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ED notice to Byju’s on Rs 9000 crore Fema violation

ED notice to Byju’s on Rs 9000 crore Fema violation

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday that the adjudicating authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has issued a show-cause notice to BYJUS's parent company Think and Learn Pvt Ltd and CEO Byju Raveendran based on the complaint. 9,362.35 crore of FEMA has been booked against them. The agency said it has initiated an investigation based on various complaints regarding foreign investment received by companies such as M/s Think and Learn Pvt Ltd and the firm's business conduct. "The company was also said to have made substantial foreign remittances outside India and investments abroad, which allegedly violated the…
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South Indian actress Karthika Nair ties knot with beau Rohit

South Indian actress Karthika Nair ties knot with beau Rohit

Actress Karthika Nair, elder daughter of veteran actress Radha, who made her Tamil debut with the Jiiva-starrer 'Ko' directed by KV Anand, who got engaged recently, got married in a lavish wedding ceremony yesterday. Karthika Nair got married to Rohit Menon on November 19 in Kerala.Megastar Chiranjeevi, Jackie Shroff, Radhika Sarathkumar, Suhasini Maniratnam, Revathy, Menaka and many others were present at the wedding. The beautiful actress, who was last seen in Arya and Vijay Sethupathi-starrer 'Purampokku Engira Podhubudamai' took to social media to share a picture and wrote,"Our Royal fairytale Begins♥️ Blessed and grateful ✨️✨️✨️". Sharing the wedding pictures, Radika…
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Byju’s delays final settlements of laid-off workers again

Byju’s delays final settlements of laid-off workers again

According to a report, crisis-hit Byju's has again missed a deadline for full and settlement of employees laid off by the edtech company. The company had earlier postponed the final payment date from September to November. According to the report, 60 of the fired employees have been contacted by Byju's. Of the 48 people who responded, 40 said they had not received the full and final settlement that was promised to reach them by November 17. Of the 8 employees who received their full and final settlement, about 2-3 did not receive their variable pay or incentives, it said. Byju's…
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‘Dhoom’ Director Sanjay Gadhvi Dies At 56

‘Dhoom’ Director Sanjay Gadhvi Dies At 56

"Dhoom" director Sanjay Gadhvi died at his residence here on Sunday morning, his elder daughter Sanjina said. He was 56.Gadhvi, who was three days away from his 57th birthday, is best known for directing two blockbuster hits in Yash Raj Films' "Dhoom" franchise – "Dhoom" (2004) and "Dhoom 2" (2006). According to Gadhvir's daughter, the director was "completely healthy". "He died at his residence at 9.30 am . We are not sure what it is, but it is probably a heart attack. He was not sick, he was perfectly healthy," Sanjina told PTI. Gadhvi made his directorial debut in 2000…
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A earthquake strike Andaman Sea

A earthquake strike Andaman Sea

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman Sea in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday evening at 7.36 pm at a depth of 120 Km., the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in a statement. Earlier also on Thursday an earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda. This is very concerning as this type of disaster occurring frequently. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.5, Occurred on 19-11-2023, 18:36:46 IST, Lat: 9.94 & Long: 93.89, Depth: 120 Km, Location: Andaman Sea, India," NCS said in a post on X. Although very less people get affected…
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IndiGo becomes first Indian carrier with 2,000 daily scheduled flights

IndiGo becomes first Indian carrier with 2,000 daily scheduled flights

IndiGo is the first Indian carrier to have more than 2,000 scheduled or planned flights daily. The Rahul Bhatia-founded airline, which started flights on August 4, 2006, became the first Indian carrier in December 2017 to operate 1,000 flights a day, taking more than 11 years for the budget carrier to reach that milestone. The second 1,000 came much faster in just six years, despite the bitter feud between the airline's two founder-promoters and then Covid in this period. The airline has been able to benefit from the tailwind of the fact that India has seen a rapid recovery in…
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Amazon to cuts hundreds of jobs in Alexa division

Amazon to cuts hundreds of jobs in Alexa division

Amazon is cutting jobs in the Alexa division and laying off "several hundred" employees. Those to be laid off will include employees working in the artificial general intelligence team. The development comes a week after the company cut jobs in music and gaming divisions as well as some human resources roles. Daniel Rausch, Amazon's vice president of Alexa and Fire TV, informed the team of the layoffs on Friday (Nov. 17). He said the company is going to focus its resources on generative AI Read his letter to employees:Team,We’re really encouraged by the progress we’re making with Alexa: customers are…
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Google Photos gains 2 new AI features

Google Photos gains 2 new AI features

Google Photos, the popular gallery app used by millions worldwide, often gets new features that improve the overall user experience The tech giant is now rolling out two new AI-powered features that help reduce clutter and categorize screenshots and documents into albums. If you're someone who takes a lot of photos, your photo gallery can often be cluttered with similar images like sunsets or group photos. Google is introducing a feature called 'Photo Stacks' which aims to solve this problem. The new AI-powered feature automatically detects and groups similar photos and organizes them into piles. It also selects the top…
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Apple is making iMessage available for Android users

Apple is making iMessage available for Android users

iPhone users are now set to be friends with Android users on iMessage, as Apple has announced its decision to adopt the Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging standard. This move paves the way for a unified messaging experience across the platform, allowing Android users to enjoy the full suite of iMessage features. Apple made the strategic decision to integrate the RCS messaging standard into its messaging platform in response to the European Union's Digital Markets Act and regulatory pressure from competitors such as Google and Samsung, 9 to 5 Mac reported. Apple will implement the feature in late 2024 through…
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Nana Patekar breaks silence on viral video of him slapping fan

Nana Patekar breaks silence on viral video of him slapping fan

A day after a video showed Nana Patekar slapping a fan for clicking a selfie with him on the sets, the actor shared his side of the story in a new video posted by ANI. He says that beating a boy was part of a scene in his next film, and he thought the fan was actually a crew member who was supposed to be part of the scene, but later found out that he was a real fan. Speaking in Hindi, Nana says in the video, “Namaskar. A video is going viral where I hit a boy. There is…
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