Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO, and announced that Indian American Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s current chief technology officer, will be taking his place with immediate effect.
Dorsey founded the company in 2006, and posted the platform’s first tweet on March 6. The company went public in 2013, five years after he was ousted 2008.
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is an annual event held on November 30, every year since 2005.
The day marks a tribute to the victims of chemical warfare, as well as to reaffirm the commitment of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to the elimination of the threat of chemical weapons, thereby promoting the goals of peace.
Capri Global Capital (CGCL) has entered into a Co-Lending agreement with the State Bank of India (SBI) to offer MSME loans.
Through this collaboration, CGCL and SBI aim to disburse MSME loans initially across 100+ touch points pan-India.
The collaboration will help MSMEs to avail customized lending solutions at a competitive rate of interest.
The government has appointed senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri as the Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Johri, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer, is currently working as a member of the board.
His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
He was appointed as the tenure of former chairman M Ajit Kumar ends in November 2021.
E-commerce giant Amazon, Asian Paints, and Tata Tea have been named as the "most purposeful" brands in India 2021 in tech, non-FMCG, and FMCG categories, the latest BrandZ India report by insights and consulting firm Kantar shows.
In the technology category, Amazon is followed by Zomato, Google-backed YouTube, Swiggy,& Walmart-backed Flipkart.
Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal won his first PSA title in three years when he triumphed at the Malaysian Open with a straight-set win over top seed Miguel Rodriguez in Kuala Lumpur.
Second seed and ranked 15th in the world, Ghosal defeated Rodriguez 11-7 11-8 13-11 in 55 minutes to win his 10th PSA title.
The first-ever Aharbal festival was held in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir with an aim to promote tourism in Kashmir, especially at Aharbal waterfall as a tourist destination.
Aharbal Waterfall, also called “The Niagara of Kashmir”, because of the sheer volume of river that falls down.
Aharbal Waterfall is formed when the Veshaw River.
River Veshaw is a tributary of River Jhelum.
Spacetech start-up Skyroot Aerospace announced last week that it has successfully tested Dhawan-1, India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine.Named in honour of Indian rocket scientist Satish Dhawan, the rocket successfully demonstrates the technology that will power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle.
HSBC India has launched India’s first credit card made from recycled PVC plastic. This roll-out is part of a new programme launched by HSBC Group to introduce sustainable cards across all its global locations with a view to supporting its global commitments to sustainability & a net-zero future.Made from 85% recycled plastic, the new cards will help save 3.18 gm of plastic.
The Thrissur-based ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited has announced the latest “ESAF Go Green” range of electric vehicle loan schemes. The launch coincides with COP26.
ESAF Go green loans are available at a low-interest rate, with zero foreclosure charges, minimal processing fees, and zero documentation charges.
Indian tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan won his maiden singles title at the ATP Challenger tournament in Manama, Bahrain.
Ramkumar, seeded sixth and ranked 222 in the world.
He defeated Evgeny Karlovskiy of the Russian Tennis Federation in the final by 6-1, 6-4 in 68 minutes. The unseeded Russian, Evgeny Karlovskiy, ranked 302 in the world.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase its stake in the Kotak Mahindra Bank.
The approval is to raise LIC's stake in the bank up to 9.99 percent from the current 4.96 percent it has in the private lender.
The approval of the central bank will be valid for one year.