News in Infographics: Oscars 2022, illegal lending apps, BNPL's truth, & more

The Academy Awards ceremony returned at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The biggest award of this year’s Academy Awards went to “CODA,” giving Apple+ the first-ever best picture win for a streaming service. The awards for acting went to first time winners, Will Smith won Best Actor for King Richard, Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for The Eyes Of Tammy Faye.

Read more: Oscars 2022: CODA best film, Will Smith best actor, Jessica Chastain best actress

Reliance Jio has launched Rs 259 plan that comes with 30 days validity following a directive from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The plan will help prepaid users remember just one recharge date every month.

Read more: Jio launches Rs 259 'calendar month validity' prepaid plan: Details here

The government, on Monday, informed Lok Sabha that the Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 19,111 crore till March 23 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Read more: ED attached assets worth Rs 19,111 cr till March 23 under PMLA: Finance Ministry

Reserve Bank of India’s portal to register complaints against illegal digital lending apps has received around 2,562 complaints from January 2020 to March 2021, Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad told the Lok Sabha.

Read more: 2,562 complaints against illegal digital lending apps till March '21: Gov

Nelson Mandela's original arrest warrant from 1961, minted as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) was sold for over $130,000 at an auction. The proceeds from the sale would go to Liliesleaf Museum Heritage Site.

Read more: Nelson Mandela’s arrest warrant minted as NFT fetches over $130,000

Pay 1/3rd BNPL cards offer the longest interest-free period. But what happens if you miss the instalment?

Read more: BNPL vs Credit Cards: What happens when you default on payment

The behemoth to be created by the surprise merger of the India’s top two multiplex chains -- PVR Limited and INOX Leisure -- will leave just Carnival Cinemas, Cinepolis India and a few regional players in the country’s film exhibition business as the space is seeing consolidation in the wake of the pandemic’s brutal assault on their finances.

Read more: The PVR-INOX merger reshapes India’s multiplex biz fundamentally; here's how

Turbulence in Indian equity markets, caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and its fallout in the form of high inflation and increase in interest rates in the US, has led to a flight of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), who have pulled out a record Rs 1.42 lakh crore from India in FY22.