Paytm focuses on UPI Lite Wallet for low-value daily payments

Paytm focuses on UPI Lite Wallet for low-value daily payments

New Delhi, May 13 - One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which owns leading payments and financial services company Paytm, on Monday, said that it is now focusing on UPI Lite wallet to move the users who prefer wallet for low-value everyday payments.

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Manufacturing, retail sectors join tech hiring wave in India: Report

Manufacturing, retail sectors join tech hiring wave in India: Report

Bengaluru, May 13 - Driven by various government initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, the manufacturing sector, along with retail, have joined the tech hiring wave in the country, a report showed on Monday.

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Musk gets court reprieve in fight against Australian govt, says not trying to win anything

Musk gets court reprieve in fight against Australian govt, says not trying to win anything

New Delhi, May 13 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on Monday, won over the Australian government after a court overturned a legal block by the country's regulator directing the removal of footage of a stabbing attack in Sydney on X social media platform.

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South Korea to infuse over $7.2 billion in domestic chip industry

South Korea to infuse over $7.2 billion in domestic chip industry

Seoul, May 13 - South Korea will push to set up a package worth over 10 trillion won ($7.28 billion) to support the chip industry as part of efforts to boost the competitiveness of the critical industry and to prop up economic growth,

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EVs, green hydrogen to propel India’s journey towards net-zero target by 2070: Experts

EVs, green hydrogen to propel India’s journey towards net-zero target by 2070: Experts

New Delhi, May 12 - The faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the National Hydrogen Mission and other such initiatives will propel India's journey towards a net-zero target by 2070, eminent scientists and thought leaders have said.

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Indian tech leaders stand behind Ola’s Bhavish in his fight against Microsoft & LinkedIn

Indian tech leaders stand behind Ola’s Bhavish in his fight against Microsoft & LinkedIn

New Delhi, May 12 - Indian tech industry leaders have come out in support of Ola Founder and CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, after his tirade against Microsoft-owned LinkedIn for deleting his posts and "bullying Indians" into agreeing with the Big Tech platforms or cancelling

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Meta ‘super greedy’ at claiming credit for ad campaigns: Elon Musk

Meta ‘super greedy’ at claiming credit for ad campaigns: Elon Musk

New Delhi, May 12 - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta is "super greedy" at taking credit for advertisers who run campaigns on its platform.

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Hyundai Motor beats Volkswagen in Q1 operating profit

Hyundai Motor beats Volkswagen in Q1 operating profit

Seoul, May 12 - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group beat Volkswagen Group to rank second after Toyota Group in operating profit for the January-March period, their earnings data showed on Sunday.

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Tripura Gramin Bank secures 2nd position among 43 Regional Rural Banks in India

Tripura Gramin Bank secures 2nd position among 43 Regional Rural Banks in India

Agartala, May 11 - The Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) has secured the second position in terms of business, growth, and diverse performance among 43 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in India, registering a profit of Rs 27.92 crore after doing business of Rs 12,398.55

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Platforms like Linkedin will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel us out: Ola CEO

Platforms like Linkedin will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel us out: Ola CEO

New Delhi, May 11 - In a hard-hitting post, Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday said that Big Tech platforms like LinkedIn will bully Indians into agreeing with them or cancel them out and if they can do this to him,

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1 in 3 executives to leave job if asked to return to office globally: Report

1 in 3 executives to leave job if asked to return to office globally: Report

New Delhi, May 11 - As most organisations globally implement return-to-office (RTO) policies, there is still resistance among employees and one in three of the executives presented with a RTO obligation say they will leave their current employer for that reason.

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal decides to ditch Microsoft Cloud after LinkedIn saga

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal decides to ditch Microsoft Cloud after LinkedIn saga

New Delhi, May 11 - Taking on Satya Nadella-run Microsoft after a frustrated experience with LinkedIn, Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Saturday announced to leave the tech giant’s Azure cloud services and move the entire workload of his company to his

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Over $320 mn raised by 24 Indian startups this week

Over $320 mn raised by 24 Indian startups this week

New Delhi, May 11 - More than $320 million has been raised by 24 Indian startups in funding this week, which includes 7 growth-stage deals and 13 early-stage deals.

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CERT-In finds vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes, Google Chrome

CERT-In finds vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes, Google Chrome

New Delhi, May 11 - The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has warned users of vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes and Google Chrome for desktop which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary

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KABIL gets new office in Delhi to speed up efforts for securing critical minerals

KABIL gets new office in Delhi to speed up efforts for securing critical minerals

New Delhi, May 11 - Secretary, Ministry of Mines, V L Kantha Rao on Saturday inaugurated the Registered Office of Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL) at Sansad Marg to speed up the country’s efforts to secure stable supplies of critical minerals such as

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India under PM Modi a global case study on how to become a resilient economy: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India under PM Modi a global case study on how to become a resilient economy: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, May 11 - Union Minister and BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Saturday that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a global case study on how to emerge as a resilient economy amid myriad

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UPI payments see surge in India, leading people to overspending too: Experts

UPI payments see surge in India, leading people to overspending too: Experts

New Delhi, May 11 - As India's digital and less-cash journey gains steam, more and more people are not only purchasing their daily essentials via unified payments interface (UPI) mode of digital transactions but also costly home appliances, high-end gadgets and designer apparels,

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Anand Mahindra praises IIT-Madras startup for developing electric flying taxi

Anand Mahindra praises IIT-Madras startup for developing electric flying taxi

New Delhi, May 11 - Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has praised the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras startup that is developing an electric flying taxi, saying that the institution has become one of the world's most "exciting and active incubators".

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Social commerce platform Meesho raises $275 million

Social commerce platform Meesho raises $275 million

New Delhi, May 11 - Social commerce platform Meesho has raised $275 million, a regulatory filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US has revealed.

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After 10 years of tech innovations, India geared up for next phase of growth: Industry leaders

After 10 years of tech innovations, India geared up for next phase of growth: Industry leaders

New Delhi, May 11 - As India embarks on its journey to become a global technology powerhouse under various schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government in the last 10 years, the National Technology Day is the occasion for the

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