Video-gaming firms write to PMO seeking distinction from real-money gaming industry

Video-gaming firms write to PMO seeking distinction from real-money gaming industry

The video gaming industry has said the term ‘online gaming’ is a broad and ambiguous term that is causing confusion among gamers, games publishers, international investors and media amid the GST row. Image used for representational purposes only. 45 video game companies in India on Tuesday wrote to the Prime Minister’s Office and to the … Read more

Ukraine imposes sanctions on 182 Russian, Belarusian firms, three people

Ukraine imposes sanctions on 182 Russian, Belarusian firms, three people

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine imposed sanctions against 182 Russian and Belarusian companies, and three individuals, in the latest of a series of steps by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to block Moscow’s and Minsk’s connections to his country. “Their assets in Ukraine are blocked, their properties will be used for our … Read more

‘Vijayabaskar took money from mining and gutkha firms’

‘Vijayabaskar took money from mining and gutkha firms’

AIADMK leader and former Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Income Tax Department on Thursday told Madras High Court that it had seized “enormous material” indicating that former Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar of the AIADMK had received huge amounts of money from gutkha/pan masala manufacturers and SRS Mining owned by J. … Read more

How healthcare firms can improve quality of patient monitoring with KVM – ET HealthWorld

How healthcare firms can improve quality of patient monitoring with KVM – ET HealthWorld

By Anjani Kommisetti The Covid-19 pandemic was a storm which disrupted everything – from business processes to business models to the way we work and consume services. The healthcare sector, which took the bulk of the load during the peak of the pandemic, innovated in a big way to provide quality services to patients. One … Read more

Equity cash market volumes surge even with peak margins in play

Equity cash market volumes surge even with peak margins in play

Mumbai: India’s average daily equity cash market volumes jumped more than a quarter in the past four months despite peak margin norms kicking in from September, reflecting the increasing appetite for stocks as an asset class in a country where real estate and gold were traditional stores of value. “The growth in volumes from January … Read more

New-age companies lose upto 68% market cap

New-age companies lose upto 68% market cap

Mumbai: Indian new-age companies that went public in 2021 have turned from being among the most-watched names to pariahs on Dalal Street. The recent sell-off in shares of Paytm’s parent One97 Communications, Zomato, FSN E-Commerce (Nykaa’s owner), PB Holdings, which runs Policybazaar, and Cartrade Tech has eroded investor wealth in these firms by ₹2.28 lakh … Read more

Travellers at mercy of rogue testing firms, says Which?

Travellers at mercy of rogue testing firms, says Which?

“Weeks on from some international travel being allowed to resume, it’s very concerning to still be uncovering such serious problems with the government’s testing system for travellers – problems that could have easily been ironed out well ahead of travel restarting, had proper regulatory oversight been ensured early on,” said Rory Boland, travel editor at … Read more