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Prohibited cough syrup seized; 1 apprehended
Police apprehended a man and recovered a large number of contraband drugs from a courier service in Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday night. The apprehended man has been identified as Sariful Islam.
Tightrope walk
With the retail inflation down, if the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) pause on the policy rate hike or increase it by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent will be known on February 8.The RBI’s MPC will be meeting to decide on the rates.
Hackers stole $3.8 bn from crypto investors in 2022
Cryptocurrency hackers stole $3.8 billion last year, making it the worst year on record for crypto investors, up from $3.3 billion in 2021. According to Blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis, October was the biggest single month ever for cryptocurrency hacking, as $775.7 million was stolen in 32 separate attacks.
Budget doubles for Indian knowledge system; thrust on regional languages
Special provisions have been introduced in the Union Budget 2023-24 to promote indigenous languages and Indian Knowledge System (IKS) among the youth.
India’s forex reserves continue to rise for three weeks
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 3.03 billion to USD 576.761 billion in the week ending on January 27, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest data.
Technology sector cuts most jobs in January in US: Report
Led by the technology sector, US-based employers announced 102,943 cuts in January, a massive 136 per cent increase from the 43,651 cuts announced in December, a new report has said. It is 440 per cent higher than the 19,064 cuts announced in the same month in 2022, according to a report by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. The technology sector announced the most cuts with 41,829, 41 per cent of all cuts, announced in January.
Telegram adds real-time message translation in its new update
Telegram Messenger has added major features in its latest update to its application, including Translating Entire Chats, Profile Picture Maker, Emoji Categories etc. With the “Translating Entire Chats” feature, premium users will be able to translate entire chats, groups and channels in real-time by tapping the Translate bar at the top. However, all users can translate individual messages by selecting them and tapping “Translate”.
Global smartphone revenue fall by 9% in 2022: Report
The global smartphone revenue declined by 9 per cent, amounting to $409 billion in 2022, the lowest since 2017, a new report has said. According to Counterpoint Research, the global smartphone market declined by 18 per cent (year-over-year) to reach 304 million units in Q4 2022.
Sudden cardiac arrest rare in older adult sportspersons: Research
Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in elderly persons happens in just 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 people each year. The findings were reported in the peer-reviewed journal JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.
