Mobile Financial News

Honor X9b 5G will be available at a price of Rs. 25,999 for the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Consumers can purchase the smartphone with an offer of Rs.

Kerala-based startups witness 40% surge in seed-stage funding in 2023: Report Tamil Nadu startups also saw a crunch in funding, with an 85% plunge last year. Tamil Nadu-based tech startups secured a total funding of $255 million in 2023 as against $1.7 billion raised in 2022. Karnataka's tech startups attracted late-stage investments worth $2.3 billion in 2023, a 74% decline compared with $8.9 billion in 2022.

ecet.tsche.ac.in. As per the official notification, TS ECET exams will be conducted on 6 May in a single shift from 09:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Berkshire Hathaway on Wednesday said it has trimmed its huge stake in Apple and shed four common stock holdings, and kept investors guessing on what could be a major new investment by Warren Buffett. In a regulatory filing describing its U.S.-listed stock holdings at the end of 2023, Berkshire said it sold 10 million Apple shares in the fourth quarter, but still owned more than 905 million shares worth about $174 billion.

Veera, a rewards-powered internet browser, on Wednesday said it has raised $6 million in a seed-funding round led by Ayon Capital. Ayon Capital is a Florida-based single-family office that has invested in Vested Finance – an online platform that enables Indian investors to invest in the US stock market – in the past.

soundbars below ₹5,000 so that you get exceptional audio without stretching your budget. Keep reading to explore our handpicked assortment of budget-friendly soundbars, all priced under ₹5,000. Our buying guide features an array of cost-effective soundbars engineered to deliver clear, resonant sound.

Menlo Park, Calif.—The generative AI boom reflects a period of tech innovation that is ideally suited for revolutionizing the business world—unlike previous tech booms that favored the creation of big tech companies that served the consumer market. The period of innovation that took off around 2007 made use of social media and app stores to help startups achieve scale in the consumer market, according to Hemant Taneja, managing director and CEO of venture-capital firm General Catalyst, speaking Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal’s CIO Network Summit in Menlo Park, Calif. This time it is different, Taneja said.

Albinder Dhindsa said while sharing the Blinkit post on X where the man can be seen making the unusual request. The post is quickly getting viral across social media platforms and has accumulated over 2 lakh views on just X. The users sympathized with the man and requested Blinkit to fulfill the request on the occasion of Valentine's Day.

Sony Group and Honda Motor will introduce three electric vehicle (EV) models by the second half of this decade, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. Sony Honda Mobility will roll out a sedan in 2025, a sports utility vehicle in 2027 and a compact some time in 2028 or after in a bid to compete with Tesla, the Nikkei reported without citing its sources. A spokesperson for Sony Honda Mobility could not immediately be reached for comment.

Bharti Airtel has waived off its right of first refusal (RoFR) to acquire state-owned Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd’s 30% stake in Bharti Hexacom as it sees no immediate value in such a move, analysts said, quoting the telco’s senior management. Last month, Bharti Airtel subsidiary, Bharti Hexacom, had filed a draft offer document with Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to sell a 20% stake of TCIL which will provide the government a partial exit. TCIL’s holding will drop to 10% after Bharti Hexacom’s initial public offer (IPO), while parent company, Bharti Airtel, will retain its 70% stake in the unit. “Bharti’s management mentioned that Airtel had a right of first refusal to acquire this 30% stake (in Bharti Hexacom) owned by the government via TCIL, but they waived off this right as of now as the telco doesn’t see any value in acquiring the stake from the market, post-Bharti Hexacom listing),” BofA Securities said in a note seen by ET.

Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the launch of the 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' which aims to light up one crore households by providing up to 300 units of free electricity every month. Modi said the project would entail an investment of over Rs 75,000 crore. In a post on X, Modi said, «In order to further sustainable development and people's wellbeing, we are launching the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. This project, with an investment of over Rs 75,000 crore, aims to light up 1 crore households by providing up to 300 units of free electricity every month.» From substantive subsidies, which will be given directly to people's bank accounts, to heavily concessional bank loans, the central government will ensure that there is no cost burden on the people, the prime minister added.

Bitcoin ransomware attackers reportedly leaked “sensitive data” belonging to “millions” of Venezuelan mobile carrier Digitel customers onto the internet on February 12.

Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa of Haryana State will remain suspended till 15 February. Security personnel fired some tear gas shells on farmers Wednesday morning at the Shambhu border near Ambala as the peasants gathered there to resume their 'Dilli Chalo' protest, the agitators claimed.

Mark Zuckerberg gave his verdict on the Apple Vision Pro on Wednesday, signalling the start of a new rivalry in the virtual reality space. Zuckerberg found little to praise about the Vision Pro and instead found his company's rival product, Meta Quest 3, to be more appealing to a wider audience. Also Read | Apple Vision Pro makes it to Bengaluru streets.

₹2.69 trillion debt raised by the Centre when the cess collection was not sufficient to pay the states during the pandemic years. The cess may end even before March 2026 if the Centre is able to prepay the debt. “If before March 2026 we are able to pay all the loans and pay some of the compensation due to be paid because of non-receipt of audited figures from some of the states, the compensation cess cannot be levied beyond that," one of the persons cited above said on condition of anonymity.

NEW DELHI : The government has yet to take a call on whether to extend the FAME-II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) incentives beyond 31 March, two officials privy to the discussions said, even as electric vehicle makers seek certainty on continuation of the scheme that aims to promote clean mobility in the country. The officials cited a global trend where electric vehicle subsidies have been tapering off in major economies, adding that the same shall be done in India.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is finalising modalities around administrative allocation of satellite spectrum, which is likely to include clauses such as the airwaves will only be given to offer services through a fixed terminal, officials aware of the details told ET. «Terms and conditions in the licence will make it clear that spectrum taken administratively can't be used to serve retail mobile consumers,» an official said. The DoT is expected to shortly write to Trai to provide the details on what terms and conditions should be incorporated in the licence.

power plant for Arjun Mark 1A tanks as the German engines used for powering the indigenous tanks are likely to be delayed by around four years. «The German engine manufacturers have communicated that they would require around 48 months to restart the production of the engines used by the Arjun Mark 1A tanks to be used by the Indian Army for deployment mainly in the desert sector,» defence sources told ANI. The agencies concerned are now trying to use the period of delay in the project to develop an indigenous engine that can be used for powering the Arjun Matk1As, they said.

Nokia Technologies and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that they want to withdraw their suits including the patent infringement filed by the former, as they have resolved their disputes and reached a confidential litigation settlement last month. Dismissing the suits as withdrawn, Justice Pratibha M Singh said that the parties would be bound by the terms and conditions of the global settlement. The HC also allowed refund of pro-tem security with interest deposited by Oppo during the proceedings within two weeks. It also directed that the confidential documents furnished by the companies in sealed covers or otherwise shall be returned to them and even ordered deletion of their electronic records in the HC.

Paybybd, they understand the importance of seamless payment methods. That's why they provide a specialized and fully automated API designed to simplify peer-to-peer payments effortlessly. This API enables businesses to quickly adopt the most common regional payment methods.

The Ministry of External Affairs revealed today that Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services are now accessible in Sri Lanka and Mauritius. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a virtual event marking the introduction of UPI and RuPay card services in these countries.