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Flipkart to go for $700 million ESOP buyback during PhonePe funding: Report

The round will readjust Flipkart's valuation from $37.6 billion to $33 billion and PhonePe will have a separate shareholding structure

Apple Watch Ultra gets Oceanic+ app for recreational divers: Details here

Designed by US-based Huish Outdoors in collaboration with Apple, the Oceanic+ enables recreational scuba divers to take the Apple Watch Ultra to extreme depths underwater

Zebronics launches ZEB-Sound Bomb X1 with built-in earbuds, speaker, torch

The 3-in 1 ZEB-Sound Bomb X1 is available on the e-commerce platform Amazon at an introductory price of Rs 1,399

Centre nods for Goa like beach shacks across coastal states to lift tourism

Shacks are crucial to tourism and local businesses in Goa and Maharashtra and currently, they have to be removed in the monsoon months (June to August)

Germany announces relaxation in its Schengen visa rules for Indians

The embassy made it clear that the relaxations do not apply to applications for national visa (D-visa category) such as student, employment or family reunion visas

Demand for musical instruments up; Chennai, Kolkata rank as top exporters

India exported $22 million worth of musical instruments and their accessories in the first half of the current fiscal year, as compared to $38.5 million in the previous year

Legendary sprinter P T Usha becomes first woman president of IOA

P T Usha will be the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association in its 95-year history and the first Olympian and an international medalist to head the national Olympics committee

Snapchat debuts on the Microsoft Store for Windows users: Details here

Snapchat is coming as a Progressive Web App (PWA), which will run through Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating system-based computers

WhatsApp announces 'Message Yourself' feature: What is it and how it works

The 'Message Yourself' feature is a 1:1 chat window on WhatsApp for the user to transferring media, documents, contacts, and more to self

Nuclear power: All that you need to know about small modular reactors

Small modular reactors are advanced reactors that have a power generation capacity of up to 300 megawatts (MW) per unit

Centre rejects Saurabh Kirpal's name for elevation as Delhi HC judge

On November 17, Kirpal told the media that his promotion had been delayed 'at least since 2017' due to his sexual orientation

Flipkart Black Friday sale: Deals on Pixel 7, Nothing Phone (1), and more

Started on November 25, the Flipkart Black Friday sale will continue until November 30

Amid tech layoffs, saluting-face emoji is the placard of the digital world

As Twitter saw massive layoffs, followed by mass resignation, saluting-face emojis emerged as the employees' go-to for expressing their solidarity and protest

I-T dept sends notices to firms to enquire about their foreign assets

The Income Tax department's intelligence unit has sent notices to at least eight firms in Mumbai and has also asked for information on their directors

Centre confident of meeting fiscal deficit target for FY23: Report

Centre expects the gross tax revenue to be "at least" Rs 3-3.5 trillion above the FY23 target of Rs 27.6 trillion

Amazon Fab Phones Fest: Deal on Redmi K50i, Nord 2T, iPhone 14, and more

The Fab Phones Fest sale on e-commerce platform Amazon started on November 26. It will continue until November 29

500 mn users, including from India, at risk in WhatsApp data breach: Report

From India, more than 6 million WhatsApp users could be at risk, the report said

Amazon is making series on FTX with Marvel movies famed Russo brothers

Amazon has ordered a limited series from the Russo Brothers' ABGO company focusing on the ongoing FTX crypto scandal

Union Budget 2023-24: Centre invites suggestions, Dec 10 last date

For the union budget 2023-24, which will be unveiled in February next year, the finance ministry has requested public ideas and comments

India remains top nationality granted worker visas: British High Commission

In October, British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis had said that they were on track to get back to processing India-to-UK visa application within standard 15 of days