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Monday, 7 December 2020

The Rise of Mental Health Influencers

In a first, several therapists in India, and around the world, have taken to social media to create awareness around mental health during the ongoing pandemic.

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Sunday, 6 December 2020

Airbnb streamlines fees as it tilts toward biggest hosts

Airbnb will require hosts who use third-party software to manage bookings to eliminate the "service fee" paid by guests that is traditionally tacked on to the listing price.

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Real estate platform NoBroker looks to increase headcount by 500

The strategic recruitment will help the company identify and cater to the evolving real estate customers' needs and provide them with access to tech-enabled real estate services, he said. The company has recently launched services in five new cities and is looking to expand to 50 cities over the next six months.

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Easier norms for contactless use may boost cards

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to hike the limit on contactless payments without entering a PIN to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000 earlier is expected to level the playing field in favour of cards. The development comes at a time when QR (quick response) code transactions are seeing runaway growth.

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Curbing free speech on social media wrong: Attorney General K K Venugopal

India’s top law officer K K Venugopal on Sunday batted for free speech on social media and said any move to curb it would be very wrong for democracy and if someone misused the freedom, governments and courts had the option of resorting to contempt proceedings.

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New space policy may take local companies global: Sivan

Isro chief Sivan wants more private players in the sector to commercialise key technologies.

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Alteria Capital looking to raise up to Rs 1,750 crore in second fund

With its ability to recycle capital, Alteria Capital will effectively have more than Rs 4,000 crore available for funding startups across venture debt and structured solutions.

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