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20 Nov 2024

Swiggy

Restaurants can now procure kitchen equipment on Swiggy

Swiggy, a leading player in the food delivery and quick commerce space, has introduced a new service to help its restaurant partners procure kitchen equipment.

20 Nov 2024

Bharti Airtel

Airtel partners with Nokia to boost 5G services in India

Bharti Airtel has signed a multi-year, multi-billion dollar market extension deal with Nokia.

20 Nov 2024

Sam Altman

Sam Altman seeks investment for potential chipmaking rival to NVIDIA

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is on the lookout for investors to build an upcoming competitor to NVIDIA, the famous chipmaking giant.

20 Nov 2024

Bitcoin

Bitcoin surpasses $94,000 for the first time

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, has hit a new high by breaching the $94,000 mark for the first time.

19 Nov 2024

China

This company offers cash rewards to employees for finding love

Chinese camera company Insta360 has introduced a novel initiative to promote employee well-being, by encouraging them to go on dates.

RBI warns against deepfakes showing Governor Das endorsing investment schemes

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a warning regarding the circulation of deepfake videos featuring its Governor, Shaktikanta Das.

Want to 'scold' your boss anonymously? This company can help

In a first of its kind service in the US, a company called OCDA is giving employees a chance to voice their grievances against their bosses anonymously.

19 Nov 2024

Tiger Global

After 18 months, Tiger Global resumes investments in Indian start-ups

Tiger Global, the once-prolific investor synonymous with mega-deals and rapid unicorn creation, is exhibiting renewed interest in the Indian start-up ecosystem.

19 Nov 2024

ChatGPT

News agency ANI sues OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement

Asian News International (ANI), one of India's top news agencies, has sued OpenAI in the Delhi High Court.

19 Nov 2024

Apple

Apple proposes $100M investment in Indonesia to reverse iPhone ban

Apple is making a significant effort to mend fences with Indonesia after the government recently banned sales of the latest iPhone 16.

19 Nov 2024

Facebook

Meta to challenge CCI's ₹213cr penalty over WhatsApp privacy policy

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, has announced its plans to appeal against the ₹213.14 crore fine imposed by India's Competition Commission (CCI).

RBI launching cloud service to rival AWS, Azure in 2025 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is gearing up to launch a one-of-a-kind cloud platform in 2025. The initiative, a first for any major global central bank, will utilize local IT companies.

ED probing Amazon, Flipkart's relationships with sellers for FDI violations

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is now looking into the relationships between e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, and their sellers.

18 Nov 2024

OYO Rooms

OYO raising funds from founder Ritesh Agarwal at ₹32,000cr valuation

Ritesh Agarwal, the founder and CEO of OYO, is looking to invest ₹550 crore into the hospitality chain. This will increase his stake from 30% to 32%.

18 Nov 2024

Nifty

Sensex, Nifty plunge amid foreign fund outflows, IT stock pressure

The Indian stock market remains bearish today, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty plunging sharply.

18 Nov 2024

Indian Government

Modi government to allow 100% FDI in insurance sector: Report

The Indian government is gearing up to introduce major reforms in the insurance sector, including allowing 100% foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a Times of India report.

Four IPOs set to launch next week despite market volatility

The primary market is gearing up for four initial public offerings (IPOs) next week, evenly divided between the mainboard and SME segments.

17 Nov 2024

Disney+ Hotstar

Dubai-based siblings to offer jiohotstar.com domain to Reliance for free

Dubai-based siblings, Jainam and Jivika, have announced their decision to transfer the ownership of the domain name jiohotstar.com to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) free of cost.

17 Nov 2024

Apple

Tata Electronics acquires Pegatron's iPhone plant in Tamil Nadu

Tata Electronics has acquired a majority stake in Pegatron's only iPhone manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The move makes Tata a major supplier for Apple.

How to apply for Ayushman Vay Vandana card in India

The Ayushman Vay Vandana Card, launched under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme, has seen more than 10 lakh enrollments in three weeks since its launch.

17 Nov 2024

HDFC Bank

Top 8 Indian firms lose ₹1.7L crore in market cap

Eight of India's top 10 most valued companies witnessed a massive loss in market capitalization last week. The total loss stood at nearly ₹1,65,180.04 crore.

17 Nov 2024

Boeing

Boeing starts workforce reduction, over 400 employees receive layoff notices

In a major job cut plan, Boeing has laid off over 400 employees, sending them layoff notices. The employees are members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA).

17 Nov 2024

TikTok

TikTok's parent ByteDance is now valued at $300 billion

ByteDance, the parent company of popular social media app TikTok, has now reached a valuation of about $300 billion.

16 Nov 2024

Foreign Investment

FPIs withdraw ₹22,420 crore from Indian markets this month

Continuing their bearish trend on Indian markets this month, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have pulled out a whopping ₹22,420 crore in the first half of November.

16 Nov 2024

Zomato

Zomato launches new app to take on BookMyShow in India

Zomato has expanded its consumer offerings with the launch of a new app called District.

16 Nov 2024

Donald Trump

This major Trump Media shareholder has offloaded nearly entire stake

ARC Global Investments, a major shareholder in Trump Media & Technology Group, has divested nearly its entire stake in the media firm.

16 Nov 2024

Apple

'Make in India' initiative reduces electronic imports in FY24: Report

Thanks to the 'Make in India' initiative and growing localization, electronic imports have dropped significantly in the fiscal year 2023-2024.

16 Nov 2024

Bank of Baroda

Want a loan? Check out interest rates from leading banks

Several Indian banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank, and IDBI Bank have announced an increase in their marginal cost-based lending rates (MCLR) for certain tenures this month.

16 Nov 2024

General Motors

General Motors fires 1,000 employees amid cost-cutting and reorganization

General Motors (GM), one of the world's largest automakers, has laid off around 1,000 employees as part of its cost-cutting and restructuring strategy.

15 Nov 2024

Donald Trump

Musk's X appoints executive who got presidential pardon as CFO

Elon Musk has hired Mahmoud Reza Banki, a former executive of streaming platform Tubi, as the chief financial officer (CFO) for X Corp.

15 Nov 2024

Elon Musk

Musk's DOGE is now hiring: High-IQ, long hours, no salary

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's recently launched Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has begun hiring.

15 Nov 2024

Skincare

Mamaearth's growth slows down amid changing consumer trends, new competitors

Honasa Consumer, the parent company of popular skincare brand Mamaearth, is growing slower than expected.

15 Nov 2024

CRED

CRED entering stock broking market to take on Zerodha, Groww

CRED, one of India's top fintech firms, is expanding its financial services portfolio by entering the stock broking space, according to Moneycontrol.

15 Nov 2024

JioCinema

JioCinema Premium plans: Which one offers best value?

JioCinema is looking to disrupt the OTT market with its competitively priced premium subscriptions.

15 Nov 2024

Bitcoin

Hacker behind billion-dollar Bitcoin heist gets 5-year sentence

Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, the mastermind behind a major Bitcoin heist, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a Washington federal court after being pleaded guilty last year.

15 Nov 2024

Goldman Sachs

Boat sets sail for IPO in 2025, targets $300-500M raise

Boat, one of the leading Indian brands in the wearable and audio space, is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) next year.

14 Nov 2024

Boeing

Boeing begins process to cut 17,000 jobs

Boeing will begin sending layoff notices this week as part of its plan to cut around 17,000 jobs or nearly 10% of its global workforce.

14 Nov 2024

India

Blackstone could buy 20% stake in Haldiram's for $1.6 billion

Blackstone, a top global investment firm, is said to be in talks to buy a 20% stake in India's iconic snack brand, Haldiram's.

14 Nov 2024

Mukesh Ambani

Reliance, Disney complete $8.5B merger to form biggest media entity

Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Company have completed their historic merger in India's media space, creating an entertainment behemoth worth $8.5 billion.

14 Nov 2024

Indian Economy

India's trade deficit widens to over $27 billion in October

India's merchandise trade deficit widened to $27.14 billion in October, significantly up from $20.8 billion in September due to a faster growth rate in imports, data released today shows.