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Child rights body NCPCR summons BYJU’s CEO over malpractice allegationsThe firm allegedly indulges in malpractices to lure parents and children to buy their coursesThe NCPCR asked Raveendran to appear in person on December 23 The child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Byju Raveendran, CEO of ed-tech firm BYJU’S, to appear in person before the commission over allegations that the firm is involved in malpractices to attract students and parents to buy their courses. The NCPCR has taken measures following a news article that appeared a few days ago. The report said that the…

The Gulf carrier Etihad Airways plans to expand its flight network in India. It will introduce additional services to Ahmedabad, Chennai, Cochin, Kolkata, and Delhi from early next year. With daily flight service to Kolkata from Abu Dhabi, there will be a total of seven weekly non-stop services to Kolkata. The flights operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft will offer 8 seats in business class and 150 in economy class. Cochin will receive an additional 6 flights per week, bringing it to a total of 13 flights per week. These additional flights will start on March 26, 2023. An additional daily service to Delhi…

The TCS National Qualifier Test (TCS NQT) is an aptitude test that evaluates a candidate’s competences and talents. Each applicant receives a NQT Score after passing the TCS National Qualifying Test (TCS NQT). The NQT (Cognitive Skills) Score is valid across all professions and industries. Every three months, the TCS National Qualifying Test (TCS NQT) will be held. Candidates may retake the exams if they’d like to raise their results from the first time. NQT (Cognitive Skills), Attitudinal Alignment NQT (Psychometric Test), Industry NQT, and Subject NQT are the four variations. The TCS National Qualifier Test (TCS NQT) enables students…

The Gulf carrier Etihad Airways plans to expand its flight network in India. It will introduce additional services to Ahmedabad, Chennai, Cochin, Kolkata, and Delhi from early next year. With daily flight service to Kolkata from Abu Dhabi, there will be a total of seven weekly non-stop services to Kolkata. The flights operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft will offer 8 seats in business class and 150 in economy class. Cochin will receive an additional 6 flights per week, bringing it to a total of 13 flights per week. These additional flights will start on March 26, 2023. An additional daily service to Delhi…

Reliance Ventures’ FMCG arm Reliance Consumer Products has unveiled its indigenous consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand ‘Independence’ in Gujarat. The brand will distribute products under different categories such as staples, processed foods, and other daily essentials. Gradually, the company will expand its brand nationally. Although Reliance Retail has more than 12,000 stores across India, it will collaborate with manufacturers and kirana stores for trade purposes. In the industry, Reliance’s competitors are Hindustan Unilever, Nestle, ITC and Godrej. According to McKinsey Global Institute’s 2021 research, the consumer packaged goods sector has a $10 trillion consumption growth potential in Asia in the coming decade. However, currently, the industry…

Praga introduced its limited edition luxury hypercar worth 1.36 million dollars in Dubai  Praga is a Czech automakerPragma Bohema is a spectacular hypercar with a power-to-weight ratio This road-legal day car has carbonfibre chassis and a twin-turbo V6 engine borrowed from the Nissan GT-RThe car can go from 0 to 100 within 2.3 seconds The Bohema is rated to 700bhp at 6800rpm with torque peaking at 725Nm between 3000 and 5000rpm Globally, Praga would manufacture only 89 Bohema cars in the next five yearsThe number is inspired by the company’s success at a road race that occurred in 1933Praga would make 10 units in 2023

Poonawalla Fincorp, an NBFC owned by Adar Poonawalla, stated that Poonawalla Housing Finance has been sold to TPG for Rs 3,900 crore. The agreement was reached for around 3.5 times the company’s estimated March 2022 net worth of Rs 1,081.8 crore. The sale of Poonawalla Housing Finance to Perseus SG Pte, a company connected to TPG Global, LLC, was approved by the board of Poonawalla Fincorp. This occurs at a time when one of the goals in the company’s Vision 2025 declaration listed value unlocking of the housing finance division. Additionally, it is consistent with the business’s emphasis on consumer…

The government reported that since the implementation of TDS rules in July, it has received a total of Rs 60.46 crore in tax from companies for transactions in virtual digital assets (VDAs), including cryptocurrencies. The government implemented a 30% income tax as of April 1 along with a fee and a cess on the transfer of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and Dogecoin. A 1% Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) under section 194S of the I-T Act has also been implemented starting on July 1 on payments exceeding Rs 10,000 made towards virtual digital currencies in order to keep track…

Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 is on metaverse now Called ‘BLR Metaport’, it is one of the first terminals in the world that can be experienced on the metaverse Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Polygon jointly built the Metaport The Metaport offers an immersive, three-dimensional virtual experienceLong onto www.blrmetaport.com and register to experience the virtual tour of T2 Users will have to give camera and microphone permission for itUsers can make their own digital avatars They can do many activities such as visiting airline counters, checking into flights, and connecting with airport staff

India is likely to witness the launch of more SUVs in 2023. Jeep may launch the Avenger SUV in March 2023 Maruti is working on a 5-door Jimny which would be unveiled at the Auto Expo in 2023. Tata may issue facelift variants of Harrier and Safari. Nissan’s X-Trail might be launched at the 2023 Auto Expo. The five-seater Honda HR-V SUV is likely to reach the market by mid-2023.The MG Hector Facelift, priced at Rs 25-27 lakh, might be out by January 2023. The Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace is expected to be unveiled by January 2023 Another SUV to hit the market is the new Force Gurkha-5 door Mahindra Bolero Neo Plus and Toyota Fortune