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cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 has crossed the 1,000 mark with Uttar Pradesh becoming the latest entrant to the list of states and Union territories that have detected its presence so far, according to INSACOG. Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that Karnataka has reported the highest number of 214 cases among the 16 states and UTs, followed by Andhra Pradesh (189), Maharashtra (170), Kerala (154), Goa (90), Tamil Nadu (88) and Gujarat (76).

(Reuters) -Bank of New York Mellon Corporation on Friday reported a 50% fall in fourth-quarter profit due to some one-time charges, including those tied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) deposit insurance fund.

HCL Tech Ltd board has recommended an interim dividend payout of Rs 12/share. The dividend payout was considered and recommended along with the earnings for the December quarter. The company has fixed January 20 as the record date to determine eligible shareholders for the dividend payout. The country’s third-largest IT service provider on Friday reported a good set of numbers as the consolidated net profit rose 13.5% sequentially to Rs 4,350 crore.

HCL Tech on Friday reported that its consolidated net profit rose 6% year-on-year to Rs 4,350 crore for the quarter ended December 2023. It was Rs 4,096 crore in the year-ago period.

Bank of America (BAC) reported fourth-quarter revenue figures that trailed analyst estimates, causing shares to fall more than 4% in the premarket.

manufacturing, power and mining sector output. The factory output growth measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had grown by 7.6 per cent in November 2022, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation said in a press release. Growth in mining sector in November 2023 stood at 6.8 per cent year-on-year, down from 9.7 per cent recorded in November 2022. Manufacturing sector output grew by 1.2 per cent YoY in November last year, after growing 6.7 per cent in November 2022. Electricity sector output stood at 5.8 per cent in November 2023, down from 12.7 per cent recorded in November 2022. (More to come)

Tarun Tejpal told the Delhi High Court on Friday he will publish an apology in a national daily stating that an Indian Army officer, against whom he had levelled allegations of corruption in defence procurement, had not accepted any money. The high court was hearing an appeal filed by Tejpal, the proprietor of Tehelka.com, and its reporter Aniruddha Bahal challenging a single judge's order awarding a compensation of Rs 2 crore to Major General M S Ahluwalia for the loss of reputation suffered by him on account of a 2001 «expose» by the news portal alleging his involvement in corruption in defence procurement. The counsel for the duo also told the high court that they will deposit Rs 10 lakh each with the court.

Investors seeking liquidity are set to exit their stakes in private credit funds at a record pace this year, according to JPMorgan Asset Management.

Europe’s governments rushed to borrow money this week, drawing record demand from global investors keen to secure bonds with solid yields while they still can.

Wipro on Friday, January 12, reported a 1.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in its net income to ₹2,690 crore ($323.9 million) for the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3FY24). However, its revenue from operations declined year-on-year (YoY) and QoQ and profit also fell year-on-year. “In a seasonally soft quarter, deal booking momentum remained strong.

Wipro announced its September-December quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q3FY24) today, reporting a consolidated net profit of ₹2,694 crore, a mere 1% QoQ jump, while showing a 12% decline on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. The revenues of Wipro came in at ₹22,205 crore in Q3, indicating a 4.4% decrease compared to the revenue of ₹23,229 crore reported in the corresponding period last year. Sequentially, revenue also saw a 1.4% drop.

The over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trading desk RenrenBit was founded by Zhao Dong, who is notoriously known as the «OTC King.» Zhao Dong was found guilty in China of the charges against him. In the context of China's increasing crackdown on criminal operations using cryptocurrencies, this conviction is a major event that has taken place. In the course of his actions, Zhao was involved in the facilitation of cryptocurrency and local currency trading, which is considered to be unlawful in the nation.

new record high of 21,897 points in today's intraday trade, breaking its previous record high of 21,834 points touched on January 01. Today's rally was propelled by robust support from the IT sector. At 01:45 pm, the index traded higher by 231.85 points or 0.98%, at 21,866 points.

Stock market today: Shares of Paramount Communications Ltd are one of the multibagger stocks delivered by the Indian stock market in recent years. This stock below ₹100 has risen from around ₹36 to ₹98.50 apiece level in the last one year, delivering to the tune of over 150 per cent return to its shareholders in this time.

SIAM) today released numbers for the auto industry performance in December 2023. As per the report, 2,86,390 passenger vehicles were sold in the month of December which marked a 4% Year on Year (YoY) compared to the 2,75,352 passenger vehicles sold in December 2022.

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's 2023 two-way trade with Russia hit $240 billion, setting yet another new record, Chinese customs data showed on Friday, as the two countries pushed for closer economic ties even as the war in Ukraine raged on.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been a prisoner twice in her life, once as an inmate, and before that at the hands of her mother.After serving over eight years behind bars, Gypsy is now ready to start fresh and experience freedom for the first time. But Gypsy, who was jailed for her role in the murder of her abusive mother, Clauddine (Dee Dee) Blanchard, felt she had to set the record straight about her past before she could step into her future.In her new docuseries, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the 32-year-old tells her own story, in her own words.Gypsy’s case has become one of the most famous pop-culture criminal cases in recent history.In childhood, Dee Dee convinced Gypsy and everyone else, including her doctors, that she had numerous chronic health problems, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy and brain damage.

BlackRock has once again reduced its valuation of Indian ed-tech unicorn Byju’s, this time by around 95 percent from $22 billion to $1 billion, as per a Tech Crunch report citing company disclosures. At $22 billion, Byju's was India's most valuable start-up. The downgrade is not too surprising.

Newgen Software Technologies: The company has declared a bonus issue in the ratio of 1:1 i.e. 1 new fully paid-up bonus equity share of ₹10 each for every 1 existing fully paid-up equity share of ₹10 each held by the members of the company as on the record date. The record date to ascertain the eligibility of shareholders for the bonus issue has been fixed on January 12.

Tata Consultancy Services: The country's largest IT firm's net profit improved 2.7% sequentially in the December quarter, and by 7% from a year earlier, to $1.41 billion. TCS reported revenue of $7.28 billion for the third quarter, representing a 1% sequential increase and a 2.9% increase from the same period a year earlier. Infosys: The firm's revenue totalled $4.66 billion, a 1.2% sequential decline and only a 0.1% improvement from the year-ago period.

Boeing seems unable to keep up with its rival Airbus The plane manufacturer delivered 735 airplanes, leaving its order backlog at 8,598. Airbus comfortably broke its previous sales record, set in 2014 on a gross basis. The company’s A320neo family of single-aisle aircraft has been particularly successful, but Airbus has also gained momentum with its A350 widebody model.