Asian Paints shares decline

Asian Paints shares decline more than 3% after Q2 earnings fall short of estimates

Despite the company announcing a 31.3% year-over-year (YoY) increase in consolidated net profit for the September quarter, shares of Asian Paints plummeted more than 3% today. Profit was less than D-projections, Street’s which caused the stock to trade with less enthusiasm.  Compared to the September quarter of the prior fiscal year, the second quarter’s net

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Bangalore-based Startup

Bangalore-based startup Khatabook reveals its plan to generate profit

In the following 18 months, Bangalore-based finance startup Khatabook hopes to reach the profitability criterion. The MSME lender hopes to accomplish this by concentrating on its digital lending products and growing the number of customers who use its premium Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) services.  A commercial desktop edition of Khatabook will be released in November in keeping

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Wage hike for employees

The government of India notifies of a 12% wage hike for employees of PSU general insurers

For employees of four public sector general insurance businesses, the Finance Ministry has announced an average 12% pay increase beginning in August 2017. “This Scheme may be called the General Insurance (Rationalisation of Pay Scales and other Conditions of Service of Officers) Amendment Scheme, 2022,” a gazette notification dated October 14, 2022, said. It added

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Coursera's CEO

Coursera’s CEO weighs in on the controversy over moonlighting and suggests employees stick to one

When it comes to adopting a position on moonlighting, which is defined as side jobs people engage in alongside their core employment, the Indian IT industry is divided.  While computer behemoths like Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) view it as unethical and inconsistent with their basic beliefs, Tech Mahindra embraces the practice and intends

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Indian edtech company Vedantu

Indian edtech company Vedantu acquires the majority of the company’s test preparation platform for $40 million

The test preparation platform Ace Creative Learning, often known as Deeksha, was purchased by the Indian edtech company Vedantu for $40 million (Rs 330 crore). Deeksha will bring around 13,000 of its students to Vedantu’s platform thanks to this funding. It will also make use of the pedagogical content, educational technology, and live lessons already

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Fireside Ventures

Fireside Ventures, an investor in Mamaearth & boAt, releases the 3.0 version for Rs 1,830 crore

The third fund from early-stage venture capital firm Fireside Ventures was completed at Rs 1,830 crore ($225 million), twice the size of its second fund. It will continue to invest in companies that produce goods for markets outside of India. In 2017, Fireside Ventures was founded. Kawaljit Singh, Vinay Singh, Kannan Sitaram, and Dipanjan Basu

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MS Dhoni is an investor

MS Dhoni is an investor and brand ambassador of plant protein start-up, Shaka Harry

MS Dhoni, a former captain of India, has acquired shares in the plant-protein start-up “Shaka Harry,” which sells a variety of meals and snacks. Dhoni was introduced by the company as an investor and brand ambassador at an event in Bengaluru.  A growing number of start-ups are teaming with celebrities in which they provide a

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