Ukrainian President #VolodymyrZelensky said he had a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese President #XiJinping -- the first between the two leaders since the start of #Russia's invasion.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/news/world/president-xi-tells-zelensky-talks-and-negotiation-are-only-way-out-11682508520590.html

Nearly 2.31 billion #Aadhaar-based authentications were witnessed in March, outpacing Feb’s 2.26 billion authentications, according to data released by the Ministry of Electronics & IT.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/aadhaarbased-authentications-surpass-2-3-billion-in-march-e-kyc-transactions-jump-by-16-3-meity-data-11682512491374.html

#Bitcoin touched $30,000 on Wednesday are traders indicated that they anticipate the Federal Reserve to infuse capital into the economy in the near future due to indications of another US bank failure.

https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-touches-30000-11682513885425.html

India has jumped 6 places top rank 38 in World Bank’s #Logistics Performance Index 2023, Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on 26 April.

India has seen remarkable improvement on 4 out of 6 LPI indicators, added the ministry.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/economy/india-jumps-6-places-in-world-bank-s-logistics-performance-index-2023-11682517293546.html

The lenders shares were last down 20% at $6.51, after losing nearly half of their value on Tuesday.

https://www.livemint.com/industry/banking/first-republic-bank-shares-hit-record-low-amid-skepticism-over-turnaround-plan-11682518290167.html

Jio Studios may invest as much as ₹3,000 crore to boost Jio Cinema’s subscription and advertising revenues, according to the estimates of three film trade experts.

https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/jio-studios-to-invest-3-000-crore-to-boost-jiocinema-set-to-release-100-movies-and-web-originals-plans-to-charge-nominal-subscription-fee-11682440826446.html

#MarutiSuzuki is tightening the bolts to keep up with growth in market demand, and hence the company is planning an additional capacity of 1 million per year.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/maruti-plans-capacity-expansion-of-10-lakh-vehicles-per-year-to-drive-demand-growth-what-to-expect-11682519823231.html

US planemaker #Boeing said it planned to ramp up production of 737 MAX jets to 38 per month by the year-end. After the announcement its shares climbed 3.7%.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/company-results/boeing-to-ramp-up-production-of-737-max-jets-reports-q1-loss-at-425-million-11682521719761.html

Amazon has started laying off employees in its cloud services operation amid slowing sales growth in its most profitable division.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/amazon-to-start-fresh-round-of-layoffs-in-cloud-services-operations-amid-weak-sales-11682523884184.html

The first flight carrying Indian nationals, who were evacuated from violence-hit #Sudan has landed in #Delhi.

The evacuees who landed in Delhi from the African country chanted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ & ‘PM Narendra Modi zindabad’ slogans upon their arrival. The flight was carrying a total of 360 Indians. #SudanCrisis

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/news/first-flight-carrying-indians-who-were-evacuated-from-sudan-lands-in-delhi-11682525327669.html

Mongolia is keen to attract Indian firms to help build rail connectivity in the country, according to Mongolia’s Ambassador to India Dambajav Ganbold.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/mongolia-seeks-indian-firms-for-railway-connectivity-projects-says-ambassador-dambajav-ganbold-11682531851711.html

Good infrastructure, easy access to health facilities, and cost of living are some of the factors that homebuyers deliberate on before deciding on the city of their choice.

https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/location-infrastructure-and-cost-of-living-factors-influencing-home-buying-decisions-in-india-s-metros-and-smaller-cities-homebuying-realestate-metros-nonmetros-investment-11682532994943.html

#SamsungElectronics on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profits in 14 years, blaming slowing consumer spending on electronics and a global microchip glut that hit its core memory business.



Read here: https://www.livemint.com/news/world/samsung-electronics-logs-worst-quarterly-earnings-in-14-years-11682558652634.html

In the current #Karnataka Assembly, #Lingayats from various parties hold 54 Assembly seats, of which, over 30 have come from the #BJP.

https://www.livemint.com/news/karnataka-assembly-election-2023-result-lingayats-bjp-congress-yediyurappa-jagadish-shettar-laxman-savadi-11682511055080.html

The #BSE #Sensex has been surging for the last six straight sessions despite weak global market sentiments caused by looming recessions fears due to bank crisis in the #US.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/why-sensex-has-been-surging-for-last-six-days-in-row-explained-11682576403151.html

As the new financial year kicked in on 1 April, it is essential for salaried individuals to choose between the new and old tax regimes.

https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/new-income-tax-regime-vs-old-income-tax-regime-eight-key-things-to-consider-before-choosing-one-11682575308770.html

Under the new agreement, #Viacom18 will offer the #HBO and #Warner content lineup to its Indian users via linear channels and the #JioCinema streaming service

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/warner-bros-discovery-viacom18-partner-with-jiocinema-for-hbo-max-original-content-in-india-following-disney-star-s-exit-from-the-market-11682582857017.html

Several English cricketers, including some international stars, are reportedly considering giving up their national contracts to take up full-time deals with Indian Premier League (#IPL) teams.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ipl-team-owners-offer-rs-51-crore-to-star-players-to-quit-international-cricket-report-11682584457875.html

Azim Premji-backed #Wipro earned a consolidated net profit to ₹3,074.5 crore in the quarter ending March 31, 2023 (Q4FY23) broadly flat compared to a profit of ₹3,087.3 crore a year ago same period.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/wipro-posts-consolidated-pat-of-rs-3-074-5-cr-in-q4-revenue-rises-11-yoy-11682585370516.html

Mahindra Group's flagship IT company, #TechMahindra reported a broadly subdued performance in March 2023 quarter in terms of profitability.

The company posted a consolidated net profit to ₹1,117.7 crore in the quarter that ended March 31, 2023, compared to a profit of ₹1,505.7 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/tech-mahindra-misses-estimates-records-26-drop-in-q4-pat-to-rs-1-118-cr-declares-dividend-11682587037788.html

According to #Twitter's blog post, #India, the US, France, Japan, and Germany were the top five countries that requested account information from the platform.

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/twitter-reports-india-among-top-requesting-countries-for-content-removal-11682592075715.html