One Billion Rising

As Bitcoin is rising in value, its anonymous creator who goes by the pseudoname of Satoshi Nakamoto is also getting richer. Nakamoto’s estimated holding of 1,125,150 Bitcoin has breached the mark of $60 billion (roughly Rs. 4,97,301 crore) as of Tuesday, February 27.

Indian digital payments firm Paytm reported a 51.5 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Friday, aided by a surge in loan growth, and posted an operating profit for a second consecutive quarter. Paytm's parent, One 97 Communications, said revenue rose to Rs. 23.35 billion in the January-March quarter, from Rs. 15.41 billion a year earlier.

ndia's state minister for technology said on Sunday he will meet start-ups this week to assess the impact on them of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as concerns rise about the fallout for the Indian start-up sector. "Start-ups are an important part of the new India economy. I will meet with Indian Startups this week to understand impact on them and...

In the second half of 2023, seven major banks could co-launch a digital wallet service. These banks include Wells Fargo, Truist, Capital One, PNC Bank, and the US Bank along with Bank of America and JP Morgan. The banks involved in this project are looking to prevent losing customers, who are accustomed to using instant online payment services and ...

The findings highlight how the housing market, one of the biggest employers in a country of around 1.4 billion people, is likely to remain a stable contributor to growth in Asia's third-largest economy going forward.

The Dogecoin has emerged as the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin one day after Ethereum’s eco-friendly Merge update went live on September 15. Dogecoin was created by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer. Markus in 2021, had admitted in an interview that he made Dogecoin in ‘just two hours’, and didn’t even ‘think...

Meta, previously known as Facebook, announced it saw a rise in daily active users to 1.97 billion, while monthly active users dropped to 2.93 billion in Q2 2022. The company on Wednesday reported its first ever quarterly revenue drop, one percent, as revenue fell to $28.8 billion (roughly Rs. 2,29,700 crore) for the first time for the company since...

With the dramatic rise, the total market cap of Terra has zoomed to $34 billion, making it the seventh-largest token.

Women's rights activist Kamla Bhasin, known for being a part of 'One Billion Rising' campaign in South Asia among other important movements, died today.

FTX Trading said on Tuesday its valuation had risen to $18 billion (roughly Rs. 1,34,280 crores) after a $900-million (roughly Rs. 6,710 crores) funding round that included SoftBank Group and was one of the biggest fundraisers for a cryptocurrency company.

Popular short-format video platform TikTok has already crossed a billion downloads on the Play Store, as more and more people are forced to stay indoors due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

One more person tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, taking the number of affected persons to 30. The figure had taken a jump from Wednesday with a group of 14 Italian tourists testing positive for the virus. The rising number of cases has pushed the Delhi government to shut the primary schools till March 31. A similar decision is likely fo...

Young girls and women came together at Delhi's Miranda College on Saturday to wage a battle against patriarchy. Aiding their fight is a new ally - Smashboard, which is "an alternative social media network with special features for people of all genders fighting patriarchy".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Israeli defence companies to India for co-production during his bilateral meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, his Israeli counterpart whom he referred to as "my friend Bibi". The two countries signed nine agreements, including ones on cooperation in the oil and gas sector and co-production of films. The two lea...

The latest inflow follows net infusion of Rs 1.6 lakh crore in the previous five months (February-June).

As Bitcoin is rising in value, its anonymous creator who goes by the pseudoname of Satoshi Nakamoto is also getting richer. Nakamoto’s estimated holding of 1,125,150 Bitcoin has breached the mark of $60 billion (roughly Rs. 4,97,301 crore) as of Tuesday, February 27.

Indian digital payments firm Paytm reported a 51.5 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Friday, aided by a surge in loan growth, and posted an operating profit for a second consecutive quarter. Paytm's parent, One 97 Communications, said revenue rose to Rs. 23.35 billion in the January-March quarter, from Rs. 15.41 billion a year earlier.

ndia's state minister for technology said on Sunday he will meet start-ups this week to assess the impact on them of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as concerns rise about the fallout for the Indian start-up sector. "Start-ups are an important part of the new India economy. I will meet with Indian Startups this week to understand impact on them and...

In the second half of 2023, seven major banks could co-launch a digital wallet service. These banks include Wells Fargo, Truist, Capital One, PNC Bank, and the US Bank along with Bank of America and JP Morgan. The banks involved in this project are looking to prevent losing customers, who are accustomed to using instant online payment services and ...

The findings highlight how the housing market, one of the biggest employers in a country of around 1.4 billion people, is likely to remain a stable contributor to growth in Asia's third-largest economy going forward.

The Dogecoin has emerged as the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin one day after Ethereum’s eco-friendly Merge update went live on September 15. Dogecoin was created by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer. Markus in 2021, had admitted in an interview that he made Dogecoin in ‘just two hours’, and didn’t even ‘think...

Meta, previously known as Facebook, announced it saw a rise in daily active users to 1.97 billion, while monthly active users dropped to 2.93 billion in Q2 2022. The company on Wednesday reported its first ever quarterly revenue drop, one percent, as revenue fell to $28.8 billion (roughly Rs. 2,29,700 crore) for the first time for the company since...

With the dramatic rise, the total market cap of Terra has zoomed to $34 billion, making it the seventh-largest token.

Women's rights activist Kamla Bhasin, known for being a part of 'One Billion Rising' campaign in South Asia among other important movements, died today.

FTX Trading said on Tuesday its valuation had risen to $18 billion (roughly Rs. 1,34,280 crores) after a $900-million (roughly Rs. 6,710 crores) funding round that included SoftBank Group and was one of the biggest fundraisers for a cryptocurrency company.

Popular short-format video platform TikTok has already crossed a billion downloads on the Play Store, as more and more people are forced to stay indoors due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

One more person tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, taking the number of affected persons to 30. The figure had taken a jump from Wednesday with a group of 14 Italian tourists testing positive for the virus. The rising number of cases has pushed the Delhi government to shut the primary schools till March 31. A similar decision is likely fo...

Young girls and women came together at Delhi's Miranda College on Saturday to wage a battle against patriarchy. Aiding their fight is a new ally - Smashboard, which is "an alternative social media network with special features for people of all genders fighting patriarchy".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Israeli defence companies to India for co-production during his bilateral meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, his Israeli counterpart whom he referred to as "my friend Bibi". The two countries signed nine agreements, including ones on cooperation in the oil and gas sector and co-production of films. The two lea...

The latest inflow follows net infusion of Rs 1.6 lakh crore in the previous five months (February-June).