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01 Mar

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia bans residents from transferring cash distant places as Ruble crashes

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Russia on Monday banned all its residents from transferring cash abroad, the Kremlin was once noted as pronouncing by means of information corporation AFP. The measure is seen as part of an attempt to prop up the Russian economic system after the cost of the ruble plummeted due to sanctions imposed through a number of Western countries over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In a decree signed by using Putin, the exporters would be required to preserve at least 80 per cent of income in rubles, AFP reported. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated Russia plans to ride out sanctions imposed by…

01 Mar

GSK and MS Dhoni team up for 6 in 1 vaccination awareness campaign

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaGSK, Ms Dhoni

India's legendary former international cricket captain and a devoted father Mahendra Singh Dhoni teams up with GSK to raise awareness about the need for 6 in 1 vaccination. He features in a newly released video that draws a parallel with hitting a six in cricket and explains how the 6 in 1 vaccination for infants provides protection against six diseases in one injection. The tagline of the campaign encapsulates the key benefits of the combination vaccine: less injection, less pain. The campaign will run across multiple media formats including videos on TV, digital videos on YouTube, website, and at pediatricians’…

01 Mar

Soch launched its first store in Durgapur

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaDurgapur, soch

India’s favorite women’s ethnic wear brand Soch has opened doors to its first store in Durgapur, West Bengal located at Raj Sammilonee mall which is spread across a spacious 1000 sq ft housing Soch’s latest collections. The collection at the store is diverse, versatile, and cutting edge and aims to bring to you the newest trends on the block. The newly launched store will also stock must-haves never before prices as the brand's much-awaited Red Dot Sale is live across all its outlets and online. Soch has had a retail presence in the country for nearly 16 years and the…

01 Mar

Mastercard Inc blocked various financial institutions

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Mastercard Inc. said that it had blocked multiple financial institutions from its payment network as a result of sanctions imposed on Russia over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Russians rushed to ATMs and waited in long queues amid concerns that bank cards may cease to function or that banks would limit cash withdrawals after Western sanctions. The United States and its allies said that they would take action against Russia's central bank and bar some of the country's banks from the SWIFT international payments system. Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a ‘special operation’. Mastercard will continue to work with regulators.…

01 Mar

The MD of BharatPe Ashneer Grover resigns from board to stay major shareholder

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The Co-Founder and Managing Director (MD) of BharatPe Ashneer Grover has resigned. It has been said that Grover embroiled in controversy over the past two months after he was abused a Kotak Mahindra Bank employee. His resignation comes days after his wife Madhuri Jain was sacked by the company's controller on charges of misappropriation of funds. They both went on leave from January. Valued at USD 2.8 billion, BharatPe serves over 75 lakh merchants across 150 cities. The company has already facilitated the disbursement of loans totalling over 3,000 crore to its merchants since its launch. BharatPe has raised over…

01 Mar

PV Sindhu receives warm welcome from Telangana Sports Minister

editor0 CommentsSportsPV Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics

Telangana Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud along with Cyberabad CP VC Sajjanar warm heartedly welcomed Olympic bronze medallist PV Sindhu after she landed at the Hyderabad airport on Wednesday afternoon. Sindhu finished third in women's singles badminton at the Tokyo Olympics after beating China's He Bing Jiao in straight games in the bronze medal play-off match in Tokyo. At the airport, while employees, passengers and the CISF cheered for Sindhu, she and the coach were welcomed by Telangana Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud, Sports Authority of Telangana chairman A. Venkateshwar Reddy along with Commissioner Of Police, Cyberabad VC Sajjanar and…

01 Mar

Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to lift title

editor0 CommentsSportsChelsea, Liverpool

Liverpool won their first domestic final in a decade by beating Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to clinch the League Cup. All 10 penalties had been scored before it was down to the goalkeepers to take their turn and Kepa Arrizabalaga missed after Liverpool counterpart Caoimhin Kelleher had netted. Kepa Arrizabalaga had been brought off the bench as a penalties specialist just as the clock hit 120 minutes at the end of extra time, replacing Edouard Mendy whose saves the final locked at 0-0. This move paid off for Thomas Tuchel in the UEFA in August but this time there was…

01 Mar

Global Premier of Maruti Suzuki New Age Baleno

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaMaruti Suzuki, New Age Baleno

Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced the launch of its much-awaited technologically superior premium hatchback - the New Age Baleno. Equipped with a host of class leading technology, safety, comfort & convenience features and NEXA’s new signature Crafted Futurism design language, the New Age Baleno will provide an unparalleled driving experience to customers. Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “Baleno is amongst the top five best-selling cars in the industry since launch. Over 1 million delighted Baleno customers in India and across 100+ countries of the world have appreciated it for design and performance. The…

01 Mar

Udaan shipped over 260 million products in 2021

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaUdaan

India’s largest business-to-business (B2B) e-Commerce platform Udaan has announced that it shipped over 20 lac tonnes under the Essentials (Fresh, FMCG, Staples, Pharma) and 260 million products of Non-Essentials (Electronics, General Merchandise, and Lifestyle) categories catering to ~50 million orders across 1000 towns & cities of Bharat. The platform also on-boarded over 5 lac new retailers / kirana shop owners in 2021 and over 625 sellers on the platform achieved sales worth Rs 1 crore each during this period. In 2021, Udaan witnessed a huge surge in business across Essentials category adding over 3 lakh new retailers and a repeat…

28 Feb

Vi and A5G Networks to enable Smart Mobile Edge network

editor0 CommentsBusinessA5G, vi

India's leading telecom operator Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has announced its collaboration with A5G Networks, Inc. to enable industry 4.0 and smart mobile edge computing in India. Vi and A5G Networks have together set up a pilot private network in Mumbai utilising existing 4G spectrum.A5G Networks software is fully cloud-native containerized software built for hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. Vi has already set up an end-to-end private network using A5G Networks’ autonomous core software and white box RAN elements in Mumbai, showcasing industrial automation use cases, enterprise applications, and low latency scenarios - all while seamlessly interconnecting with the operator network.The…