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Byju's allegedly buying contacts of children, threatening parents: NCPCR

The child panel took action based on a news report that the company's sales team was engaging in dishonest behaviour to persuade parents to purchase their courses for their kids

115 daily wagers, 43 salaried people died by suicide each day in 2021: Govt

The number of housewives who killed themselves last year was a staggering 23,179, meaning at least 63 housewives died every day in the country, the data showed

Fitch affirms India at 'BBB-', says medium-term growth outlook is key

Fitch said India's rating reflects strengths from a robust growth outlook compared to peers and still-resilient external finances

Telecos divided over benefits of artificial intelligence, big data tech

Operators have taken up conflicting positions on the need to create common AI terminology standards before leveraging the new-age technology in the telecom industry

High regulatory burden, taxes keep cars out of reach of Indians: Automaker

The levies by the Indian govt have made purchasing vehicles expensive for the population, said RC Bhargava, Maruti Suzuki's chairman

Urban Company ties up with NSDC to train and certify new employees

The company will train and upskill "thousands" of unskilled workers and provide digital certificates

Sony announces offers on televisions, headphones, speakers, & more: Details

Sony has announced offers on its products in India. The offers are valid till January 3 on Sony online store, Sony retail stores, Amazon, and Flipkart

Centre develops new metrics for imports after reports of under-reporting

In November, media reports emerged showing a $12 billion mismatch in the Indian and Chinese trade figures between January and September

No base station of 5G set up by Vodafone Idea in India yet: Report

Minister of state for communications Devusinh Chauhan said in the Rajya Sabha that Jio and Airtel accounted for a total of 20,980 5G base stations in India

Samsung Galaxy A04, Galaxy A04e budget smartphones go on sale: Details here

The Samsung Galaxy A04 and Galaxy A04e smartphones are available at a starting price of Rs 11,999 and Rs 9,299, respectively

OnePlus 11 5G, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 India launch scheduled for Feb 7: Details

OnePlus 11 5G and OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will be launched in an event on February 7, 2023, in New Delhi

Top 50 wilful defaulters in India owe Rs 92,570 crore to banks: MoS Karad

Karad also said that in the last five years, the banks in India have written off loans worth Rs 10.1 trillion

Hinduja Global Solutions approves buyback of 6 mn shares at Rs 1,700 each

The buyback size represents 24.15 per cent and 13.19 per cent of the aggregate of the company's fully paid-up equity share capital and free reserves

Year in review 2022: Lava Blaze 5G to OnePlus Nord 2T, best 5G smartphones

From budget to premium, here are the best five smartphones with 5G network support that were launched in India this year

Taxes on all motor vehicles in India need to be rationalised: RC Bhargava

The taxes, however, should not be the same for different types of cars as the "regulatory burn" on small cars is higher than on bigger cars in India

Noise launches ColorFit Pro 4 Alpha smartwatch at Rs 3,799: Details here

The Noise ColorFit Pro 4 Alpha smartwatch will be available on the company's online store and e-commerce platform Amazon from December 28

Ericsson to scale up production capacity of 5G equipment in India

Ericsson's multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna-integrated radios AIR 3219 and AIR 3268 will be produced in India initially to support the 5G deployments

Tata in talks to buy majority stake in UTI AMC from 4 PSU finance entities

If the deal goes through, Tata AMC and UTI AMC's combined entity could become the fourth-largest asset manager in India

Fifa World Cup 2022 final: 32 million watched the match on JioCinema

Fifa World Cup 2022: Across Sports18 and Jio Cinema, the total watch time of the tournament was 40 billion minutes

After Binance, crypto exchange CoinDCX publishes Proof of Reserves

The company said that it intends to post its PoR every quarter and will soon launch a live dashboard to show its reserves and liabilities in real-time for investors