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Swiggy is working with banking and telecom firms to roll out bundled plans that include Swiggy One subscriptions. The company is also experimenting with different pricing and service tiers for the subscriptions, people in the know of the matter told ET. Buyers of telecom subscriptions and banking products such as credit cards will get Swiggy One as part of their package under a B2B programme called Swiggy One Lite. Swiggy One’s bundling exercise comes after rival Zomato reintroduced its ‘Gold’ subscriptions in January. The latter claimed Zomato Gold had 1.8 million subscribers as of the quarter ended March 2023. Swiggy One’s subscription stands in “the low-single-digit millions”, a person in the know told ET, without giving a specific number.

Logging is threatening Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, which is home to endangered wildlife like African elephants

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver a “What’s Next Address" that will outline her policy priorities for the second half of the year

The Russian currency has stabilized after dipping below 100 rubles to the U.S. dollar — but that doesn't mean the pressure is off Russia's economy

Eureka AI has partnered with Google Cloud to enable Operators globally to deploy Eureka’s AI Platform and suite of Analytics products to improve revenues and profitability. Telecom analytics is the telecom specific set of data intelligence processes employing which communication service providers (CSPs) collect, process and analyse large data volumes. This partnership of the telecom analytics as-a-service platform with Google Cloud allows Operators to offer their B2B enterprise partners Eureka AI’s highly scalable and privacy secure suite of products that help them to grow their digital business and financial inclusion. These products include:

SAT) on Wednesday refused to provide an interim relief to Punit Goenka, former chief of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, in SEBI case, reported ET NOW. It has given time to markets regulator, SEBI, till September 4, 2023, to file a reply on the matter. The next hearing has been scheduled for September 8, 2023. Goenka had moved the SAT against a SEBI order barring him from holding key positions in four Zee group firms and in the merged entity of ZEEL and Sony Pictures Networks India.

INDIA bloc are set to hold hectic parleys during a two-day conclave in Mumbai starting Thursday during which they will announce a coordination committee and a logo for the alliance. The alliance would chalk out a joint campaign strategy to take on the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and iron out the differences among themselves. The leaders are also likely to announce a few panels to draft a common minimum programme of the alliance, to frame joint plans for holding agitations across the country and for seat sharing. «The Mumbai meeting shall come out with a clear-cut roadmap for providing a progressive alternative to the regressive policies of the current regime,» RJD's Manoj Jha told PTI. The INDIA bloc is also likely to announce a secretariat for smooth coordination between the constituents and it is likely to be set up in the national capital.

UIDAI made this announcement via an office memorandum dated February 6, 2023. Earlier, in column numbers 5 and 8 of the forms for the 0-5 and 5-18 age categories that «Birth certificates with name as Baby of… is not allowed.» After further consideration, the foregoing condition is revoked with immediate effect. According to the latest office memorandum dated August 25, 2023, “In the Forms for 0-5 and 5-18 age groups, it is mentioned under column no. 5 and 8 that ‘Birth certificate with name as Baby of………… is not allowed’. 3. The matter has been reconsidered and above condition is withdrawn with immediate effect.” According to the UIDAI office memorandum dated February 6, 2023: As part of the strengthening of Aadhaar enrolment ecosystem, E&U-I Division has issued OM No. HQ-16024/4/2020-EU-I-HQ Part (1) dated 21.09.2022 with direction to collect the Aadhaar number of both the parents along with biometric authentication of any one parent at the time of enrolment with some exceptions. In continuation to the above, it is decided to use separate forms for Aadhaar enrolment and update of Adult residents (>18 years) and Children (0-5 and 5-18 age groups separately)

BEIJING — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has left Beijing with a few deliverables: plans for formal discussions on export controls and tourism.

Chinese firms and commercial banks are working on new digital yuan supply chain financing solutions, with a new CBDC smart contract solution set to launch.

Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a popular fixed income investment because of its sovereign guarantee and tax benefits. However, before investing in a PPF account you should know that the rules governing it are stringent and not adhering can lead to the PPF account being termed as irregular.

Suzlon Energy hit a 5% upper circuit at Rs 26 in Wednesday's trade on BSE, taking their winning run to the fourth straight session as sentiment for the stock ran high. Meanwhile, in the last four trading sessions, Suzlon Energy shares have surged over 20%. Suzlon Energy also delivered multibagger returns to its investors, as the stock has rallied over 140% year-to-date. It has also jumped over 200% in the last six months and gained over 350% in the past two years. Earlier last week, the firm announced a significantly large new order acquisition for its 3 MW series of wind turbines from Teq Green Power XI Private Limited, part of O2 Power Private Limited. Suzlon will install 64 of its largest wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) tower and a rated capacity of 3.15 MW each for the 201.6 MW wind power project, the company said in an exchange filing. Suzlon will supply the wind turbines (equipment supply) and execute the project including erection and commissioning.

SEBI on Tuesday announced new guidelines to strengthen the existing cyber security and cyber resilience framework for Market Infrastructure Institutions like the Stock Exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories. In a release on Tuesday, SEBI said, “With the change in market dynamics in the Indian Securities markets, the interdependence among the MIIs has seen significant increase.

Rahul Gandhi will be present along with CM Siddararamaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar. Under this scheme, about 1.1 crore women heads of family will get ₹2,000 each at a function in Mysuru. "As many as 1.1 crore women heads of households will be given ₹2,000 every month," Siddararamaiah said.

India has allowed traders to ship out their non-basmati white rice cargoes sitting at ports due to a sudden ban on exports of the category, a government order said late on Tuesday. On July 20, India surprised buyers by banning exports of widely consumed non-basmati white rice to control rising domestic prices.

₹418 to ₹441 per equity share of face value of ₹10 each. The IPO lot size is 34 equity shares and in multiples thereafter. The public offer comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹75 crore and offer for sale (OFS) portion aggregating to 9.43 million equity shares of ₹415.78 crore.

Reliance Industries in its annual general meeting on Monday. Some brokerage houses critiqued the absence of a roadmap for listing of Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail entities.

G20 Summit, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India given the consideration of things and developments across the world, addressing the question of debt distress is a must. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Economic Times, Nirmala Sitharaman talked about the expected deliverables in the finance track. Sitharaman said, “Given the consideration of things and the developments across the world, we thought we should address this question of debt distress.

Aditya L1 spacecraft has been rolled out to the second launch pad in Sriharikota, India's premier space agency informed on Tuesday. ISRO noted that the Aditya L1 mission is scheduled for launch on September 2 at 11:50 am (Indian time).

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated his claims about China "invading" Indian territory in Ladakh. The Congress leader termed the matter of China including Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai China as a part of its territory in its latest edition of the ‘Standard Map’ as a "serious issue". Speaking to the media ahead at the Delhi Airport, Gandhi said, "I have been saying this for many years...

Chalice Mining boss Alex Dorsch has defended the use of high commodity price assumptions in a scoping study that sparked a 27 per cent crash in the company’s share price during morning trade on Wednesday.