Monthly archives: December, 2021

Bharti Airtel, TCS partner for 5G-based remote robotic operations

Bharti Airtel, TCS partner for 5G-based remote robotic operations

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have joined hands to build a 5G-based remote working technology using robotics, according to sources. Both the companies are currently running the trials in Airtel’s 5G lab at Manesar, Haryana “Indian companies are looking to adopt indigenously developed technology for 5G. Airtel and TCS have joined hands for remote robotics operations using …

RBI extends card tokenisation rule by 6 months after industry request

RBI extends card tokenisation rule by 6 months after industry request

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday extended the deadline for wiping off card data on merchant sites and applying tokenisation by another six months as merchants and payments companies expressed their inability to meet the December 31 deadline. In a statement on its website, the central bank said “at the request …

Foxconn’s India subsidiary files draft papers for ₹5,000 cr IPO

Foxconn’s India subsidiary files draft papers for ₹5,000 cr IPO

By Administrator_India Capital Sands  MUMBAI : Taiwanese mobile phone maker Foxconn’s Indian unit Bharat FIH Ltd filed draft papers for a proposed public listing in India to raise as much as ₹5,003.8 crore on Wednesday. The proposed initial share sale aims to raise ₹2,501.9 crore of fresh capital. In addition, a Foxconn unit holding shares of Bharat …

ZEEL, Sony sign merger agreement

ZEEL, Sony sign merger agreement

By Administrator_India Capital Sands  NEW DELHI: Media and entertainment conglomerates Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) and Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt Ltd (SPNI) on Wednesday announced signing definitive agreements to merge ZEEL with and into SPNI and combine their linear networks, digital assets, production operations and programme libraries. The agreements follow the conclusion of a …

Linking Aadhaar with Electoral roll not mandatory, says Kiren Rijiju

Linking Aadhaar with Electoral roll not mandatory, says Kiren Rijiju

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Lok Sabha passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill on Monday which contains the provision of linking Aadhaar to an electoral roll to churn out fake voters, said Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, adding that linking Aadhar is optional, not mandatory. Kiren Rijiju told ANI that the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill would …

Karnataka: Curfew extended in Belagavi till Dec 22 over vandalism of statues

Karnataka: Curfew extended in Belagavi till Dec 22 over vandalism of statues

By Administrator_India Capital Sands  Bengaluru: Police stand guard in front of Krantiveer Sangoli Rayanna statue during a protest against the vandalisation of Rayanna statue in Belagavi (PTI) The Karnataka police has extended Section 144 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Belagavi from December 20 to 22 because of the ongoing protest after the desecration of the …

Govt may not take up cryptocurrency Bill in ongoing Parliament session

Govt may not take up cryptocurrency Bill in ongoing Parliament session

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The government had listed the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021 for tabling and passage in this session A Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday did not discuss a Bill regulating cryptocurrencies, which means that Parliament’s Winter Session ending on December 23 is unlikely to take up the legislation. …