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Social Media
Instagram targets teens with “take a break” feature following heightened criticism
October 11, 2021Weeks of criticism and backlash has prompted Instagram to introduce new features to nudge teenagers away...
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Business
GFG Alliance to invest GBP 50 mn to restart Rotherham electric arc furnace
October 11, 2021Diversified business house GFG Alliance on Sunday announced it will invest GBP 50 million to restart...
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Business
Urban company denies allegations of low wages for women workers
October 11, 2021Home service marketplace Urban Company on Sunday denied allegations levelled by its women beautician partners of...
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Industry
Government likely to delay customs duty on imported solar equipment
October 11, 2021Due to domestic solar projects facing uncertainties from vendors in China, the government is contemplating delaying...
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OTT
What’s streaming on your favourite OTT platform this October
October 10, 2021With easing of covid-related restrictions, cinema halls and multiplexes are gearing up for festive releases. However,...
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Agriculture
Farmer leaders allege private players procuring paddy instead of government buying on MSP
October 10, 2021Farmer leaders alleged that attempts have been made to create space for private players to procure...
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Startups
Startups making a ‘decade of unicorns’ for India, say industry leaders
October 10, 2021With disruptive business models and tech-powered platforms, Indian startups are raking in millions of dollars in...
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Startups
AMO Mobility plans to raise around USD 200 mn in 3 yrs to fund expansion
October 10, 2021Electric mobility startup AMO Mobility plans to raise around USD 200 million (nearly Rs 1,500 crore)...
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Advertising
Indian cos garner USD 9.7 bln via IPOs in Jan-Sep; proceeds highest for 9-mth period in 20 yrs
October 10, 2021Bolstered by bullish investor sentiments, India witnessed companies mopping up a whopping USD 9.7 billion through...
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Environment
Govts will have to help create markets to hit goal of zero emissions: Bill Gates
October 10, 2021Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Saturday said governments across the world will have to help create...
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Health
Best foods and beverages for mental health
October 10, 2021Mental health needs more attention now more than ever in today’s world of unstable economy and...
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Travel
World View offers 5-day balloon voyage to edge of space, $50,000 per seat
October 10, 2021If you are dreaming to travel to the edge of space one day, well here’s some...
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Business
Ecommerce platforms clock $2.7bn sales in first 4 days of festive sale
October 9, 2021Ecommerce platforms Amazon, Flipkart, and others have clocked $2.7 billion (more than Rs 20,000 crore) in...
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Trending
Three let off by NCB after raid, two of them had invited Aryan Khan, claims Maha Minister
October 9, 2021Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Saturday alleged a total of 11 people were detained in the...
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Business
Myre Capital launches new grade-A office space in Times Square, Mumbai
October 9, 2021MYRE Capital has launched its newest property offering Times Square, a landmark office complex in the...
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Environment
India-UK agree on Forward Action Plan on green energy ahead of COP-26
October 9, 2021India and UK have agreed on a Forward Action Plan on Power and Clean Transport, Renewables,...
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Economy
OECD reaches historic deal on global corporate tax
October 9, 2021The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has reached a major historic deal on global...
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Funding News
Weekly funding roundup: Venture funding tops USD 1.3 billion, 3 new unicorns created
October 9, 2021India’s startup ecosystem witnessed huge inflow of venture capital for the second consecutive week in October....
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Advertising
Byju’s stops Shah Rukh Khan related promotions over Aryan Khan’s arrest in drug case
October 9, 2021Byju’s has paused all Shah Rukh Khan related promotions for now following his son Aryan Khan’s...
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Business
Air India to get a makeover, Tata Sons to cut costs and streamline operations
October 9, 2021Tata Sons plans to give Air India a thorough makeover to better position the airline in...
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Facebook
Facebook rolls out new Page experience for users in India
October 9, 2021Facebook on Friday announced the rollout of a new Page design in the country that will...
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Business
Hiring activity almost flat, witnesses 3 pc growth sequentially in Sept: Report
October 9, 2021With the onset of the festive season and easing of lockdown restrictions, the hiring activity has...
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Business
Digital public goods driving innovation in India: Nandan Nilekani
October 9, 2021Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani on Friday said India has been “unique” in creating a set of...
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Banking
Gradual unwinding of liquidity measures to support growth, keep inflation under control: Bankers
October 9, 2021Terming the Reserve Bank’s Friday monetary policy announcement as balanced, bankers said the gradual unwinding of...
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Banking
RBI aims to reduce surplus liquidity by over Rs 5 lakh crore by December
October 9, 2021The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intends to reduce surplus liquidity by over Rs 5 lakh...
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Electric Vehicle
Ola Electric raises $200 mn at over $5 bn valuation: Report
October 8, 2021Ola Electric has raised about USD 200 million (around Rs 1,500 crore) from a clutch of...
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Business
Gadkari emphasises on reducing logistics costs below 10 pc
October 8, 2021Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday emphasised for reduction of logistic costs below 10 per cent...
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Business
Bharti Airtel names Soumen Ray as new CFO for India, South Asia
October 8, 2021Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Friday said Badal Bagri has resigned as chief financial officer of...
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Business
Over 3 cr unorganized workers registered on e-Shram portal
October 8, 2021Minister of Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav on Friday said more than 3 crore unorganized workers...
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Business
GetVantage earmarks USD 5 mn to fund online sellers during festive season
October 8, 2021Fintech firm GetVantage has planned to facilitate disbursement of USD 5 million in debt to brands...
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Business
‘JRD Tata would have been overjoyed’: Ratan Tata’s emotional note after winning Air India bid
October 8, 2021Nearly seven decades after Tata Group ceded control of Air India to the government, the salt-to-software...
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Business
Google prohibit ads that contradicts scientific consensus on climate change
October 8, 2021Google on Friday announced a new monetisation policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators that...
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Business
CoinSwitch Kuber appoints Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador
October 8, 2021Crypto platform CoinSwitch Kuber on Friday said it has onboarded Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its...
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Funding News
Log 9 Materials raises USD 2 mn in funding from Petronas Ventures
October 8, 2021Advanced battery-tech startup Log 9 Materials said it has raised USD 2 million (around Rs 14...
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Business
Flagged our concerns on high petrol taxes; up to govt to take decision: RBI Gov
October 8, 2021After flagging concerns surrounding the inflationary impact of the high indirect taxes on fuels for the...
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Business
HackerEarth achieves record revenue growth of 144% as remote hiring continues to surge in India
October 8, 2021HackerEarth recorded revenue growth of 144% increase in India and 185% in the US between Q3...
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Business
MobiKwik gets Sebi nod for Rs 1,900 crore IPO
October 8, 2021MobiKwik has received markets regulator Sebi’s approval to launch an initial public offering, through which it...
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Banking
NBFCs thrive on mass market loans: CRIF High Mark report
October 8, 2021Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have built up their presence in mass market loans, with biggest inroad...
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Trending
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two journalists for defending freedom of expression
October 8, 2021The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and...
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Electric Vehicle
Govt intends to have EV sales penetration of 30 pc for private cars by 2030: Gadkari
October 8, 2021The government intends to have EV sales penetration of 30 per cent for private cars, 70...
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Business
RBI raises daily IMPS transaction limit to Rs 5 lakh
October 8, 2021The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has increased the daily limit on Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) transaction...
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Economy
Impossible to become $ 5 trillion economy in 5 yrs due to pandemic: Rangarajan
October 8, 2021India becoming a USD five trillion economy by 2025 is impossible under the current circumstance and...
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News Flash
India-China soldiers engaged in brief face-off in Tawang sector, Arunachal Pradesh
October 8, 2021With the 13th round of talks on the border dispute impending, India and China soldiers were...
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Technology
Realme expands its footprint in India with 100 offline stores
October 8, 2021Chinese smartphone maker Realme on Friday announced the launch of 100 new exclusive retail outlets in...
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Business
Guwahati airport’s operations handed over to Adani Group
October 8, 2021The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati was handed over to the Adani Group for...
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Auto
Tata Motors keen to buy Ford plants in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat
October 8, 2021Tata Motors is looking at a possible acquisition of Ford India units at Maraimalai Nagar in...
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Funding News
Rebel Foods enters unicorn club after USD 175 million fundraise
October 8, 2021Rebel Foods on Thursday said it has raised USD 175 million (around Rs 1,300 crore) in...
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Funding News
Alia Bhatt invests in IIT Kanpur-backed D2C start-up Phool.co
October 8, 2021Phool.co, a Social Alpha-backed D2C wellness startup, on Thursday announced that Alia Bhatt is now an...
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Trending
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in literature
October 7, 2021Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature for works that...
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GDP
Fitch cuts India’s FY22 GDP growth forecast to 8.7%
October 7, 2021Fitch Ratings has cut India’s economic growth forecast to 8.7 per cent for the current fiscal...
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Business
Fin Min releases Rs 40,000 cr to states as GST compensation shortfall
October 7, 2021The Centre on Thursday released Rs 40,000 crore to states and UTs to compensate for the...
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Business
Bizongo turns profitable, eyes $300 mn in annualized revenue by FY22
October 7, 2021Bizongo, a B2B marketplace and supply chain enablement platform for customized goods, announced that the company...
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Funding News
Twin Health secures Rs 1000 crore in series C round
October 7, 2021Diabetic-focused healthcare start-up Twin Health has raised USD 140 million (around Rs 1,000 crore) in Series-C...
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Politics
Varun Gandhi, mother Maneka dropped from top BJP panel after his tweets on Lakhimpur Kheri incident
October 7, 2021Hours after BJP lawmaker Varun Gandhi posted a video purportedly of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and...
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Auto
September auto retail sales drop YoY due to dip in two-wheeler dispatches
October 7, 2021Automobile retail sales in the country witnessed a 5 per cent year-on-year drop last month amid...
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Business
Dairy.com steps into India with acquisition of Mr Milkman
October 7, 2021Dairy.com has made its first investment in India with the acquisition of Mr Milkman – India’s...
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