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IDFC FIRST Bank has revised interest rates on its savings accounts, with effect from February 15, 2023. Interest on savings accounts will be calculated in a progressive manner for IDFC First Bank customers.According to the bank website, for savings account...

Domlija has posted on LinkedIn about the return of his family dog, Harvey. Domlija's response to the dog's treatment during their recent move to Singapore led to his exit as APAC CEO of Wavemaker. READ SOURCE...

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Woman holds British Pound banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ LONDON (Reuters) - dropped to a six-week low against a stronger dollar on Friday, even though January retail sales data showed British...

Purplebricks has put a new asset on the market: itself. The online estate agent issued a profit warning and said a strategic review could result in the sale of the company.The company said on Friday its efforts to cut costs...

The UK arm of the French energy company EDF bounced back to profit last year, making more than £1bn, as it was boosted by the rising cost of wholesale energy, which allowed it to sell the electricity it generated at...

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has slashed the regulator’s cost applications in three different judgments published within eight days – finding the sums of money sought ‘excessive’ or without ‘proper explanation’. The judgments are critical of public sector law specialist Capsticks,...

The number of islands in Japan is expected to more than double after 7,000 new islands it didn't know existed were discovered. Well, kind of. The nation currently comprises 6,852 islands, but that figure dates back to a 1987 study...

Nightingale courtrooms will be kept open for another year, the Ministry of Justice announced today. The temporary courtrooms were set up to boost capacity during the pandemic. A total of 24 will remain open this year to help to tackle the backlog...

Taliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, claiming their use by women is a western conspiracy to control the Muslim population.The Guardian has learned that the Taliban has been going door to door,...

My family’s first home in the US was a two-bedroom suite at the Budget Inn La Puente in Los Angeles’ Walnut Valley. Every morning, my three siblings and I would jump on the sickly green bedspreads, chug Tropicana from the...

More than half of adults in the U.S. – 57% – use Google Search on a daily basis compared to 10% for Bing, according to new data from Morning Consult.       READ SOURCE...

Introduction: Retail sales rose in JanuaryGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Retail sales across Great Britain were stronger than expected in January, as consumers kept spending despite the cost of...

Ford to expand battery choice for for Mustang Mach-E  FleetNews READ SOURCE...

A new wave of human rights legislation to guarantee clean air quality and nutrition could be rolled out by the next Labour government, under plans announced by the shadow justice secretary on Friday.Steve Reed will vow to fight “tooth and...

A banker was 'floored' to find out he had not become a partner in a law firm, as his agreement with the company 'remained in draft', a court has heard.  Gary Keane had been global head of collateral operations projects...

Data from 55 NHS trusts in England show there were 456 sewage leaks in hospitals over 12 months - a situation branded a "national scandal" by Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Dave READ SOURCE...

UK retail sales grew in January in an unexpected sign of consumer resilience, as holiday discounts boosted online sales and fuel prices continued to fall, official data showed on Friday. The volume of retail sales, or the amount of goods...

But the French energy firm made huge losses as a whole due to problems with its nuclear reactors. READ SOURCE...

Prudential Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD - Get Rating) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 18,604 shares of...

Pakistan political economist Pervez Tahir has called for the resumption of trade with India to reduce people's woes, Dawn reported. He called for cutting down Pakistan's federal cabinet size in conformity with the requirement of the 18th Amendment.Tahir made the...

Tom Blundell has now hit four centuries in his first 23 TestsEngland 325-9 dec (Brook 89, Duckett 84; Wagner 4-82) & 79-2New Zealand 306 (Blundell 138; Robinson 4-54) England lead by 98 runsScorecardEngland's first Test against New Zealand is fascinatingly...

Hospitals in Wales "didn't want to know" about the needs of disabled staff, says Dr Georgie Budd. READ SOURCE...

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Centrica, the company that owns British gas, has posted record profits of £3.3bn for 2022, more than tripling its results in 2021. The company also announced it will pay a dividend to shareholders of more than £200m, and will spend...

BulgariaWhen picturing Bulgaria’s 235-mile Black Sea coastline, most people think of the big party resorts such as Sunny Beach and Sozopol. But head further north towards the Romanian border and past the port of Varna, and the coast is less...

I am confused about the issue of work-life balance. Not at junior or mid-rung positions; businesses should practice what they preach when they tell people on the middle rung of the ladder that wellbeing is important.I do accept that the...

Polygon Outperforms Bitcoin, Ethereum With 5% Gains Ahead Of zkEVM Launch: MATIC 'To Make New All Time High,' Says Analyst Benzinga - Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) surged 5% in the last 24 hours, beating Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)....

Neercare Agro, an agriculture-based startup that specialises in Agritourism, Agritech services, Floriculture, and Agro skill development has launched in India and Netherlands to promote advanced techniques used in Europe, especially in the Netherlands, and to make Agriculture in India more...

The healthtech ecosystem in India has flourished since the onset of the pandemic, and several scaled healthcare startups have emerged. Gearing for 2023, here are some trends that will shape digital health in India in 2023. More cautionary funding will...

Many mutual fund experts do not favour dividends. They ask investors to redeem the required amount, rather than banking on mutual funds to declare dividends. They argue that since mutual funds declare out of profits, they won’t be able declare...