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RBI to set up real-time digital fraud tracking registry
RBI has announced that a new Central Fraud Registry is being set up to facilitate real-time tracking of digital payment frauds. This mechanism is will help create awareness about the…
NPCI bars Truecaller from signing up new users on UPI
NPCI has clarified that Truecaller was barred from signing up new users on the UPI platform as soon as the bug, which registered users without their consent, was reported. This…
Zomato lays off 100 employees from support functions
Zomato is said to have laid off around 70-100 employees or 1.2% of its manpower to cut down costs. These employees were mainly part of its customer support team housed…
Indian job market is in a bad shape: Report
The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2017-18 study highlights that the Indian job market does not pay well. It suggests that 45% of salaried employees in India were paid…
Technology helps revive a century-old traditional craft in Tamilnadu
A software powered electric handloom is helping weavers revive a 100-year-old prestigious Pathamadai mat making craft. The business came to a stagnancy because of lack of interest from the next…
AI-based tech to avert accidents in Govt. buses of UP and Karnataka
The Road Transport Corporations of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have decided to install AI-based technology to help avoid accidents and alert drivers when sleepy. After successfully testing the system for…
IIT students can’t be selling detergents. Has to have higher purpose: Pranab Mukherjee
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has voiced his opinion about the current state of the Indian education system. He felt that an IIT graduate should serve larger purposes rather than…
Hero MotoCorp plans to deliver two-wheelers at your doorstep
Country’s largest two-wheeler company Hero MotoCorp has announced that bikes and scooters will be soon delivered to the customers at their doorstep. The company has announced a portal for customers…
Govt. may put a hold on 35% minimum shareholding rule
Reports suggest that the Indian Government is planning to put a hold on the plan to increase the minimum public shareholding in listed companies to 35% from 25%. The plan…
Facebook to rebrand WhatsApp and Instagram soon
Reports suggest that Facebook is planning to rebrand both Instagram and WhatsApp. As per the sources, after rebranding these applications will be known as “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from…
If tax rates are very high, obviously people look for other countries: Bimal Jalan, Former RBI Gov
“..if tax rates are very high, obviously people look for other countries, which have lower interest rates, and also exemptions from income tax”, says Bimal Jalan, former RBI governor. India…
RIP Siddhartha. The entrepreneur behind many entrepreneurs.
CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) founder, VG Siddhartha is dead. His body was found by the fisherman in Hoige Bazaar, by the sea shore, at around 6.30 am (July 30th). His…
₹10,000 cr: Banks collected in 3 years for not maintaining minimum balance
22 scheduled commercial banks (SCB), including SBI, ICICI, HDFC have collected nearly ₹10,000 crore in the last three years as penalty for not maintaining minimum balance in regular saving bank…
This is how much Indian celebrities charge for an Instagram post
Priyanka Chopra and Virat Kohli feature on the global Instagram rich list and they charge a pretty penny for every sponsored post.
Want more views of Youtube videos? Bring a kid along, says the data.
You want more views for your YouTube videos? Well, bring a kid, preferable below 13 years of age. Fact: YouTube videos that feature children under the age of 13 receive…
“We go to space to save the Earth” – Jeff Bezos
“I think it is important for this planet. I think it’s important for the dynamism of future generations. It is something I care deeply about. And it is something I…
