India’s most valuable startup Byju’s has just gotten bigger, with the online education platform doubling its revenue to nearly ₹10,000 crore in FY22. Based on the latest revenue figures, Byju’s is valuing itself at $22.6 billion, almost $6 billion more than its October valuation. View Full Image Self evaluation The higher revenue and valuation are … Read more
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Monday barred hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically or by default in bills. It will be completely up to the customers to pay any amount as tip and eateries cannot directly or indirectly levy any charge more than the rate of food items. “Hotels, restaurants can’t … Read more
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor has been planning to enter the Indian market since 2020 but now becomes one of the biggest casualties of New Delhi’s increased scrutiny of investments from Beijing. China’s Great Wall Motor has shelved plans to invest $1 billion in India and laid off all employees at its operations after failing … Read more
Terming cryptocurrencies a “clear danger”, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said anything that derives value based on make-believe, without any underlying, is just speculation under a sophisticated name. “While technology has supported the reach of the financial sector and its benefits must be fully harnessed, its potential to disrupt financial … Read more
Company law tribunals have 14 days to admit or reject an insolvency case, but official data shows that not one application was admitted in this period. A discussion paper by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India lays down the time taken for admission of Section 9 applications (to start insolvency proceedings) in the last … Read more
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved deregulation of sale of domestically produced crude oil in a bid to remove irregularities and boost revenue. Briefing the media on the decisions take by the Cabinet, minister Anurag Thakur said that the move will ensure marketing freedom for all exploration and production (E&P) companies. The provision will come … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway plowed another $44 million into Occidental Petroleum, boosting its bet on the oil-and-gas firm to about $9 billion. With the purchase of another 794,389 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp for about $55.40 each, the conglomerate now holds nearly 16.4% stake in the Houston, Texas-based oil firm. In a regulatory filing, Berkshire … Read more
Airbnb is making permanent its ban on parties at homes listed on the site for short-term rentals. The San Francisco company believes the ban has worked, saying Tuesday that reports of parties at listed properties have dropped 44% from a year ago. More than 6,600 guests were suspended last year for related violations, Airbnb said. … Read more
Pharma company Cipla has agreed to acquire an additional stake for nearly Rs 26 crore in digital tech company GoApptiv Private to raise its shareholding to 22.02 per cent, the company said on Monday. The investment will be made in equity shares and Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares and is likely to be completed within 30 … Read more