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Sharvari feels getting rejected for roles was like failing in exams : Newbie Sharvari Wagh, who will make her Bollywood debut with Bunty Aur Babli 2, said Plan B was never her cup of tea, and that she only wanted to act. Sharvari will be paired opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi in Bunty Aur Babli 2, which revolves around two con couples - Siddhant-Sharvari, and Rani Mukerjee-Saif Ali Khan. The sequel will take a leap of 10 years, from where the original ended. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Global stock markets lose $6 trillion in value this week : Coronavirus panic pushed the world stock markets which again fell on Friday, with an index of global stocks setting its largest weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis, and over $5 trillion wiped from global market value this week. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Huawei to come up with 5G equipment manufacturing in France : Chinese telecom company, Huawei has said that it will begin manufacturing of radio equipment for 5G network in France. A facility worth 200-million-euro (USD 218-million) will provide employment to 500 people and produce equipment for the European market, Huawei Chairman Liang Hua said in a press conference in Paris. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Raj Kumar Rishi, Managing Director, Consumer & Small Business - India at Dell : Dell innovates products to serve its customers: Raj Kumar Rishi, Managing Director, Consumer & Small Business - India at Dell VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Dell's Data Center Business registers slowest 4th Quarter revenue : Dell Technologies Inc has registered its slowest quarterly revenue growth since its return to the public market. The company got affected due to its weakness in its data centre business and said it plans to buy back up to $1 billion worth of shares. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook bans ads which claims to cure coronavirus : Facebook is working hard to stop the spread of misinformation regarding coronavirus. The social media platform has announced its plans to flag and remove false information, the platform will now also ban ads that promise VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Dinesh Kumar, Heading India Sales, SOTI : Dinesh Kumar, Heading India Sales, SOTI: SOTI gives the liberty to create apps in minute VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

SMEs under GST scanner, major tax regime challenges need to be fixed : For vibrant growth of SMEs and employment generation, several challenges created by the tax regime need to be addressed. The literature on GST has always highlighted the cost/benefit of GST during the implementation phase. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Global smart speaker market to grow 13% in 2020 despite coronavirus disruption : The worldwide smart speaker market grew 52% in Q4 2019, with vendors shipping 49.2 million units in the quarter. The last quarter of 2019 saw all five top vendors, Amazon, Google, Baidu, Alibaba and Xiaomi, break their all-time best shipment records. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reddit CEO calls TikTok as 'fundamentally parasitic' : These days TikTok is the most talked about social media platforms but CEO of Reddit has some different views about it and called the app as “fundamentally parasitic” at an event. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

INOX to deploy Dolby Multichannel Amplifiers to provide the best in class experience to its patrons : India’s leading cinema chain, INOX Leisure Limited (INOX) today extended its strategic partnership with Dolby, a leader in immersive entertainment experiences to provide the best in class cinema solutions. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

DataLocker Brings Military Grade Encryption Products & Solutions : DataLocker is a world leader in encryption technology for external USB devices. What makes their offering special is that these devices can be centrally managed through an Encryption Management Solution which allows all these devices VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cut tariffs for better trade ties: Donald Trump : US President Donald Trump was on a two day visit to India. True to his style, US President Donald Trump did not mince words when he said that India needs to work on its tariffs if it wanted better trade relations with America. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bigg Boss 13’s Mahira Sharma apologises on forged Dadasaheb Phalke International award issue : After claiming to have been invited by a third party to Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF), Bigg Boss 13’s Mahira Sharma has now clarified matters relating to the controversy around a certificate that claimed she was awarded the best dressed in Bigg Boss 13 by DPIFF. She has shared a letter addressed to the dignitaries, responding to their assertion that she has deleted her post but is yet to apologise. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Lava plans to invest in R&D, to raise $90 mn from US fund : Indian phone-maker Lava International claimed that it will raise $90 million (Rs630 crore) from GEM Global Yield fund to invest in R&D with the aim of emerging as a handset market leader in the sub-$150 price segment. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Samsung's venture arm plans to invest up to $10 mn in Swiggy: Reports : Samsung Venture Investment Corp (SVIC), is in talks to invest $7-$10 million (about Rs 50-Rs 72 crore) in Swiggy, according to sources aware of the developments. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Accenture Opens Innovation Hub in Pune : Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today opened its third Innovation Hub in India, expanding its innovation capabilities for clients. The Accenture Innovation Hub in Pune provides an immersive environment for clients to co-innovate with Accenture experts in a variety of industries and across a range of advanced technologies, including extended reality, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, blockchain and quantum computing, among others. The new location to house Accenture’s second Nano Lab in Asia Pacific VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Personal Data Protection Bill(PDP 2019): All one need to know : The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on December 11, 2019. The Bill seeks to provide for protection of personal data of individuals and many serious incidents VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

AM65x Industrial SoM based on TI's AM6548 SoC: Mistral : Mistral Solutions, a leading technology design and system engineering company, today announced the release of AM65x Industrial System on Module (SoM), enabled by the Texas Instruments AM6548 SoC VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Micron to Deliver Robust and Innovative Solutions : Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today reaffirmed its three-decade commitment to the industrial market with the introduction of its Industrial Quotient (IQ) Partner Program. Micron’s Industrial Quotient (IQ) Partner Program VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Germany's defense acquisition budget reaches $19.3bn : Germany will spend US$19.3bn on the acquisition of defense equipment in 2020 in an attempt to combat ongoing issues with fleet readiness and military capabilities, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cisco report reveals by 2023 India’s internet user base to cross 900 million : According to the new Cisco Annual Internet Report, India will have over 907 million internet users by 2023, accounting for 64% of the population. In India, devices and connections are growing faster (seven percent CAGR) than the population (1.0 percent CAGR). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

New Wi-Fi chip for the IoT devices consumes 5,000 times less energy : There is a new Chip brings ultra-low power Wi-Fi connectivity to IoT devices. UC San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Dinesh Bharadia holds a PCB onto which the Wi-Fi radio is mounted. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Nutanix Named One of the 2020 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For : Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced it has been named among the 2020 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® by Great Place to WorkⓇ and Fortune. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Mixed-signal hardware security thwarts powerful electromagnetic attacks : Purdue innovators are at Silicon Valley's premier chip-design conference to unveil technology that is 100 times more resilient to electromagnetic attacks to secure Internet of Things devices. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

RailTel to continue free WiFi services at 415 stations even after contract ends with Google : RailTel has said that though the contract with Google ends in May 2020 but the free WiFi services will continue at 415 stations. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Indian Embassy in Beijing asked citizens to contact who wish to return : Indian Embassy in Beijing on Monday asked Indian national staying in Hubei province of China, who intend to avail the flight which will return to India after delivering a consignment of medical supplies to contact them before 1900 hours (7pm). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reliance's Media and Distribution Businesses to merge into TV unit : Reliance Industries has announced that it will consolidate its all media and distribution businesses under one brand ''Network18''. TV18 Broadcast, Hathway Cable & Datacom and Den Networks will come under Network18 Media & Investments. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Elmir Velizadeh, Deputy Minister, Transport Communications and High Technologies, Republic of Azerbaijan : Azerbaijan is 5G ready with 3 satellites and a deal on fiber optic table: Elmir Velizadeh, Deputy Minister, Transport Communications and High Technologies, Republic of Azerbaijan VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Sevda Aliyeva, Director, Azerbaijan Convention Bureau : Azerbaijan is the country with great ambition: Sevda Aliyeva, Director, Azerbaijan Convention Bureau VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Prabhjeet Singh, Director-Operations and Head of Cities, Uber India & South Asia : Safety is at the heart of everything done by Uber: Prabhjeet Singh, Director-Operations and Head of Cities, Uber India & South Asia VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HSBC to cut down 35,000 jobs due to fall in profit by a third : After a dip in profit by a third in 2019, HSBC has announced to cut down 35,000 jobs as a part of overhaul of its business. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Singapore M2M/IoT revenue expected to grow at CAGR of 14.78%, forecasts GlobalData : Revenue from machine-to-machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT) in Singapore is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.78% between 2019 and 2024, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

New ClickShare Conference Brings Wireless Conferencing to the Workplace : Barco, a global leader in meeting room technology, is about to revolutionize conferencing with the brand-new ClickShare portfolio. ClickShare Conference works seamlessly with conferencing software, camera brand and laptop VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reinventing the Indian pharma business is no longer a choice but an imperative: EY report : As Indian pharma companies prepare to shift from supplying commodities to supplying innovations, technology is altering the way health care is imagined and delivered, according to an EY report VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

China citizens detained from leaving homes amid Coronavirus : Coronavirus aka Wuhan Pneumonia, the disease that has kept the world under its threat wings, is still tying the citizen of China under its dark shadow. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

I-T department supports PM Modi's claims : Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at the Times Now summit on Wednesday (13 February) hinted at the dire straits of tax compliance in India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

100 years of Jamshedpur City, Stamp unveiled by Vice President Of India : 100 years of Jamshedpur named after Jamshedji Tata by Lord Chelmsford in 1919,today the Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has released a postage stamp to mark 100 years of the steel city at a function hosted by Tata Steel here on Monday. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Government orders telcos to clear dues immediately after top court threatens contempt : After Supreme Court threathened the telecom companies with contempt proceedings for failing to implement an earlier ruling, the Indian government ordered mobile carriers to pay the due immediately. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

SBI prepared for the worst Telco distress : Rajnish Kumar, State Bank of India’s Chairman has said that SBI is prepared for the worst following the Supreme Court order asking telecom companies to immediately pay adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to the government. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PM flaggs off Kashi Mahakal Express, now has seat ‘reserved’ for the Gods : The Kashi Mahakal Express connects Omkareshwar (near Indore), Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain) and Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi) Jyotirlingas. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook suspects to have 275 million duplicate accounts globally : Facebook has reported to have approximately 275 million duplicate accounts out of its 2.50 billion monthly active users in its latest annual report as on December 31, 2019. The social networking site said, “As ofDecember31, 2019, we had 2. 50 billion MAUs (monthly active users), an increase of 8 per cent from December 31, 2018. Users in India, Indonesia and the Philippines represented key sources of growth in2019, relative to the same period in2018 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

98% decrease in apps accessing SMS, call data in 2019: Google : Google has reported a 98% fall in the number of apps asking for SMS and Call Log data in 2019, adding that the remaining 2% require the information to perform their core function. It added that over 7, 90,000 policy-violating apps were stopped using its 'improved vetting mechanisms'. Google has also launched a revised Google Play Protect with malware protection. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bharti Airtel to deposit ₹10,000 crore by February 20 as part of its AGR dues : Bharti Airtel has informed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that it would deposit ₹10,000 crore by February 20, and promised that the remaining amount would be cleared “well before” the next date of the hearing - March 17 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Wirelessly-controlled bandage to heal chronic wounds : UConn School of Dental Medicine, School of Medicine, and School of Engineering have designed a wirelessly-controlled, or 'smart,' bandage and corresponding smartphone-sized platform that can precisely deliver different medications to the wound with independent dosing. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Fan photoshops herself in Anil Kapoor’s picture : A female fan on Friday photoshopped herself into Anil Kapoor’s picture, and Anil Kapoor, to her surprise, replied to her message. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Pulwama martyrs remembered on Valentine's Day : February 14 is always remembered as Valentine’s Day and celebrated all over to spread the message of love! VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Disney Plus hits 28.6 million subscribers : Disney Plus is already a huge hit in the US, racking up 28.6 million US subscribers in less than three months of its launch, Disney said Tuesday. It’s popular fairy-tale dreams to come true soon. Disney initially expected Disney Plus VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook knows a lot about your online habits - here's how to stop it : Facebook is rolling out a global tool to help you understand what other sites and apps tell it about your activities, to make it forget what they’ve shared in the past, and to control what they share in the future. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ACT Fibernet launches 'Dilli, Dil Todo' On Valentine's Day : ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.) One of India’s leading ISPs (Internet Service Provider) today announced the launch of a unique ‘Dilli, Dil Todo’ campaign exclusively for the consumers in Delhi. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Security Professionals are Overconfident in the Effectiveness of their Security Tools : Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India's banking sector to see increased use of blockchain technology in 2020 : With several leading banks proactively investing in blockchain platforms as part of their digital transformation initiatives, the Indian banking sector is set to witness growth in the mainstream use of blockchain technology in 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

GoDaddy buys Uniregistry's registrar and marketplace business : GoDaddy Inc. announced it is acquiring Uniregistry’s domain registrar and marketplace businesses. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close sometime in Q2 2020. The Uniregistry domain registry is not part of the transaction. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Ola hits the streets of London : London streets on Monday were hit with 25,000 drivers registering on a platform offering rides in a market estimated to be worth nearly $3 billion. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

DBS Singapore makes 300 staff work from home as one contacts coronavirus : DBS Group Holdings bank in Singapore has asked its 300 staff to leave its head office in the financial district on Wednesday and work from home as a precautionary measure after an employee tested positive for coronavirus. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

US do not consider India, China as developing countries for trade benefits : The U.S. admiration is making a change in a key exemption to America’s trade-remedy laws so that it becomes easy to penalize about two dozen so-called developing countries including China, India and South Africa. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

MWC cancelled due to coronavirus concerns : The world’s biggest and most awaited phone show, Mobile World Congress (MWC) has been called off by the organizer due to the novel Coronavirus. The GSM Association (GSMA), which organizes the show, has now cancelled it. This step has been taken after more than a week of exhibitors and companies pulling out of MWC. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Govt to revise policy on cab aggregators : The Indian government has proposed to consult stakeholders before finalizing a policy to regulate ride-hailing companies such as Ola and Uber. It may revise some of the guidelines for the companies which they proposed last year. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

5G is Coming – What are We Going to Do with It? : When the last generation of wireless technology - 4G LTE - debuted in 2009, no one could have predicted the changes that would follow. The use cases that drove the development of 4G LTE had nothing to do with disrupting the taxi industry VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Revenue Skids With Raised Economic Risks : Cisco : Cisco Systems registered a 4 percent slide in revenue as customers slowdown spending on networking equipment in its latest quarter and predicted a further contraction in the current period. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HPE buys Scytale, a cloud native security startup : HPE has announced its acquisition of a cloud native security startup, Scytale. The acquired company has built on the open-source Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone (SPIFFE) protocol. HPE has not mentioned price of the acquisition. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

CRISIL upgrades LTI’s long-term rating to AAA/Stable : CRISIL, India’s leading credit rating agency, has upgraded Larsen & Toubro Infotech’s (LTI) long-term rating to AAA/Stable from AA+/Positive. Headquartered in Mumbai, LTI is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company with more than 31,000 employees in 30 countries. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Kejriwal’s dual celebrations on winning day : Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who won the elections, had dual celebrations as yesterday was his wife’s birthday too. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TCS wins $1.5 billion deal from Walgreens Boots : Tata Consultancy Services has won a $1.5 billion deal across a ten-year period from US pharma retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) to transform its technology operations, making it the largest deal in the retail space for the company. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Samsung aims to come back with premium smartphones in India : As the Indian smartphone market witnessed a modest 8 per cent (Year-on-Year) growth in 2019, Samsung registered declining shipments among the top five brands. Chinese smartphone brands captured 72 per cent of the Indian market in 2019 compared to 60 per cent VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Wearable tech is maturing, but is still out of the mainstream, says GlobalData : Wearable technology is an emerging sub-market in the Internet of Things (IoT) theme, but is yet to establish itself in the IoT mainstream due to limited interoperability VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Increase of Payment card Fraud increases across the Globe : $24.26 Billion was lost in 2018 due to payment card fraud worldwide. Fraud has also moved to new areas such as merchant debit cards and prepaid cards, reward programs and takeover of mobile phone accounts VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Deutsche Bank invites Amazon, Google and Microsoft to pitch for tech overhaul : Deutsche Bank is inviting bids from tech giants Amazon, Google and Microsoft are among to firms to fix the troubled German lender's outdated and fragmented technology networks, as per the Reuters. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Why WhatsApp Pay can be a game changer in Indias Digital Payment industry : The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) granted permission to WhatsApp to operate its digital payment platform - WhatsApp Pay, in a phased manner. The approval comes after WhatsApp agreed to adhere to the data localization policy of RBI. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

12% growth in tax collections in 2020-21 is achievable: Revenue Secretary : Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey feels that a 12 per cent growth in tax collections next fiscal is achievable in an economy that is projected to clock a 10 per cent nominal GDP growth. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) focuses on how tech companies sell your personal data : California’s much-debated privacy law officially takes effect today, a year and a half after it was passed and signed - but it’ll be six more months before you see the hammer drop on any scofflaw tech companies VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Top three cybersecurity threats for 2020 : There is every week, we saw the headline on highlighting on the latest cyber-attacks and data hacks - even tech tycoons like Jeff Bezos aren’t safe - and a growing awareness of the fragile state of data privacy, cybersecurity awareness is at an all-time high. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

The two-hour long budget speech was warranted: FM Sitharaman : Expressing her regret for putting people to inconvenience, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave her justification of why her two hour plus budget speech days ago was necessary. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

10 year imprisonment for hacking into GST database : Hacking into the government’s goods and services tax (GST) database and its associated infrastructure dependencies installed at GST Network (GSTN) will now lead to 10-year imprisonment. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Inflow Technologies withdraws from its acquisition by Tech Data : Tech Data has announced that Inflow Technologies has exercised its right to withdraw from closing its acquisition by Tech Data. As a result, Inflow has paid a break fee to Tech Data, as outlined in the original acquisition agreement, which was announced on Dec. 16, 2019. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bharat Electronics and Tech Mahindra to jointly design and build digital solutions for Aerospace & Defence : Defence PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Tech Mahindra have collaborated to design and build VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Goldman Sachs plans to raise $8 billion in its second buyout fund : Enhancing its ability to secure deals worldwide, Goldman Sachs Group Inc is planning to raise $8 billion in its second buyout fund since the 2008 financial crisis, according to two people privy of the matter. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Byju’s raises $200 Mn in a fresh round of investment from General Atlantic : Edtech startup, Byju’s has secured two consecutive rounds of investment in a span of four weeks. This includes the fresh $200 million from New York-based existing backer General Atlantic as part of its ongoing round. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor to tie the knot in December : Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are now going to tie the knot in December this year. According to film critic Rajeev Masand, the wedding will take place right after the release of their film Brahmastra VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Government to disinvest LIC: Big Reform on the way ? : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during her maiden budget speech on February 1 on the stake sale in the insurer in the next fiscal and the government has decided to get LIC listed on the markets it is the target for FY21 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Government may sell 5% Stake in SAIL, 10 public sector banks likely to merge : Government is planning to sell 5% stake in Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) through an offer for sale, which could fetch about Rs 1,000 crore to the exchequer. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Deep Technology helps Innoviti Increase Gross Margins : Leading payments player, Innoviti Payment Solutions shared insights into how its longstanding focus using technology to create value from digital payment flows has now received a welcome boost from the newly announced regulatory move towards VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

LTI Expands Strategic Partnership with OKQ8 Scandinavia : Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. (NSE: LTI, BSE: 540005), a global technology consulting and digital solutions company has expanded its engagement with OKQ8 AB Scandinavia. Over the next five years, this engagement will transform applications VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Titan investor, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala earned Rs 618 crore in two days : Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, an early investor of Titan and has been reaping gains from the company for over 19 years, has earned more than Rs 618 crore in two days. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Is Twitter now under hackers' scanner? : Twitter issued a warning revealing that attackers abused a legitimate functionality on its platform to unauthorizedly determine phone numbers associated with millions of its users' accounts. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Make your Valentine's day special with a GoPro : No matter what the occasion is, it can get a little tricky at times to buy gifts for someone that they will enjoy. This Valentine's Day rather than sticking to the basic cliché gift ideas, think a little outside-the-box and surprise your significant other VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Zack Synder is an organic director: Huma Qureshi : Huma Qureshi is going all praises over her golden opportunity of working with Hollywood director Zack Synder. Huma stars in Zack’s upcoming film ‘Army Of The Dead’. While talking about her experience, Huma said, “I had a great time working with Zack. It was exciting.' VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

'Shaadi.com' faces adverse reaction in the UK : Matrimonial site Shaadi.com has reinforced caste-based discrimination with an option for Scheduled Castes to be left out of algorithms and due to this they are facing backlash in the UK. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE