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Rahul Vaidya reveals Virat Kohli has blocked him on Instagram, says, "Aaj tak samajh mein nahi aaya kyu kiya hai"

Singer Rahul Vaidya recently revealed that Indian cricket star Virat Kohli had blocked him on Instagram, leaving many surprised. Rahul expressed confusion over the situation, stating that he couldn’t understand why Kohli made this decision, especially since they had previously shared a cordial connection.

India has a good mix of Bitcoin use cases; is way more tech savvy: Block Inc's Max Guise

Jack Dorsey-led Block has officially entered India, as it starts shipping its self-custody Bitcoin wallet, Bitkey, in the country.

Google took enforcement action on 3,500 personal loan apps in India in 2022

In August, Google had stated that it had blocked 2,000 personal loan providers from its app marketplace in India from January 2022 to July 2022.

Funnycontrol | Hindenburg, Jack Dorsey and square deal: Block kiya jaaye?

Funnycontrol explores Hindenburg’s latest standup comedy special.

Who is Amrita Ahuja, Indian-origin CFO of Block named in latest Hindenburg report

Amrita Ahuja, the Indian-origin chief financial officer of Block, has been named in the latest Hindenburg report targeting the payments platform.

Hindenburg's next victim, Accenture results, Vedanta in focus | Market Minutes

In this episode of Market Minutes, Shailaja Mohapatra talks about Hindenburg's latest victim - Block, Accenture's earnings impact on Indian IT services firms, Vedanta's dividend plans and what it means for the holding company, and a likely block deal in Campus Activewear. Also catch Sameer Shah of Godrej Consumer Products share his views on growth initiatives, margin trajectory and El Nino impact. Market Minutes is a morning podcast that puts the spotlight on hot stocks, keys data points and developing trends.

Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023

At an unspecified point during 2023, the bank will introduce a block on all real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges made via telephone banking and in-branch payments, as well as online and mobile banking.

Vedanta arm Balco wins bid for coal block in Chhattisgarh

The company emerged as successful bidder for the mine during the fourth round of commercial coal mine auction conducted by the government.

TBD's Mike Brock responds to criticism on Web 5: 'It will actually exist, unlike Web 3'

Web5 is developed by TBD, a Bitcoin-focused subsidiary Jack Dorsey’s Block.

Jack Dorsey announces competitor for Web 3. Web 5 will be powered by Bitcoin

Web5 is developed by TBD, a Bitcoin-focused subsidiary Jack Dorsey’s Block. The company said in its website that the new platform will solve the problem of securing personal data.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is now Block Head. And Elon Musk had this to say about it

When it comes to wacky official titles, Jack Dorsey follows in the footsteps of tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk who in 2021 gave himself the title of "Technoking".

Twitter rolls out ALT badges and exposed image descriptions globally

Twitter says the accessibility features will make alt text prominent for all users

Jack Dorsey's Block working on a crypto wallet that looks like a rock

The company has said it aims to make a hardware wallet that adds an additional layer of security. The wallet will serve as a self-recovery kit too, in case a user loses the mobile wallet

Square, co-founded by Twitter's Jack Dorsey is changing its name to Block

Earlier this year, Square purchased a majority stake in music streaming service Tidal

Govt to conduct 3rd round of coal auction in August

Separately, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said the government will also release a draft policy to auction coal linkages today.

Coal auction floor price reasonable: KPMG

According to Santosh Kamath, the overall auction of the coal blocks at reasonable price is positive as it will increase the availability of coal. However, the end-use plants that had coal blocks earlier may now lose them and incur loses.

Govt mulls linkage for captive power for steel, iron

Sources tell CNBC-TV18 that the government is mulling linkage for captive power for steel, cement and iron sector. The government will be putting out a norm in the bid document for the upcoming coal block auctions.

No green nod needed for coal blocks to be auctioned in Feb

The 74 coal mines, which the government plans to auction to specific end-users in the first phase of bidding on February 11, will not require any green clearances, a top official has said.

Goyal promises to reduce coal sector woes in 8-9 months

Expressing confidence that the Bill to replace coal ordinance will be passed in the ongoing session of Parliament, Union Minister Piyush Goyal today promised to significantly reduce the woes in the sector in the next 8-9 months.

Coalgate: No objection to de-allocation, govt tells SC

Government today left it to the Supreme Court to decide the fate of 218 coal blocks allocation held as illegal by it while stating that about 40 blocks are operational and another six are ready to produce 50 million tonnes coal in the current year.

The Coal Allocation Mess: What Next?

The Coal Allocation Mess: What Next?

How JSPL, Hindalco will fare in worst-case Coalgate penalty

Analysts believe that the worst hit from the ruling will be Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) and Hindalco. Yet, even after pricing in the worst-case scenarios for both companies, they do not see significant declines for their share prices, which have already taken a serious knock after the initial ruling came out.

CCEA defers issue of pvt cos' coal blocks allocation

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today did not take up the issue of 61 coal blocks allotted to private companies such as Tata Steel, JSPL and Hindalco, which have been unable to develop the mines within the stipulated timeframe.

India to offer 68 blocks in tenth round of NELP

India may offer as many as 68 blocks or areas for exploration of oil and gas in the tenth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) this year. This will be the second-highest offering of block since the advent of NELP 1999, official sources said