Forward Heung-Min Son stepped up his game big time in absence of star striker Harry Kane, guiding Tottenham Hotspur into the fifth round of the FA Cup with his brace against Preston, which helped them secure a 3-0 win at Deepdale on Saturday.
TeamLease’s profit after tax dips 5 pc in third quarter
Leading staffing company TeamLease Services on Saturday posted a 5 per cent decline in its profit after tax to Rs 29 crore for the quarter ended December 2022, against Rs 30 crore in the corresponding period the previous year.
FM likely to try and pull fiscal deficit below 6% in 2023-24
As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the last full budget of the NDA government before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, she may try to focus on fiscal consolidation and bringing the fiscal deficit target down to less than 6 per cent of the GDP.
US tech giants continue with layoffs despite improving economy
Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologised for the layoffs the company announced last week and said he “takes full responsibility” for the decisions that led to them. The tech giant cut 12,000 employees from its global workforce last week, joining the continuing spate of layoffs by tech firms.
Semiconductor shortage continues to impact Maruti Suzuki’s production
Maruti Suzuki India continues to witness an impact on its production as semiconductor supplies still remain challenging and unpredictable, according to the company’s CFO Ajay Seth. In order to deal with the situation, the auto major is now working on ways to maximise its output from available supply of electronic components.
India’s forex reserves hit about six-month high
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by whopping USD 1.727 billion to USD 573.727 billion in the week ending on January 20, according to Reserve Bank of India’s latest data. The reserves hit about six-month highs with the latest two consecutive weeks’ rise,
YouTube Music on the web gets mood filters
Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music gets mood filters, i.e. “activity bar” with various moods to tune what appears in the Home feed on the web. In the web version, it is left-aligned (as on tablets) and appears beneath the app bar, which can be used to switch between Home, Explore, Library, and Search, reports 9to5Google. For a less Material You look, pill-shaped buttons are used instead of rectangles with rounded corners.
Early heart disease linked to poor brain health in middle age: Study
According to new research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people with early cardiovascular disease might be more likely to have memory and thinking problems, as well as poor brain health in middle age.
CM inaugurates medical science conference in city
Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the medical science conference in Chennai. It is the first ever Tamil medical-science conference for ear, nose, throat, head and neck by ENT Association at Muthamizh Peravai in Raja Annamalaipuram.
Kalki’s works released
The compilation of stories written by Writer Kalki Krishnamurthy in Aananda Vikatan and Kalki Deepavali special numbers over many years was released by Justice Anand Venkataesh of Madras High Court at the writer’s 68 death anniversary programme organised by Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust.

