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Novopay to spin off retail biz, focus on banking software

Khosla Ventures-backed Novopay Solutions Pvt. Ltd is in the process of demerging its retail business. The company will now only house its banking software business, which was recently rebranded as ‘Trustt’, chairman Srikanth Nadhamuni said in an interview.

Al leaders ready watermarks, info sharing to cut abuse, bias

Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, others to reveal voluntary safeguards at White House meet

Top investors ask PM Modi to review online gaming tax

Levying 28% tax on full face value could increase liability by 1,100%, investors write to PM

The temporary warmth of fame

Having one's personal and professional life under the microscope can lead to an inability to rest

What links Oppenheimer to an Indian lawyer?

The phrase from the 'Gita' he used is found in lawyer-activist Kashinath Trimbak Telang's translation

Grey finds its way to the ramp

Older women may have greater buying power than Gen Z but inclusivity still isn't on everyone's mind in the fashion world

Easy, light and very nice

In Mumbai, microbreweries partner with restaurants to launch 'session-able' beers

COME RAINS, AND IT'S TIME FOR 'SHEVALA'

The ritual of cooking the rare monsoon vegetable is part of the tradition of certain communities in Maharashtra

Marriage is convenient for men

A disembodied screenshot has been getting folks hot under the collar on Twitter.

Cassandra's burden

CLIMATE CHANGE TRACKER

Can we handle the truth?

Borat changed everything. British comedian and provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen had first created the streetwise alter ego of Ali G-a selfproclaimed streetwise oaf borrowing heavily and obliviously from elements of black culture-but television had never been short on fools, or even foolish interviewers.

In search of 'pure life' in the interiors of Costa Rica

Travelling in the country is a lesson in being mindful of its flora and fauna, and the local concept of 'pura vida'

The latest big worry for world's top luxury labels

Chinese shoppers, among the biggest luxury clients, are not buying enough

Man-made floods of the Yamuna call for ecosystem-led solutions

Submerged parts of Delhi served us a sharp reminder of our need to uphold the ecological integrity of damaged floodplains

The Earth's climate is getting too close to a hot tipping point

Capping global warming at 1.5° Celsius is proving scarily tough

Zuckerberg has a secret sauce in the Threads-Twitter cage fight

He's leveraging Instagram and also aiming for an open network to keep down our switching costs

End forever all violence that shames each of us

Behind the shock of Manipur's horror caught on video lay a toxic mix of ethnic animosity and fake news at the local level and a larger apathy towards a strife-torn northeastern state

How do I plan my investments for daughter's higher education?

Most of the equity mutual funds in your SIP are appropriate for your goals. Additionally, you can consider increasing your investments in small and mid-cap mutual funds since your investment tenure is longer.

Netflix brings password sharing curbs to India

Platform to send emails to users sharing the service outside household

Jio Financial's discovered price exceeds estimates

Move follows RIL's decision to spin off its financial services business

ISL seeks new home after Disney Star exit

The Indian Super League (ISL) is in search of a new home, following Disney Star’s decision to bid adieu to the football league at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.

Trai recommends independent body to regulate AI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Thursday released a set of recommendations advocating the urgent adoption of a regulatory framework to govern the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors.

HUL posts 8% rise in Q1 net profit; volumes still muted

Net profit climbs to ₹2,472 crore; company cautious about near-term operating environment

IDBI Bank moves NCLAT on ZEE

IDBI Bank on Thursday moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), challenging a National Company Law Tribunal order of 19 May, that rejected IDBI Bank’s plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE), said a counsel aware of the matter.

ProcMart doubles revenue, eyes $30 mm

ProcMart, a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that counts venture capital firm Sixth Sense Ventures as an investor, doubled its revenue in the last financial year even as it gears up for a new round of funding this year besides expanding its business through acquisitions.

Govt bans non-basmati rice exports to check price spike

Move comes after Russia risked fuelling global food inflation by exiting Ukrainian grain deal

Road building remains an uphill task

India’s pace of road building slowed in the June quarter, road ministry data showed, at a time the government is looking to raise the annual construction target ahead of a series of elections this year and next.

Deloitte report raised concerns about Byju's financial controls

Byju’s former statutory auditor Deloitte, in a regulatory filing in June, signalled concerns about alleged weaknesses in internal financial controls within Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd, the company that runs the tutoring service, official documents filed with the registrar of companies (RoC) showed.

Infosys cuts FY24 forecast, misses Q1 profit estimates

Infosys Ltd on Thursday reported its weakest June quarter revenue growth since FY21 and slashed its annual sales forecast for the current fiscal year.

Chandra moves to raise Dish TV stake

Family in talks with JC Flowers ARC to buy back 24.19% of firm