China's Xiaomi expands manufacturing in India, adds 3 new partners for smartphones, smart TVs; Govt announces new guidelines for social media, aims to track down first originator of mischievous content; India witnessed second-highest number of cyberattacks in Asia-Pacific in 2020. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also Read: New social media guidelines: Freedom of speech, expression must be ensured, says NASSCOM

Rice export rates ease in India as supply picks up Rice export rates in top exporter India eased this week as supplies rose, while neighbouring Bangladesh considered allowing higher imports by private traders as domestic rates continued to soar.The country's rice output is expected to increase to 120.32 million tonnes in the crop year to June 2021. Bomb scare outside Mukesh Ambani's residence; explosive material found Explosive material was recovered from a suspicious vehicle outside Muk...

Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said the company's delivery partners travel about 100-200 kilometres per day and the rise in fuel prices has led to an increase of Rs 600-800 per month on their fuel spend.

There was a sharp fall of around 40-50% in February and March followed by an equally sharp recovery since then taking markets to new highs. Analysts believe small caps and mid caps will have an edge over large caps in this year

Airtel Ads has collaborated with firms such as Zomato, CRED, Apollo 24.7, Tata AIG Insurance, PepsiCo, Lenskart, Cars24, Vahan, Gameskraft, and Harley Davidson

Domestic investors have withdrawn 275 billion rupees ($3.80 billion) from equity mutual funds in the year to Feb. 16, according data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Amid high volume, Info Edge share price opened with a gain of 3.9% and touched an intraday high of Rs 5250, rising 5.1% against the earlier close of Rs 3,401.70 on BSE today

India set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, may include Great Wall Motor, SAIC; IMA appalled over Patanjali's WHO certification claim on Coronil, demands explanation from Harsh Vardhan; Growth momentum needs to strengthen further for sustained economic revival, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also Read: Health budget reflects govt's commitment to provide better healthcare: PM Modi

Zomato raises $250 million from 5 different investors Food delivery platform Zomato has raised $250 million from five different investors as part of a primary fundraising round. The transactions valued Zomato at a post-money valuation of $5.4 billion, Info Edge, which holds a stake in the company, said in a regulatory filing. Info Edge's stake in the company stands at 18.4 per cent after the fundraising  round. Growth momentum needs to strengthen further for sustained economic reviva...

Stock Market News Updates Today: Global equities were buoyed today as positive macroeconomic data flow and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine boosted investor sentiment

Stocks to watch today on February 23: RIL, Airtel, HDFC Bank, Vedanta, UPL, Info Edge, Bharat Forge among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Tuesday's trading session

The government might engage private firms and institutions to vaccinate the 50-plus age group to cover a much larger target population of 27 crore individuals. It will also include below-50 age group with serious co-morbidities

Zomato raised $115 million from Kora Management, $55 million from funds or accounts advised or sub-advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC.

Vi has introduced unlimited night-time data at no additional cost starting from 12 AM to 6 AM every day. However, the plans have to be unlimited prepaid plans priced at Rs 249 or above.

As the #pawrihorahihai fever grips social media, brands decided to cash in with some fun posts

The IPO market is likely to see a number of big-ticket launches due to positive market sentiment, which has led the Sensex and Nifty to record highs in 2021

The Reserve Bank of India projected Indian economy to grow as much as 26.2 per cent during the first half of the upcoming financial year; Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine; Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Zomato for empowering street food vendors. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine effective against mutant UK variant

The incident is the latest in a worrying trend of 'thrash streams,\"'or 'trash streams' in Russia, where people are asked to perform stunts, often humiliating stunts, on a live platform in return for money

Covid-19 vaccine: AstraZeneca applies for approval in JapanDrugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second pharmaceutical firm to do so after Pfizer Inc. The Japanese government in December signed a contract to procure 120 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, enough for 60 million people. Aviation sector showing positive signs but still in eye of storm: Airbus India presidentThe Indian aviation sector is showi...

The USA, the UK and Israel have reached 5 million vaccinations in 24, 43 and 45 simultaneous days respectively