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In a rare and unprecedented move, OnePlus has slashed the price of the OnePlus Watch 2 in India by a sizeable Rs 1,000. The OnePlus Watch 2 which went on sale in March at a price of Rs 24,999 can now be purchased for Rs 23,999. Interestingly, you can get it for even less on Amazon as the e-commerce platform has listed the OnePlus Watch 2 radiant steel variant for Rs 21,999 — a discount of Rs 3,000.

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MUMBAI : The high risks involved in options trading haven’t deterred individual investors from dabbling in the market despite regulators expressing concerns over their excessive participation in an instrument with a low scope for profitability. Retail investors have been net buyers of index options over the past four fiscal years through 2023-24, when their volumes surged five-fold, shows aMintanalysis of data from NSE. The exchange commands 90% of the market share in such instruments.

An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy

IT outsourcing firms including Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and HCL Technologies Ltd. will reveal how the much-awaited recovery is shaping up. With US and European companies remain weary of spending on new projects, TCS and HCL have clung to outsourcing projects aimed at offering cost savings. TCS results next week should show revenue growth picked up sequentially in the April-June quarter, consensus estimates show.

Gunaah that released in June was also free for mobile users and another title Commander Karan Saxena, is slated for early July. Entertainment industry experts say original AVoD shows can be three to four times cheaper as compared to SVoD shows. The former, an emerging category, is also providing opportunities for newer talent and production houses at a time when premium SVoD shows are only being commissioned when mainstream film studios are at the helm of affairs.

Tata Play has ramped up its overseas play for white label solution it offers to global OTT aggregators following the latest collaboration with Akash Digital TV in Bangladesh. Under the collaboartion, Akash Digital TV will get to use Tata Play Binge's Cloud technology that seeks to simplify accessing content by bringing together shows and movies from various OTT channels onto one screen, through a single app and subscription. This unified interface helps OTT aggregators worldwide to focus on forming content partnerships and gaining subscribers. Harit Nagpal, managing director and CEO of Tata Play, said the collaboration with Akash Digital TV is a pivotal moment in their journey where international content delivery companies would benefit from Tata Play's tried technology to create localised offerings for consumers at a low cost and within a short time frame.

TurboTax-parent company Intuit said on Wednesday it will let go of about 1,800 employees, or 10 per cent of its workforce, as it looks to focus on its AI-powered tax preparation software and other financial products.

Canada is a highly preferred migration destination worldwide, according to recent data. The North American country has become the world's most sought-after immigration destination after more than 1.5 million people looked for information on moving there online in the last year. The stunning scenery and good standard of living in Canada are major factors in this fascination, as per the reports in The New York Post.

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Marriott International sees India as a significant market for branded residences and plans to launch a dozen projects in the next few years, including a property in Gurugram that will be the biggest Westin Residences project in the world, a top executive said. The Gurugram property, with an investment of more than Rs 5,600 crore, will be developed in phases with local developer Whiteland Corporation and will encompass an area of 6 million square feet, Trinh Quynh Phuong, vice president of mixed-use development for Asia Pacific at Marriott International, told ET. «In terms of hotel development, our second biggest market in Asia Pacific is India, and that's why we want to grow the branded residences market here as well. We believe this is the right time to enter India, as every project launched by a reputable developer is seeing a very good absorption rate,» Phuong said.

survey reveals that 73 percent of Indians prefer to read ingredient lists and nutritional value before purchasing snacks, highlighting a growing inclination towards healthy snacking in the country. The Healthy Snacking Report 2024, released on Sunday, is based on a survey of over 6,000 people across India and aims to examine the evolving consumption trends. «Seventy-three per cent of those surveyed prefer to read labels for ingredient lists and nutritional value before making a purchase. Of this, 93 per cent expressed a desire to transition to healthier options, highlighting a correlation between label reading and conscious choices while pushing for transparency,» read the report. The report comes in the wake of increasing cases of food adulteration in products such as spices, confectionaries, and fast-moving goods. This issue has prompted consumers to be more cautious, with many checking food packets for potentially harmful substances.

critical illness benefit, covering 34 conditions like cancer, kidney failure, leukaemia, Parkinson’s disease, and more. This benefit ensures that policyholders receive a payout upon diagnosis, providing crucial financial support for medical treatment.Critical illnesses often lead to substantial financial burdens, including costly treatments, medications, and potential loss of income.

Fresh home sales data has finally answered the question for real estate watchers: The Bank of Canada’s initial interest rate cut in June did not open the floodgates to buyers, many of whom remain sidelined through an unseasonably slow spring housing market.

Milking cows has been a tough business in the past decade, with volatile prices, costs rising and workers hard to find. Now America’s dairy farmers face a new problem: bird flu. Avian influenza has hit dairy farms in at least 12 states after being confirmed in March to have jumped to cattle.

In its report submitted with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), the committee has suggested raising the turnover limit to Rs 75 crore in any of the past three years to maintain and audit cost records. Currently, these turnover limits are fixed at Rs 25 crore for companies in six regulated sectors and at Rs 35 crore for those in 33 unregulated sectors for mandatory cost audits. Moreover, all these companies with a turnover of `35 crore or more are currently required to maintain cost accounts.

ministries and departments to provide detailed reasons for execution delays in case a project's cost exceeds the original estimate by 15% for infrastructure projects, people familiar with the development told ET. The proposed norms being discussed are aimed at making ministries and departments more accountable by introducing rigorous cost analysis while ensuring that projects are executed efficiently without unnecessary escalation in cost, they said. Out of 1,873 infrastructure projects, 449 were hit by cost overruns amounting to ₹5.01 lakh crore and 779 projects were delayed till March 2024, according to the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI). These infrastructure projects had a project cost of more than ₹150 crore.

agriculture and FMCG sectors have requested the government to use the budget to address the challenges they face due to drought, climate change and inflationary pressures. The requests were made during pre-budget consultations with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The minister is scheduled to present the Union Budget on July 23, after presenting an interim budget in February due to Lok Sabha elections. Ashok Kumar, Associate Director, Farm Prosperity, Transform Rural India (TRI), tells ET Digital that a robust crop insurance mechanism is of paramount importance for farmers as weather risks have emerged as a major threat due to climate change. The budget should also focus on safe food production practices and support the production of chemical-free products that are safe for consumption. “Value addition and procurement have to be facilitated near farms. That will lead to higher income. Investment should be announced in quality energy access in farms and processing of primary agriculture produce. Photovoltaic systems could be a potential solution to meet the energy requirement of the agri sector,” says Kumar.

Chinese automaker BYD has inaugurated its first electric vehicle plant in Thailand, part of the company's effort to expand into Southeast Asia while also tackling wealthier markets in the U.S. and Europe

Federal Reserve officials at their most recent meeting welcomed recent signs that inflation is slowing and highlighted data suggesting that the job market and the broader economy could be cooling