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Dec 19, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Swathi Moorthy |Swagata Panjari |Priyanka Sahay
Google pays up In the news. Alphabet Inc, Google’s parent company, will pay USD700 million for PlayStore settlement. Inside the news. The settlement comes following a class action suit filed by 50 US states and consumers in 2021 alleging that the tech giant had a monopoly in the Android app-store market. Of the USD700 million, USD630 million will go to consumers and the remaining to the states.
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Dec 17, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Swagata Panjari
It’s sassy, it’s scintillating… and it’s unapologetic! While one can call the famous couch as the hot seat of ‘nepotism’, who doesn’t like the ‘conjecture’ thrown around by the celebrity host and his star guests. Koffee with Karan, hosted by film producer and director Karan Johar, has always managed to become the talk of the town due to its glitterati and candid conversations, at times leading to controversies.
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Dec 7, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Swagata Panjari
All is fair in love, war, and now movie making. And why not? At stake is the box-office revenue. On the sixth day of their cinematic duel, Vicky Kaushal starrer biopic Sam Bahadur earned INR32.55 crore, while Ranbir Kapoor headlined Animal collected a whopping INR312 crore. Not only this, Animal became the first A-rated movie in India with the highest opening day collection of INR61 crore.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shabori Das |Rishi Tejpal |Swagata Panjari
Bira91 asks for a refill This just in. B9 Beverages, Bira91’s parent company, plans to raise fresh funds worth INR400 crore, as per a report by The Economic Times. Hiding in plain sight. While Ankur Jain, founder of Bira91, declined to comment on the same, fresh funds are expected to help the company expand its business.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Rajiv Ghosh |Swagata Panjari |Prashant Mukherjee
A deep cut This just happened. Maruti introduces a new version of the Jimny. Hidden in plain sight. Maruti has faced one of its worst product launches in recent memory with the Jimny. Launched just in June 2023, the SUV has seen sales falling off the cliff. Rather than giving a discount directly, Maruti has added an accessory kit worth INR 25,000 and introduced a “Thunder Edition” only for December.
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Swagata Panjari
Joy. Power. Respect. Pride. Bravery. Glory. Wonder. Passion. Anguish. Cricket captivates every gamut of emotion in India — a country where it is not just a sport but a religion. However, from fan frenzy and stadium roars, it also influences the economic scores. If BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) was a listed company, chances are that fund managers would have called it gold.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Jyotindra Dubey |Swagata Panjari |Nirmal John
Money transfer In the news. Centre examining legal aspects of moving unclaimed funds from Sahara-Sebi Refund Account to the Consolidated Fund of India. Inside the news. This move came after the demise of Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy on November 14, 2023. Media reports suggest that there would be a provision for investors to claim their refund even after funds are moved to the Consolidated Fund of India.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Swagata Panjari
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) is expanding its reach in the entertainment sector. It already has a majority stake in Network18, which owns Viacom18 (Colors, Nick) and JioCinema, among other properties. Now, as per media reports, it is gearing up for its next mega shopping spree, setting its eyes on Walt Disney Co.'s India operations.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Swagata Panjari
As exciting as a road trip from Mumbai to Goa might be, there is only so much scenery one can absorb along the way. Confined to a car, one would fall back on conversation and music to deal with the weariness of the journey. But on one such road trip Shreya Kumar discovered a perfect fix by tuning in to an audio series, The Bloody Track, on Pocket FM.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
economictimes.indiatimes.com | Swagata Panjari |Salman SH |Shobha Mathur |Sandhya Sharma
Reliance courts Disney This just happened. Reliance is close to a cash-and-stock multi-billion deal to acquire Walt Disney’s operations in India. Hidden in plain sight. Reliance’s potential purchase of Disney+Hotstar promises more disruption after its IPL and HBO content deals.
