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IRCTC) has announced a collaboration with online food delivery platform Swiggy to supply and deliver pre-ordered meals to passengers. The delivery of the pre-ordered meals will be done through IRCTC’s e-catering portal.

SN Goel, CMD, IEX, says “expecting high demand and good supply of power in the country because the country has added generous capacity, almost about 20,000 megawatts was added last year and there is a comfortable fuel supply scenario. Gas prices have also come down and gas generation also will be available. So we expect a good volume growth in the next year.”

Mint Explainer: All you need to know about the $8.5-bn Disney-Reliance merger In January, nearly 243.5 million users — a 46.5% market share — visited three streaming platforms, Disney’s Hotstar and Reliance’s JioCinema and JioTV. Hotstar garnered over 114 million unique visitors for the month, while JioCinema and JioTV received more than 129 million visitors during the period, according to Comscore data.

₹532 in 24 months, indicating a potential upside of over 128%. "Since our last initiating coverage on Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) dated 9th Oct 2023, the company has announced various developments and shared its strategies for its business verticals. Accordingly, we are upgrading our 24-month SOTP-based price target from INR 471 per share to INR 532 per share," it said.

India takes safety of women very seriously: NCW chief spars with US-based writer Singer Chinmayi on the X platform wrote, "If all Indians can be proud when ‘few’ Indians win an Olympic medal. All Indians can also be ashamed when ‘few’ men rape". Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Jharkhand Police has handed over a compensation of ₹10 lakhs to the husband of the victim.

“Shark Tank” billionaire investor Mark Cuban weighed in on Bitcoin’s recent rally, stating that he has invested in the cryptocurrency due to its strong capability as a store of value.

Chakshu portal and under the Sanchar Sathi initiative. The portal aims to empower subscribers to report suspected fraud calls and messages, as well as instances of leaked phone numbers by businesses. The new platforms, 'Chakshu' and 'Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)', will integrate with the Sanchar Saathi portal, enabling prompt sharing of intelligence among various stakeholders. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union IT and Communications Minister, emphasized the effectiveness of digital measures in fighting fraud and crime. Over the past nine months, these measures have resulted in citizens saving approximately Rs 1,000 crore and freezing Rs 1,008 crore in bank accounts linked to fraudulent transactions. Subscribers can utilize the Chakshu portal to report incidents of leaked mobile numbers, with appropriate action promised against wrongdoers.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has made audio and video calling capabilities available to all users, not just those with paid accounts

An online protest campaign exposing corruption has rattled government officials and others in Uganda, where street protests are practically outlawed

CARS24's wholly-owned subsidiary, CARS 24 Financial Services, on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Credgenics to facilitate a digital-first approach in the business. The company said that the objective behind the move is to «streamline the car ownership experience for customers by introducing innovative solutions powered by cutting-edge technology, ensuring a hassle-free journey.» «Credgenic's SaaS based platform at CARS24 Financial Services provides data insights backed strategy recommendations, facilitates a digital-first approach and automates customer communications across multiple channels for collections. The integrated platform includes various modules that cover the end-to-end collections lifecycle and enables the team at CARS24 Financial Services to drive higher operational efficiency, provide personalized service to customers and scale operations rapidly at ease,» said the company in a release.

Sona Machinery opened for subscription earlier today and will close on March 7. The company aims to raise about Rs 52 crore through the SME IPO and list the shares on NSE SME platform. Here are 10 key things investors need to know about the public offer before subscribing to the issue.

South Korean crypto controversy continues as police announced the investigation of a firm linked to a gaming coin.

NPCI) is looking at ways to stabilise market share dynamics on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and has called a meeting of third-party application players on Tuesday to discuss this, according to multiple people in the know. It operates the popular digital payment channel.

HCL Group has invested Rs 166 crore to acquire a minority stake in education software company Educational Initiatives (Ei) This is a part of the secondary stake sale, where HCL Group has acquired a portion of the stake held by Mumbai-based private equity firm Gaja Capital in Ei.

For shorter games like rummy and poker, companies are trying out curbs on withdrawal of deposits to avoid being hit by repetitive taxation, as GST is levied every time a new deposit is made. For fantasy sports where the play duration runs into hours and a huge number of users participate, they are tinkering with the win percentage.

ONDC) completed more than 7.1 million cumulative orders in February since its inception in January last year. Here’s a look at all the key facts and numbers of the platform that promises to democratise ecommerce.

Morgan Stanley is creating more opportunities for its wealth clients to invest in the private markets with the launch of a new concierge desk service.

Broker-dealer LPL Financial is expanding its presence in the South by adding a Texas-based advisory team to its platform. The firm announced Monday that it has welcomed RFS Financial Services, a Lubbock, Texas-based practice to its platform.

retail touch points, increasing distribution by 37% year-on-year," Ghazal Alagh, co-founder of Mamaearth, one of India's most prominent direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, wrote on social media platform X last month. The post affirmed a strategic pivot on the part of personal care company Honasa Consumer, which owns Mamaearth, to rapidly scale up in physical retail over the past year, much like some of the other large D2C or internet-first brands in the country, while companies such as meat delivery startup Licious and cosmetics firm Minimalist have taken the omnichannel route. Millet-based snack brand Slurrp Farm, cosmetics makers Just Herbs and Sugar Cosmetics, lingerie brand Zivame, eyewear retailer Lenskart, wearables brand boAt and beauty retailer Nykaa are among those which have opened physical stores.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live" episode 3 is set to release on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 3 am ET on AMC+. The episode continues the riveting storyline, unveiling the aftermath of Michonne's departure from Alexandria and her quest to reunite with Rick Grimes.

Technological innovations are not merely about efficiency or progress but are deeply intertwined with the dynamics of power and control. Few discussions are as thought-provoking as those on the politics embedded within technological artefacts. An intricate dance is observable between tech advancements and their socio-political ramifications.