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Finance

Gautam Adani called on India’s top tycoons to shore up $2.4bn

Gautam Adani enlisted some of India’s leading tycoons to salvage his industrial group’s $2.4bn share sale after a short seller’s accusations of fraud threatened to torpedo the offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Entities connected to Sajjan Jindal, the billionaire chair of conglomerate JSW, and Sunil Mittal, the chief of Bharti Enterprises, invested […]

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Entertainment

India’s Reliance Entertainment Reveals Streaming Slate, Hollywood

Indian production house Reliance Entertainment, best known in the streaming space for Netflix’s “Sacred Games,” has 10 shows greenlit for development and four in production. The company, which is a producer on Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” entered the streaming space in 2018 and produced 13 shows in five years. These include “Ghoul” and “Family Tandoncies” […]

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Technology

iPhone Apple of India’s eye, hits $1 billion exports mark in

New Delhi: Apple has become the first company from India to export smartphones worth $1 billion (₹8,100 crore) in a month, meeting the milestone in December 2022, according to data available with ET. December was also a record month for the industry with mobile phone exports of over ₹10,000 crore, the data showed. Apple and […]

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US

India’s 5G future: Gaming, metaverse use will grow says Ericsson

With PM Modi officially launching 5G in India in October 2022, Indian consumers seem all set to elevate their digital experience through 2023 and beyond. With 5G already live in many cities in India, and pan-India 5G coverage only set to grow in the near future, we spoke to Nitin Bansal, MD, Ericsson India and […]

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Business

India’s wedding season is here, but for many it’s no longer the

Wedding ceremonies are held differently even within India with some couples choosing big religious ceremonies, while others lean toward a more intimate celebration. Rvimages | E+ | Getty Images Indian weddings are big business. But some of them may not be quite so big this year as they once would have been. The celebrations are […]

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World

India’s new missile ‘brings all of China within range’ in blow to

The Agni-5 is a nuclear-capable missile with a range of 5000km, which allows it to reach deep into China and potentially target major cities and military bases. Dinshaw Mistry, a Professor of International Affairs and Asian Studies at the University of Cincinnati, believes India‘s new missile could push China’s defence capabilities to the limit. This […]

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US

What is the role of metaverse in India’s e-governance

By Kameshwaran Elangovan It would be very difficult to explain to anyone that today, the Indian government has a system where every citizen has a unique identification number, and it can be authenticated using fingerprints with a network system which works across multiple divisions like tax filing, bank accounts, and even mobile phone Sim cards. […]

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Gaming

Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block $161.9 million Android

Google has turned to India’s Supreme Court as a “last hope” to block an order that has the potential to reshape the Android ecosystem. Last October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and barred the search giant from requiring OEMs to preinstall Google apps and services on their phones. On Wednesday, an appeals tribunal request […]

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Science

Britain’s King Charles and India’s Modi discuss environment in

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the UK’s King Charles III discussed climate change, biodiversity conservation and other subjects of mutual interest in a phone call on Tuesday. It was the first call since the British monarch, 74, ascended the throne in September after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth. India’s Foreign Ministry said […]

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JaiHo Becomes India’s 1st 100% Decentralized Blockchain-Based

With the launch of their merchandise marketplace Mrswag.in, the company has set itself apart from its peers. On the one hand, India launched central bank digital currency (CBDC) to reiterate its position as the world’s largest economy, while on the other, JaiHo has become India’s 1st Blockchain project with 100% supply in circulation, a feat […]