Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi, who reached Varanasi on Sunday morning, also flagged off IRCTC's Maha Kaal Express via video conferencing and dedicated Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Centre to the nation; Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, was sworn-in as chief minister of Delhi for the third time. Kejriwal took oath as Delhi CM at Ramlila Maidan today. He is the first and the only chief minister of Delhi who has preferred Ramlila Maidan for his oath ceremonies, while his predecessors took oath in the Raj Niwas; The number of unemployed educated youth in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has grown by over 12.5 lakh in last two years to 34 lakh, Yogi Adityanath government said at the state assembly on February 14. According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data, unemployment almost doubled in UP during 2019 compared to 2018. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also read: Fire breaks out at GST Bhavan in Mumbai; rescue operations underway

Amazon, Flipkart seek rollback of new Indian tax on online sellersAmazon and Walmart's Flipkart are among online retailers demanding that India scale back a proposed tax on third-party sellers on their platforms, saying the burden of compliance will hurt the fledgling industry, according to documents seen by Reuters. The online retail industry is braced for a possible 1% tax on each sale made by sellers on their platforms from April if the proposal is approved by parliament next ...

The move is part of a broader plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to increase tax revenues and counter a sharp economic slowdown due to weakening consumer demand

Nadella is planning to be in India between February 24 and February 26 and will likely visit New Delhi, tech hub Bengaluru and Mumbai

Pay taxes for India's development, says PM ModiWhile the previous governments had hesitated to touch the country's taxation system, the current BJP-led dispensation was making it more citizen centric, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, urging people to pay their dues for the development of India. He lamented that when a number of people did not pay tax and found ways to evade it, \"the burden falls on those who honestly pay their dues\".WhatsApp garners 2 billion user...

Stock Market Updates on Delhi Election Result Day: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to retain power in the national capital. AAP has breached the psychological mark of 63, while BJP has been reduced to just 07 seats. The Congress Party, however, is nowhere in the race.

Walt Disney management has announced that their OTT offering would be bundled with Hotstar's premium offerings, Hotstar VIP (priced at Rs 365 per year) and Hotstar Premium (Rs 999)

Disney+ was launched in US in November 2019. The VIP tier of Hotstar's platform will be renamed Disney+Hotstar

Budget likely to raise spending to revive economic growthPrime Minister Narendra Modi's government is expected to raise spending on infrastructure and cut some personal tax in its 2020/2021 budget, to spur consumer demand and investment, government sources and economists said. India is facing its worst economic slowdown in a decade. Growth slipped to 4.5% in the July-September quarter, worsening the job prospects for millions of youth entering the workforce each year.Pollution reg...

The 649 iPhone Forever was the most-favoured plan in Vodafone's RED range of plans.

Congress wrote, \"Dear PM, the Constitution is reaching you soon. When you get time off from dividing the country, please do read it\"

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that India and China should not be considered developing nations by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). He made the remarks during a press conference on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum 2020 at Davos. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the world will realise the true strategic and economic potential of his country when the relationship with India becomes normal, but that has \"unfortunately\" not been great. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet Inc and its subsidiary Google, said on Wednesday that healthcare offers the biggest potential over the next five to 10 years for using artificial intelligence to improve outcomes, and vowed that the technology giant will heed privacy concerns. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also read: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos responds after reports of phone hacking by Saudi Crown Prince MBS Also Watch: Quantum computing and AI can solve the biggest problems: Sundar Pichai

'India, China should not be considered developing nations by WTO,' says Donald Trump at DavosUS President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that India and China should not be considered developing nations by World Trade Organisation (WTO). He made the remarks during a press conference on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum 2020 at Davos. Donald Trump has made similar comments before. He had said that these two Asian countries were \"taking advantage\" of the 'developing nation'...

Jeff Bezos India Visit: Jeff Bezos and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez visit the Taj Mahal in Agra as a part of the Amazon CEO's three day visit. Here's for more

Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020: This Amazon sale has some really amazing deals on smartphones. Here's a lowdown on the deals offered by Amazon on various smartphones

Big Bazaar's 'Sabse Saste 5 Din' is scheduled between January 22 to 26 and will have offers across home and kitchen needs, home fashion, electronics, luggage, fashion, and toys and stationary

Amazon vs Flipkart: Here's a lowdown on the deals offered by Amazon and Flipkart on mid range and flagship smartphones

Amazon CEO discusses issues surrounding technology, data privacy concerns and global alliances; business leaders who attended the meeting included Reliance Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani, Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal, among others

Jeff Bezos in India: The Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said SRK was \"one of the most humble people\" he had ever met. Here's what SRK said

While Ratan Tata lauded government's \"vision\", N Chandrasekaran called for a change in economic and business culture to promote growth