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13 Mar

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma captured in Feb by Delhi police for slamming DCP’s vehicle car

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Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma was once arrested with the aid of Delhi Police after he allegedly rammed his car into south Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)'s vehicle on Febuary 22 and later was once released on bail, a senior police professional stated on Sunday. No one was injured throughout the accident that took place in south Delhi' Malviya Nagar area. "The accused rammed the automobile of south Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Benita Mary Jaiker. However, the DCP was once no longer existing internal the car at the time of the incident," Delhi Police Spokesperson Suman Nalwa…

13 Mar

BAFTA unveils its Breakthrough India participants for 2022

editor0 CommentsBollywood, Business, IndiaBAFTA

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled ten emerging talents from across the Indian film, games and television industries that will participate in the ‘BAFTA Breakthrough India’ initiative supported by Netflix. The ten names were selected by an eminent jury consisting of industry experts including AR Rahman, Apurva Asrani, Anupam Kher, Ratna Pathak Shah and Shonali Bose. BAFTA Breakthrough India’s list of jurors for 2022 includes many celebrities and this year’s programme has also seen an additional collaboration. The participants will be provided with an opportunity to connect with and learn from the best British and…

12 Mar

Vodafone Idea Foundation Unveils ‘Women of Wonder’

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India‘Women of Wonder’ Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Idea Foundation (VIF) celebrated International Women’s Day by unveiling ‘Women of Wonder’ – a book that chronicles the inspiring stories of 17 women who courageously braved all odds to achieve personal independence, and found their own standing in the society. The book was unveiled by many renowned people.Inspiring women leaders also addressed women beneficiaries of VIF’s various social programs across domains such as agriculture, education, livelihood creation, etc. VIF also felicitated women beneficiaries from their social programs who have broken through personal, social, and financial barriers to reach the pinnacle of success in their field of work, thereby setting…

12 Mar

Levi’s® #IShapeMyWorld Season 7

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaIShapeMyWorld, Levi’s®

Levi’s® unveils Season 7 of their iconic, Levi’s® #IShapeMyWorld campaign, which has since evolved into a year-long digital initiative that tells the stories of unstoppable women. It aims at enabling and empowering women through live sessions highlighting the protagonists’ journeys, periodic masterclasses as well as flagship internship programs. This year’s program is rooted in the concept that behind every successful woman is another woman who has inspired her. Having featured close to 50 women to date, including Faye D’souza, Zoya Akhtar, Rajakumari, Iti Rawat, Sumukhi Suresh, this season spotlights 4 fearless women. Hima Das, the youngest of five children of…

12 Mar

Ather Energy enters Assam with its first retail outlet in Guwahati

editor0 CommentsAssam, Business

India's leading electric scooter brand Athe Energy has began its retail operations in the North East region in the capital city of Guwahati, Assam. The new retail outlet, Ather Space, located at Bharalumukh, will retail the Ather 450X, one of Indian's quickest and smartest scooters, alongside the Ather 450 plus. The Ather Space will provide a unique ownership experience along with complete service and support for the owner. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Swapnil Jain, Co- founder & Chief Technology Officer, Ather Energy said, Assam is by far the most progressive state in the North East and has been on…

11 Mar

RBI Stops Paytm Payments Bank From Onboarding New Customers

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd to give up onboarding of new customers with instantaneous effect. The bank has also been directed to appoint an IT audit firm to behavior a complete System Audit of its IT system. The RBI took the choice in exercise of its powers beneath part 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. "Onboarding of new customers through Paytm Payments Bank Ltd will be challenge to specific permission to be granted via RBI after reviewing document of the IT auditors. This motion is based on positive fabric supervisory worries…

11 Mar

Ather Energy’s 31st Experience Centre in India

editor0 CommentsBusinessAther, INDIA

India’s leading electric scooter brand Ather Energy began its retail operations in the North East region in the capital city of Guwahati, Assam. The new retail outlet, Ather Space, located at Bharalumukh, will retail the Ather 450X, one of India’s quickest and smartest scooters, alongside the Ather 450 Plus. It will provide a unique ownership experience along with complete service and support for the owners. The company launched India’s first truly intelligent electric scooter - Ather 450 in 2018 in Bangalore. It registered 20% month-on-month sales growth over the past year. The company has 30 experience centers across India, and…

11 Mar

Mastercard shares the ways to help women entrepreneurs

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E-commerce in India has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. Many women in tier 2 and 3 cities have begun to adapt and reap the benefits of selling online. The worst hit is women business owners in inner cities and rural areas who also must fight societal gender barriers. It is critical to break the bias and empower women through focused education and training interventions about business and technology. Mastercard shared the top three ways how technology adoption can help women entrepreneurs to succeed—(1) Making businesses more efficient - Initiatives such as Project Kirana by Mastercard and USAID…

10 Mar

Oil rises after huge slump as market weighs Opec filling Russia supply gap

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Global oil costs fell on Wednesday by way of the most in nearly two years after OPEC member the United Arab Emirates stated it supported pumping greater oilinto a market roiled by way of grant disruptions due to sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Brent crude futures settled down $16.84, or 13.2%, at $111.14 a barrel, their largest one-day decline on account that April 21, 2020. U.S. crude futures ended down $15.44, or 12.5%, at $108.70, their biggest day by day decline considering that November. "We desire production will increase and will be encouraging OPEC to consider greater production…

10 Mar

West Bengal to get Rs 952 crore loan from World Bank for welfare schemes under Jai Bangla initiative

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The West Bengal authorities will get hold of over Rs 952 crore mortgage help from the World Bank to guide its social welfare schemes beneath the 'Jai Bangla' initiative, and a tripartite settlement in this regard was inked on Thursday. The Centre, West Bengal government and the World Bank have signed a USD one hundred twenty five million (Rs 952.61 crore) mortgage agreement to assist efforts to help bad and susceptible companies get entry to social safety services in the country of West Bengal, the multilateral lending business enterprise said in a release. The West Bengal authorities runs more than…