IOC Q2 results: Profit growth flat at Rs 6,235 cr; firm declares Rs 5 dividend

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Saturday reported a 1.14 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 6,235.39 crore for the September quarter compared with Rs 6,164.70 crore in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the said quarter rose 47 per cent YoY to Rs 171,787.19 crore from Rs 1,16,717.62 crore. “Due…Continue Reading

India has highest tax on fuel in world, 4-5 businessmen are benefitting from this: Rahul Gandhi

While interacting with the fishermen community in Velsao, Goa, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, “During UPA Government, international fuel prices reached $140 per barrel. Today fuel prices are much lower in international market but still you pay more. Today India is taxing highest on fuel in world. If you look carefully there’re 4-5 businessmen who…Continue Reading

You can buy ‘JioPhone Next’ from Diwali at Rs 1,999. Here are EMI plans and how to book

Reliance Jio and Google have announced that its much-awaited affordable smartphone — Jiophone Next — will be available for sale from Diwali for as low as Rs 1,999 upfront payment. The phone was expected to launch in the month of September but the launch was delayed due to the global chip shortage. They announced that…Continue Reading

Taking a home loan? Make sure your financial plan isn’t hit, ask yourself these 5 questions

Updated: 30 Oct 2021, 02:48 PM IST1/6​Can you afford to take a home loan?You, like many others, too may be tempted to bag those decade-low interest rates on home loans and make the most of slashed real estate prices before things starting recovering and going back to normal. As much as these external factors seem…Continue Reading

Centre launches initiative for women associated with SHGs to earn Rs 1 lakh per year

The Centre has launched an initiative to enable women associated with self help groups (SHGs) to earn Rs 1 lakh per annum (File photo)NEW DELHI: The Centre has launched an initiative to enable women associated with self help groups (SHGs) to earn Rs 1 lakh per annum, the rural development ministry said on Saturday. With…Continue Reading

Is the Metaverse as Friendly as We Imagine It? By DailyCoin

Is the Metaverse as Friendly as We Imagine It? The metaverse is envisioned by the same companies that have guided our digital interactions in the past decade.An interoperable multiverse with shared frameworks has to be developed to prevent Silicone Valley hegemony.All elements interacting with the metaverse have to function in a decentralized fashion.Did you attend…Continue Reading

A Very Unusual ‘Family Photo’ With Stand-Ins for G-20 No-Shows

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Rosalind Mathieson and John FollainBy Rosalind Mathieson and John Follain(Bloomberg) —It was perhaps the oddest “family photo” for a Group of Twenty meeting yet, and that’s saying something.The summit this weekend in Rome is being held in something of a hybrid fashion, with leaders from China, Russia, Japan, South…Continue Reading