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21 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiPNB-scam: CBI arrests three employees, including 'man who revealed fraud'
CBI has arrested three PNB employees including one who, according to their lawyer, was "instrumental" in revealing the Rs. 11,400 fraud.
21 Feb 2018
FlipkartHow Flipkart-owned PhonePe aims to reinvent UPI
Propelled by demonetization, cashless transactions saw a rise with Unified Payment Interface (UPI) trying to usher users towards a cashless economy.
20 Feb 2018
OYO RoomsZO Rooms sues OYO Rooms over 'data theft'
Zostel Hospitality, the parent company of ZO Rooms, has sued OYO Rooms in a Gurugram court over data theft.
20 Feb 2018
World Health OrganizationOrCam: This lesser-known company got a $1 billion valuation
OrCam Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company developing technology for visually impaired people, has been valued at $1 billion after completing a funding round of $30.4 million.
20 Feb 2018
Bharti AirtelAirtel offering Rs. 2,000 cashback on Nokia 2, Nokia 3
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has announced that it will offer a cashback of up to Rs. 2,000 over a period of 36 months on Nokia 2 and Nokia 3 smartphones.
20 Feb 2018
IndiaGoogle Tez now supports bill payments for over 80 billers
Google's Tez payments platform now allows users to pay utilities and several other bills in just a few taps through the Tez app.
19 Feb 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Debt-ridden Aircel to file for bankruptcy, exit market soon
It looks like Aircel is in deep water as it's soon going to file for bankruptcy at National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), according to ET.
19 Feb 2018
iPhoneApple's disastrous new campus: Employees keep smacking into glass walls
Apple employees can't seem to stop bumping into the ring-shaped building's transparent glass walls in Apple's futuristic $427 million spaceship campus in Cupertino.
18 Feb 2018
Reliance JioJioPhone is now available on Amazon
Reliance's JioPhone is now officially available for interested customers on Amazon. Last week, Mobikwik became the first non-Jio platform to offer the feature phone.
18 Feb 2018
IndiaIndian banks may lose Rs. 19,000cr in PNB-fraud: I-T Dept
The Income Tax Department stated Indian banks could lose Rs. 17,632cr from loans and corporate guarantees provided to Punjab National Bank in the Rs. 11,400cr fraud.
18 Feb 2018
IndiaEvery four hours, one Indian banker gets caught for fraud
An analysis of data compiled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revealed that on an average, at least one in India is caught and punished for fraud every four hours.
17 Feb 2018
Bharti AirtelAirtel's recharge plan of Rs. 9 offers unlimited voice calls
In a bid to combat competition from Reliance Jio, Airtel has launched a new entry-level recharge pack of Rs. 9 for its prepaid users.
17 Feb 2018
FlipkartWalmart may soon buy more than 40% of Flipkart: Reports
In a direct attack on Amazon, American retailer Walmart may soon buy more than 40% of India's e-commerce giant Flipkart. The talks are to begin from next week, Reuters reported on Friday.
17 Feb 2018
San FranciscoCoinbase allegedly drains bank accounts, blames Visa for duplicate transactions
Coinbase, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, is allegedly charging its customers, without an authorization, multiple times for a transaction and this to an extent that some customers went broke.
16 Feb 2018
iPhoneApple selling refurbished iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus units
Since February 1, Apple has started selling refurbished units of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
16 Feb 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Gitanjali shares fall for third day, investors lose Rs. 300cr
Shares of Gitanjali Gems fell for the third straight day today. It dropped another 20%, closing at Rs. 37.45 on NSE.
16 Feb 2018
IndiaFacebook is the world's most evil company: Paytm founder
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of India's biggest mobile wallet firm Paytm, has called Facebook "the most evil company in the world."
15 Feb 2018
IndiaPNB fraud case: Govt. revokes Nirav Modi's passport
The government on Thursday announced that it had revoked the passport of the absconding Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweller who recently became notorious after defrauding the Punjab National Bank of Rs. 11,400 crore.
15 Feb 2018
IndiaI am an entrepreneur, I should not be taken seriously
That entrepreneurs are dreamy is an understatement. People outside the 'chaar dewari' find this job glamorous, people inside it find it lonely.
15 Feb 2018
IndiaXiaomi beats Samsung, leads Indian smartphone market in Q4 2017
According to IDC, Xiaomi has toppled Samsung to lead the Indian smartphone market in Q4 of 2017.
14 Feb 2018
IndiaPunjab National Bank reports Rs. 11,366cr fraud at Mumbai branch
India's second-biggest state-run lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported a $1.7bn fraud (roughly Rs. 11,366cr) at a single Mumbai branch.
13 Feb 2018
IndiaWhat if the world's richest paid for government spending?
Bloomberg Politics has constructed an index to see how many days governments can keep running if the richest person from each country pays for governments' expenditure.
13 Feb 2018
Reliance JioReliance JioFiber: Launch, speeds, tariffs, and more
After creating shockwaves in the mobile internet segment, Reliance Jio is poised to bring the same disruption into the broadband space.
13 Feb 2018
IndiaCiti India bans use of cards for cryptocurrency purchases
Despite the spike in cryptocurrency valuation across the world, governments seem to be cracking down on cryptocurrencies.
13 Feb 2018
IndiaNow book an Ola cab on Hike Messenger!
Hike Messenger has announced a partnership with cab-booking app Ola. With this, Hike users will now be able to use Ola on the messenger itself.
11 Feb 2018
IndiaEight tax officers to handle your GST queries online
In light of mass complaints regarding lack of information about the GST, the Finance Ministry has roped in eight tax officers, all assistant commissioners, to answer related queries on Twitter/email with immediate effect.
11 Feb 2018
Bharti AirtelAirtel offers more features on Rs. 93 unlimited pack
To take on its rival Jio's cheap plans, Airtel has revised its Rs. 93 plan for select prepaid users.
11 Feb 2018
IndiaXiaomi India rolls out free one-day Express Delivery service
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has launched a new "Express Delivery" service in the country for delivering the orders, placed on the official Mi.com website and Mi Store app, within one day.
10 Feb 2018
FacebookWhy did Facebook hire pollster to monitor Zuckerberg's image?
Last year Facebook hired a full-time pollster, Tavis McGinn, to monitor what people around the world thought about Mark Zuckerberg.
10 Feb 2018
UberWaymo, Uber mutually settle trade secret lawsuit mid-trial
The trade secret lawsuit between ride-hailing company Uber and Google's self-driving car spin-off Waymo has reached a settlement.
10 Feb 2018
Bharti AirtelThese Indian stocks are going strong despite global market turmoil
Stock markets around the world plunged earlier this week, suffering losses following a 4.6% drop in US Dow Jones.
10 Feb 2018
iPhoneHere's your chance to get iPhones, iPads for Rs. 15,000
If you are one of those who always wanted to own an iPhone or iPad but couldn't afford the hefty price tags, here's some good news.
09 Feb 2018
SamsungFlipkart's 'Samsung Carnival': Offers on smartphones, tablets, Smart TVs
Flipkart is hosting an exclusive "Samsung Carnival" sale and is offering amazing deals and discounts on Samsung products across all categories.
09 Feb 2018
IndiaGoogle penalized with Rs. 136cr fine for abusing market position
National antitrust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs. 136 crore on tech giant Google for indulging in "search bias" and abusing its dominant position in online web search and online search advertising markets.
09 Feb 2018
PepsiCoWho are you trolling? Indra Nooyi? But why?
Like hundreds of others, I want a burger that doesn't spill all over while eating.
09 Feb 2018
Delhi High CourtMalvinder and brother Shivinder Singh, Fortis founder-directors, quit
Billionaire Malvinder Mohan Singh and brother Shivinder Mohan Singh, founder-directors of Fortis Healthcare, have stepped down from their positions amid ongoing legal cases against them.
08 Feb 2018
Indian StartupsSwiggy raises Rs. 642cr in its biggest funding round
Bengaluru-based food delivery start-up Swiggy has raised $100mn (a little over Rs. 642.5 crore) in a Series F funding round led by South African media conglomerate Naspers joined by Chinese e-commerce platform Meituan-Dianping.
08 Feb 2018
Bharti Airtel4G smartphones for Rs. 500, Rs. 60 monthly-plans coming soon
You can soon get 4G smartphones for only Rs. 500 and enjoy Rs. 60-70 monthly plans.
08 Feb 2018
IndiaHome loans taken before April'16 to get cheaper
The recent monetary policy has brought good news for those who had taken home loans before April'16.
07 Feb 2018
UberWaymo-Uber case: Travis Kalanick doesn't deny "wooing" ex-Waymo engineer
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has testified on the second day in the trial of the high-profile intellectual property lawsuit between Alphabet's Waymo and Uber over the theft of the former's self-driving car technology.
