< Back Telecom Department, mobile operators target fake int’l callers with Indian numbers 27 May 2024 The ‘Sanchar Saathi’ portal’s RICWIN module will identify international callers with an Indian number and assist users in reporting such callers. The Sanchar Saathi portal, launched by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) in May 2023, assists in identifying fake international callers with Indian numbers. These international criminals manipulate the Caller Line Identity (CLI) to display local numbers to conduct financial fraud, cybercrime, fake digital arrests, drugs and narcotics in couriers, FedEx scams, and impersonating government and police officials. The Telecom Service Providers already block international callers with Indian landline numbers and have also been directed by the DoT to block mobile calls. Using Sanchar Saathi, users can report fraud cases, check the mobile numbers issued in their names, and disconnect the ones they did not take. The portal’s TAFCOP module assists in checking the genuineness of the device while buying a new mobile phone. The CEIR module can help block and track a lost or stolen phone. The Chakshu mode facilitates reporting fraud, suspecting and unsolicited calls, SMSes, and WhatsApp messages. Previous Next

< Back DGCA orders Air India 787 Dreamliner enhanced inspection 14 Jun 2025 The 787 Dreamliner is built for long-haul routes and can carry 242-296 passengers, depending on the aircraft variant. The DGCA ordered Air India’s Dreamliner fleet inspection starting June 15th. The team will conduct technical inspection, power assurance checks, and introduce a ‘Flight Control Inspection’. Boeing has 1,148 Dreamliners currently in operation. Of those, Air India operates 34, including 787- 8s. Seven 787- 9s were added after Air India’s merger with Vistara last year. AI-171 Dreamliner had flown over 41,000 hours, completed around 8,000 takeoffs and landings, with 700 in the past 12 months, an average for a Dreamliner. It had flown from Delhi to Ahmedabad on the morning of June 12th, the day it plummeted to death. The aircraft’s expected lifespan is 20-25 years. It was the first Dreamliner to have a fatal crash since its debut in 2011. In 2013, the Indian government had grounded Air India’s six 787 fleet after battery malfunctions. Student Bhoomi Chauhan missed AI-171 flight by 10 minutes due to traffic, BBC reported. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Adani to start shipbuilding at Mundra Port 9 Jul 2024 The decision is well-timed because fleet owners worldwide are looking for alternatives, and the ship-building yards in South Korea, Japan, and China are booked until 2028. India ranks 20th globally in commercial shipbuilding with a 0.05% market share. Its goal is to be among the top ten shipbuilders towards the Maritime India Vision 2030 and scale up to the top five by 2047. Befitting this ambition, Adani has planned to create a shipbuilding site at its flagship port at Mundra. Adani recently got approval from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change for a ₹45,000 crore expansion plan for Mundra Port. This gives the conglomerate the required resources to start supplying new vessels in a starved industry. The global shipping industry is shifting its focus to green ships to meet its decarbonisation goals. Over the next 30 years, approximately 50,000 green ships will need to be manufactured to replace the existing fleet. Global shipyards outbid Indian shipbuilders by up to 35%. Even governmental aids in taxes and duties fail to reduce this cost difference. Previous Next

< Back Trump-Musk feud: Tesla loses $152 bn, Musk loses $34 bn in a day 6 Jun 2025 Epstein Files: Trump claims he distanced from Jeffrey Epstein when he was arrested again in 2019. Amid the feud with Trump, Musk and Tesla suffered the biggest drop in valuation ever. Tesla shares tanked 14%, wiping out $152 billion from its valuation in a single day. Musk lost $32 billion on the same day. Trump Coin ($TRUMP) dropped by 10.9%, and bitcoin plummeted below $101,000. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill rescinds the $7,500 federal tax credit given to EVs, which significantly incentivises Tesla buyers. Trump also threatened to axe government contracts with Tesla and SpaceX. Both companies received at least $38 billion in federal subsidies, loans, defence contracts, and tax credits. This disrupted investor sentiment, thus tanking the stock. NASA depends heavily on SpaceX to transport cargo and crew to the International Space Station via Dragon spacecraft. Musk is now spearheading a campaign to ‘Kill the Bill’. The Big Beautiful Bill has passed the House and could be stopped in the Senate with just four Republican refusals. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back After record profits, airlines facing downwind due to rising costs 13 Nov 2023 Rising fuel costs, forex volatility, and stagnant demand are pulling the airlines back to the red compared to last year. IndiGo had posted record profit figures of ₹2,300 crore in the second half of FY2023. Last year, several Indian carriers were enjoying the momentum carried forward from the second half of FY2023. IndiGo moved from a loss of ₹2,600 crore to a record profit of ₹2,300 crore in the second half of FY2023. In the first quarter of FY 2024, IndiGo moved past last year’s figures to post ₹3,000 crore profit. It cited better external factors and initiatives for operational improvements as key reasons. However, Indian carriers are now facing a downwind due to skyrocketing fuel costs, lower yields, still demand, and forex volatility. In the second quarter of the current financial year, IndiGo posted a profit of ₹188 crore compared to the ₹3,000 crore profit in Q1. Besides, other factors contributing to the airline woes are charges like the aircraft landing fee, parking fee, and Airport Development Fee (ADF) per passenger, which have soared very high in metro cities. Previous Next

< Back Wipro, Warburg Pincus to acquire Harman’s India arm 14 Aug 2025 The duo is in advanced stages of acquiring the audio solutions giant Harman’s Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business. India’s Wipro Technologies and the American private equity firm Warburg Pincus are in advanced negotiations with US-based Harman. The deal may value its DTS arm at ₹4,375 crore. Harman has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics since 2017, and owns brands like JBL, Infinity, and Harman Kardon. Auto segment, including car audio systems, in-vehicle infotainment, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), are Harman’s primary revenue driver. Its DTS products are widely used across India’s healthcare, industrial, and communications sectors. Harman has been operating in India since 2008. It is present across eight cities and employs 9,000 people. It has had a strategic engineering collaboration with Wipro Technologies, including the Harman India Development Centre at the latter’s Bengaluru and Chennai facilities. In India, Warburg is a stakeholder in Perfios, a B2B SaaS provider for the BFSI sector. Never miss another post from SalestorsNews150. Follow Salestors on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Musk’s X sues Indian govt for unlawful content regulation 21 Mar 2025 The microblogging site moved the Karnataka High Court, alleging arbitrary censorship by the central and state governments. X accused the government of controlling online content without judicial oversight. The lawsuit raises concerns over the central government’s interpretation of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Act 2000. X maintains these notifications ignore the procedural safeguards set by the Supreme Court under Section 69A, which allows the Central government to order the blocking of content if deemed necessary for sovereignty, security, public order, or to prevent incitement. It argues that Section 79(3)(b) simply allows the government to hold the service providers and social media apps liable to remove unlawful content promptly. Reports suggest the government orders under Section 79(3)(b) were notifications about illegal content, not direct blocking orders. X also opposes the government’s centralised ‘Sahyog’ platform for issuing such notices, calling it a ‘censorship portal’. In 2022, X sued the government over blocking orders under Section 69A, claiming that the orders violated the right to free speech. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

L’entité fusionnée, évaluée à 3,7 milliards de dollars, s’appellera Getty Images Holdings, Inc. < Back Getty, Shutterstock annoncent leur fusion L’entité fusionnée, évaluée à 3,7 milliards de dollars, s’appellera Getty Images Holdings, Inc. Mardi, Getty Images et Shutterstock ont annoncé leur décision de fusionner et de créer une nouvelle entité, Getty Images Holdings, Inc. L’entité fusionnée sera évaluée à 3,7 milliards de dollars sur la base des cours de clôture des actions le 7 janvier. Les actionnaires de Getty détiendront 54,7 % du capital de la nouvelle société, tandis que ceux de Shutterstock en détiendront 45,3 %. Mark Getty, président de Getty Images, et Craig Peters, directeur général, dirigeront la nouvelle entité. Getty possède également les marques iStock et Unsplash. Elles ont décidé de fusionner pour créer un fournisseur de contenu visuel plus fort, capable de relever les défis posés par les outils d’IA générative qui peuvent produire des images d’haute qualité à partir de simples invites textuelles. À l’avenir, Getty pourrait décider d’accorder des licences d’utilisation de son contenu aux créateurs d’IA pour l’entrainement des modèles de nouvelle génération. Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Shankh Air receives the Civil Aviation Ministry's nod to start operations 25 Sept 2024 It is now seeking approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to start flight operations. Shankh Air will be the first scheduled carrier from Uttar Pradesh, with its hubs at Lucknow and Noida and operations from major cities like Agra, Varanasi, and Gorakhpur. It will cover major inter- and intra-state routes to popular cities with limited direct flight options. It will be a full-service budget airline with a twin-class configuration operating Boeing New Generation 737-800 narrow-body fleet. It will be the first carrier to operate from Noida’s Jewar Airport and offer its passengers regional cuisines. The airline got an NOC from the Union Aviation Ministry, which will be valid for three years. Shankh Air’s Chairperson, Shravan Kumar Vishwakarma, who comes from the infrastructure and trading industries, now plans to grow in aviation. Shankh Air’s co-founders and senior management met with Noida Airport’s CEO, Christoph Schnellmann, and COO, Kiran Jain, in March to discuss a partnership supporting UP’s plans to enhance air connectivity in the state. Previous Next

< Back 45-day Mahakumbh begins today 13 Jan 2025 Over six million devotees took a holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, today. January 13th marked the beginning of the 45-day-long Mahakumbh, organised every twelve years. It will end on February 26th. This year’s Mahakumbh is notable for the rare celestial alignment occurring every 144 years. Visitors from across India and different countries will take a dip in Sangam, the convergence point of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mystical Saraswati rivers. The Mahakumbh is the largest peaceful gathering of people globally. Around 400 million devotees are expected to attend the festival. In 2017, UNESCO inscribed the Kumbh Mela on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a collection of cultural practices recognised by communities and individuals. A million devotees will observe the Kalpvas ritual by fasting, planting Tulsi, bananas, and barley, and embracing a disciplined lifestyle. Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell, is attending the Mahakumbh for a month and has been bestowed with a Hindu name, “Kamala”, out of respect. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Previous Next

< Back IRCTC Tatkal ticket booking will need Aadhaar from July 1 12 Jun 2025 Aadhaar-based OTP verification will be mandatory for online Tatkal bookings starting July 15th. Indian Railways announced modifications to the Tatkal booking system to curb misuse and make Tatkal tickets more accessible. From July 1st, only users authenticated with Aadhaar will be able to book Tatkal tickets on IRCTC’s website and app. From July 15th, Tatkal bookings made via the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and authorised agents will need OTP verification from the mobile number provided at the time of the booking. Indian Railways has also barred authorised agents from making bulk bookings during the critical window on the opening day of the Tatkal tickets. These agents cannot book Tatkal tickets from 10 am to 10:30 am for AC classes, and 11 am to 11:30 am for non-AC classes. Indian Railways has asked passengers to link their Aadhaar numbers with IRCTC user profiles. It has instructed IRCTC and the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) to implement the modifications. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Competition catches up with Tesla, global sales drop 13% 4 Apr 2025 Rising competition in the EV market, an ageing lineup, and a backlash against Musk’s deepening political engagements are touted as the reasons. Tesla seems to be losing the race to fierce competition from established brands and emerging electric vehicle (EV) makers like BYD. BYD surpassed Tesla’s sales in Europe in 2024 by introducing ultra-fast charging and more affordable EV models. BYD sold 4.3 million compared to Tesla’s 1.79 million vehicles in 2024. Tesla also faced a dent in its reputation in Europe after Musk’s open support for controversial political figures, including Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD). A lack of any significant upgrades in its Model 3 and Model Y gave consumers another reason not to buy Tesla. As per the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), Tesla’s new registrations declined by 49% to just over 19,000 units, and deliveries worldwide fell to 336,681 units between January and February 2025, compared to 387,000 in the same period in 2024. Even steep discounts and zero-interest financing had little effect in luring customers. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next