlines association IATA has urged governments to make data-driven decisions to give freedom to travel for those tested and vaccinated.

It has called upon governments to manage the risks of Covid-19 when reopening borders to international travel.

According to IATA, stra

New Delhi,  India is set to get eight new Flying Training Academies.

According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, these institutions will be established under the liberalised Flying Training Organisation (FTO) policy of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

"These academies will be set

Bengaluru,  Reeling under the impact of the Covid pandemic's second wave and the extended lockdown, Karnataka industry has sought waiver of taxes and tariffs and vaccines to protect employees from infection, an official statement said on Wednesday.

"Leaders of Karnataka industry and trade petiti

New Delhi, Tata Group and Singapore Airlines' joint venture - Vistara - has vaccinated nearly 100 per cent of its eligible employees.

The airline's airport staff, cabin crew, pilots and corporate staff received at least their first dose.

"This is the outcome of airport-led vaccinat

New Delhi,  FinTech lending startup KreditBee on Thursday said it has raised Rs 60 crore (nearly $8 million) in equity and debt from India SME Investments, an investment arm of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

The Bengaluru-headquartered KreditBee in February concluded its Series C

Chennai,  Vedanta Ltd on Thursday said it has commissioned an oxygen cylinder bottling plant at its copper smelter plant Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.

According to Vedanta, the Rs 11 crore plant has a capacity to bottle 400 medical grade oxygen cylinders per day.

"Whil

New Delhi, Fuel price rise in the country went for a longer pause as oil marketing companies (OMCs) kept the pump rate of petrol and diesel unchanged for the second consecutive day on Thursday.

Accordingly, the pump prices of petrol and diesel remained at Rs 94.49 and Rs 85.38 per litre respectively in Delhi

Bengaluru,   With the Covid spread getting controlled, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday indicated that some relaxations would be given to enable export units to function smoothly, but restrictions will continue across the state, especially in rural areas, where cases are rising.

New Delhi,  The Southwest monsoon will hit Kerala on Thurday later, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said considering the favourable conditions for its onset that has already been delayed by a few days.

Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall has been predi