Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20: Truecaller, the leading global communications platform, today announced the launch of its latest innovation - Truecaller Verified Campaign, as part of its business offering.

Truecaller Launches Verified Campaign to Amplify Customer Engagement

Hong Kong, December 20: As one of the most festive cities in Asia to celebrate Chinese New Year, Hong Kong boasts a vibrant range of celebrations around every corner. In recent years, a lot of traditional customs have been modernised with novel interpretations, blending cultural heritage and innovation for an unparalleled festive experience. Among the highlights is the myriad of fortune-enhancing activities that attract travellers to various temples, where they can immerse themselves in refreshing spiritual traditions like never before.

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), a leading emerging markets FMCG company, has achieved a historic milestone by being recognized in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2024. GCPL not only achieved DJSI leadership for the Emerging Markets category but also made its debut on the DJSI World Index for Consumer Goods companies, ranking among the top 3 global FMCG companies for sustainability.

Godrej Consumer Products Achieves Global Sustainability Milestone, Ranks Among Top 3 FMCG Companies Globally on Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2024

New Delhi [India], December 20: In a bold step towards redefining online relationships, New York-based Pickzon proudly announces its transformation from a social media app to a cutting-edge dating platform. With the vision of "Connecting hearts through genuine interactions," Pickzon is committed to delivering an authentic and enriching experience where users can discover their perfect matches with confidence. Designed to foster authenticity and accountability, the revamped app introduces innovative features like Selfie Gesture Verification and Government ID Verification, to ensure a community of genuine users.

New York Based Company Relaunches Its Social media app into a Cutting-Edge Dating App Focused on Authentic Connections

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20: Livey Technologies, a communication technology company from Delaware, USA, with branches in India, Singapore, has launched LIVEYfy, an AI-powered Noise Cancelling App. Designed to enhance the online calling experience, LIVEYfy offers advanced features for environmental noise suppression, ensuring clear voice pickup for BPOs, corporates, hybrid professionals, and startups working in co-working spaces.

Livey Technologies Unveils LIVEYfy: The AI-Powered Noise Cancelling App for Corporate Professionals

Markets Crash Today: Broader markets fell more than the benchmarks, with the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices ending lower by 2.82 per cent and 2.19 per cent, respectively

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The Banning of Unregulated Lending Activities Bill calls for the CBI to handle probes in cases spanning multiple states or UTs

The Centre, in collaboration with states, has proposed to classify unregulated lending as a cognizable and non-bailable offence, with penalties including imprisonment of up to 10 years. The finance ministry has invited feedback by February 13 from st

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RIL hit a 52-week low of Rs 1,210.15 on the BSE has declined 24 per cent from its record high level of Rs 1,608.95 (adjusted to bonus) touched on July 8, 2024.

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It will give the audience the freedom to leave the hall at any point in the movie while paying only for the time they watched it

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Japan's Sony will continue to invest aggressively in India, one of its most important media and entertainment global markets, with an eye on creating compelling contents, according to a senior company official.
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) Managing Director and CEO Gaurav Banerjee told PTI that the company is not concerned about competition from Jio Hotstar combine but is rather looking at "working together to figure out how best to entertain India".
SPNI is a part of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation that had announced to invest USD 1.575 billion while announcing the failed merger with Zee in September 2021.
Despite the failure of its merger with Zee, the company is open to explore alternative routes to grow, although the current focus is on growing and strengthening existing business, he added.
"It (India) is one of the most significant and important markets for Sony globally and the reason for that is simple. One is this is the largest country by population ...

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A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday criticised the fisheries ministry for under-utilisation of funds allocated in the Budget and asked it to address the issue.
"...the reasons for under-utilisation continue to remain the same," the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing said in its third report submitted to Parliament.
The under-utilisation of funds continues even after more than three years of putting in place a new financial system by the Ministry of Finance, it said.
The committee recommended the Department of Fisheries make "serious efforts" and "proactively liaise" with state governments and state fisheries departments to address this issue for positive results.
The committee noted that targeted and effective implementation of the department's schemes becomes imperative for the socio-economic upliftment of the fishermen in general and traditional fishermen in particular.
"It, therefore, becomes all the more necessary that the Budget allocation fo

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday said it has cleared Ramon Investments Pte's, an arm of Temasek Holdings, a proposal to acquire a stake in Speed JVco.
Singapore-headquartered Temasek is an investment company. As of March 2024, the sovereign wealth fund owns a Singapore Dollar (SGD) 389 billion portfolio of assets.
"The proposed combination involves the acquisition of a certain stake of the target (Speed JVco) by the acquirer (Ramon Investments Pte Ltd)," CCI said in a release.
Speed JVco, including its affiliates, provides visa outsourcing and related services -- offering visa application and consular services to governments and diplomatic missions.
The company also provides travel-related services, including facilitation of travel itineraries and hotel reservations, facilitation of travel insurance and other ancillary services, such as providing sim cards and forex, among others.
"Commission approves the acquisition of certain stake of Speed JVco S.a r.l. (Tar

Jindal Saw on Tuesday said it has inked a pact to acquire 31.20 per cent equity in ReNew Green Energy.
However, the company did not divulge the financial details of this equity acquisition.
In a filing, Jindal Saw said, "It has entered into a share purchase agreement with ReNew Green Energy Solutions Private Limited (RGES) to acquire shareholding up to 31.20 per cent equity share capital in ReNew Green MHH One Private Limited (RGMHH), which resulted RGMHH as an associate of the company".
The acquisition is with an objective to procure electricity at a concessional rate, the company said.
Jindal Saw further said it aims to complete the acquisition by May 31, 2025, or any other date as may be mutually decided between the parties.
It is a manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products, fittings and accessories with manufacturing facilities in India, the US, Europe and the UAE.

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Gross domestic product expanded 3.9 per cent from July to September compared to the previous three-month period, better than analysts' expectations for 3.4 per cent growth

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Launched in collaboration with Visa, the HSBC Taj metal co-branded credit card is specially curated for those who appreciate finer life experiences and services and are seeking unparalleled luxury

Tata Group’s hospitality arm and Taj Hotels’ parent company Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) on Tuesday set a target to grow consolidated revenue 2x to Rs 15,000 crore and double the portfolio of hotels to over 700 by 2030.

Tata Group's hospitality arm and Taj Hotels' parent company Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) on Tuesday set a target to grow consolidated revenue 2x to Rs 15,000 crore and double the portfolio of hotels to over 700 by 2030.

Netflix has bought the OTT rights of Pushpa 2 and will release the movie in multiple languages-Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi

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India cannot stay out of global technological race and should build capabilities that will keep it at the top while remaining vigilant against its misuse, said Jeet Adani, Director, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd.
Speaking at IIT Bombay's Techfest 2024, Adani, the 27-year old younger son of infrastructure magnate Gautam Adani, said the future of technology is both scary and exciting.
"But be it scary or exciting, we cannot afford to ignore technology or even go slow in our use of technology -- either as a nation or as its citizens. India cannot stay out of this global race," he said.
"Our generation needs to build capabilities to lead India into this new technological era if we want to stay at the top of our game and realise our dream of Viksit Bharat -- to become a USD 26-trillion economy by 2047," he said.
While technology has helped mankind progress, it is also being applied to wrong causes -- fake news, fake photos, fake videos, fake money, online scams, spoofing, phishing, and ...

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Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya questions excess recovery claims, seeks relief from authorities

Indian businessman Vijay Mallya leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain February 11, 2020. (REUTERS/File Photo)

China has been very conservative in its fiscal policy, and has strictly followed an informal limit of 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on fiscal deficits

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