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From April 1, 2021 Auto-payments to debit, credit card and utility payments might fail. This comes after the Reserve Bank of India had given the March 31 deadline for banks to put in place a security measure called Additional Factor Authentication or AFA for recurring payments. Here's all you need to know. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Ahead of the third phase of polling in west bengal, Buddhadeb release an audio clip seeking support. Listen to the podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

States like Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu expect their economies to grow in the current fiscal year. Various states expect their Gross State Domestic Product to grow in the current fiscal year, an analysis of the State Budgets for 2021-22 by BusinessLine has revealed. However, states like Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Karnataka predict a contraction for 2020-21. ---...

The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground on Tuesday in the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula.  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman brought in two key bills -- National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021 and the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 -- in the Lok Sabha.  Listen in. --...

Union Minister for Environment and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar told Parliament earlier this week that  field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops, including Bt brinjal, will not be taken up for consideration in the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) without the recommendation of the concerned State/UT Government. This has upset many agri biotech companies and probably could l...

March 31 -- the last day to make tax-saving investments -- is around the corner. What are the best options for tax saving, if you are in the old system? What are the common mistakes made when choosing instruments ? How should you factor in home loans into the equation?  Should you go for mutual funds, PPF or tax-saving FDs? Parvatha Vardhini C, Head, Research Bureau talks to Hari Viswanath. Listen...

The Supreme Court has set aside the NCLAT order reinstating Cyrus Mistry as Tata Sons chairman. Thomas K Thomas, BusinessLine's Chief of Bureau, Mumbai tells us what the verdict means for Tata Sons and Cyrus Mistry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

On the heels of re-aligning the ownership of group companies in line with the management, family members of the TVS Group have taken the next step of drawing up a formal Brand Agreement on the use, adoption, and registration of trademarks such as TVS, Sundaram and Sundram as also several other trademarks. Some Group members have now decided to execute the ‘deed of adherence’ to the Brand Agreement...

In the first episode of BusinessLine's special series on the State Assembly elections, we take a look at battleground state of West Bengal, where TMC's Mamata Banerjee is looking to come back to power for the third time. Will she be successful or will the BJP's lotus bloom in the eastern state? Associate Editor Poornima Joshi joins us to help us understand the major issues in the State. --- Send i...

On March 24, The Competition Commission of India directed its investigation arm to conduct a probe into WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy and terms of service. This came on prima facie finding that the firm has contravened competition law provisions through its “exploitative and exclusionary conduct” in the garb of the policy update. CCI has said a thorough and detailed investigation was required...

Barbeque-Nation Hospitality Ltd (BNHL), a casual-dining restaurant chain, has raised ₹202 crore from 15 anchor investors ahead of its Initial Public Offering (IPO), which opens for subscription on Wednesday. The company has allocated 40.58 lakh shares at ₹500 a share, the company informed the bourses. Should you subscribe to the IPO? Listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify....

What makes the Redmi 10 Pro Max stand out? Mala Bhargava of the BusinessLine shares here views. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution titled ‘Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka’ after 22 members out of 47 voted in favour of it. Eleven members voted against the resolution and India and 13 other countries abstained from voting. What is the resolution about? and what impact will it have in India? Here's all you need to know. --- Send in a voice m...

Even as India scales its vaccination drive against the coronavirus, many Indian companies have inked various deals with foreign companies to manufacture and sell billions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Here's a look these deals and what it means for the country. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

India witnessed the highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases this year. India recorded 43,846 new coronavirus cases in a day, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,15,99,130. On Sunday, The Union Health Ministry said that Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 83.14 per cent of the new infections. Maharashtra co...

The estimated unemployment rate for urban regions in India hit a 30-month low in February 2021. It fell to 6.99 per cent, the lowest since August 2018, according to data from CMIE. The overall unemployment rate for the month stood at 6.9 per cent and, for rural regions, it was 6.86 per cent. The fall in unemployment can be attributed more to the opening up of the economy, which is more pronounced...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari termed the govt’s vehicle scrapping policy a "win-win" policy that will help improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. What’s it is about here’s all you need to know. Hello and welcome to news explained. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Parliament that the Ministry is introducing a voluntary vehicle fleet modernisation programme, whic...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chief Ministers of States and Administrators of Union Territories virtually today to discuss the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country. He was concerned that around 70 districts registered a 150 per cent growth in cases in the last few weeks, and urged States 'test, track and treat' to tackle the increase in cases. Here are three important takeaways from t...

Hi and welcome to bl podcast Alibaba’s UC browser has been removed from Chinese app stores for failing Consumers...? Why? Here's all you need to know Alibaba’s UC Browser was removed from China’s largest app stores after state-backed broadcaster CCTV listed the popular mobile browser along with other services for failing consumers. Government-run China Central Television included UC browser among...

Ready or not, here they come. 5G phones are now starting to pour in. While it’s nice to know we’re geared up for the future, it’s still true that the future being sold to us is still nice and far away. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to think that by the time 5G connectivity becomes commonplace in India, you’ll be ready to buy another phone. Listen in to know more about the Oppo F19 Pro + 5G. --- Send...

India seems to be reducing its oil imports from Saudi Arabia due to its high prices. In February, imports from the West Asian kingdom have decreased by 42 per cent from January. Saudi Arabia has consistently been one of India's top two suppliers, but now the nation has slipped to the fourth position for the first time since at least January 2006. The United States overtook Saudi Arabia as India's...

Surge in new Covid-19 cases continued to be a big worry for health authorities with the daily countrywide count for March 13 coming in at 25,320, marking the steepest single day rise this year. As of March 14,  2,97,38,409 people have been vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine with Rajathan leading the vaccinations with 28,94,730 people vaccinated overall in the state, followed by Maharashtra, West...

The import of urad (black gram or black matpe) into the country could be affected this year following the political unrest in Myanmar. The imports of urad, used in food items such as idli, dosa, and pappad, are crucial to bridge the demand-supply gap of the pulses in the country. TR Vivek and Subramani Ra Mancombu look at India's pulses outlook this week. Edited & Produced by Siddharth Mathew Cher...

Google has recently announced that it will phase out third-party cookies from its web browser and that it will not build alternative identifiers to track individuals. Google Chrome will be removing third-party cookies by 2022. How will this change the way the web works? What does this mean for your privacy? How will marketers and the ad tech community find their target audience? Here's all you nee...

Senior leader PC Chacko resigned from the Congress party on Wednesday, alleging group interest in deciding party's candidates for the coming assembly elections in Kerala. Here's all you need to know. PC Chacko, who was a former working committee member of the Congress, said that there was no democracy in the party's Kerala unit. He said that the party has been divided into two groups -- the "A" gr...