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New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India Wednesday approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000 crore. The deal, announced six months ago, faced scrutiny by the anti-trust...

New Delhi: After a helium leak, bad weather has delayed the Polaris Dawn mission, Elon Musk-led SpaceX announced Wednesday. The company is unlikely to launch the mission slated to perform the first-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk Wednesday and Thursday, as notified earlier. “Due to unfavourable weather forecasted...

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel will exit from music vertical and shut down its Wynk Music app, according to sources. The company will absorb all Wynk Music employees. "Airtel is planning to close Wynk Music in the next couple of months. It will absorb all the...

New Delhi: Riding on robust local production as iPhone manufacturing plants in India continue to create new export records each month, Apple is all set to create 5-6 lakh jobs (direct and indirect) in the coming 1-2 years, according to industry sources. As iPhone exports...

New Delhi: ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and Sony Pictures Networks India Tuesday said they have settled their disputes related to the failed $10-billion merger and have agreed to withdraw all claims against each other. The settlement stems from a mutual understanding between the companies to...

Bhubaneswar: 6,960 poachers have been arrested for the killing and trafficking of 2,869 wildlife animals over the past 10 years, Forest, Environment, and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Odisha Assembly Tuesday. While replying to a question from Congress legislator Taraprasad Bahinipati, the...

Cupertino (California): Apple has appointed Indian-origin Kevan Parekh as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who will also join the the executive team at the tech giant. Current CFO Luca Maestri will transition from his role January 1, 2025, Apple said in a statement. “For...

New Delhi: SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission aimed to conduct the first-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk has been delayed over a helium leak, said the Elon-Musk-led company  Tuesday. The four-member mission was scheduled to launch today. It is now planned for liftoff onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Wednesday at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has culled over 11,700 chickens in Puri district's Pipili, following the detection of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, an official said Monday. After mass deaths of chickens at a local poultry farm in Pipili, culling began Saturday and was completed Monday...

Swansea: Mammals, from the mighty blue whale to the tiny shrew, inhabit nearly every corner of our planet. Their remarkable adaptability to different environments has long fascinated scientists, with each species developing unique traits to survive and thrive. Despite such vast biological diversity, it was...