TikTok agrees to $400 million settlement in child privacy case in US

IANS | August 22, 2026 11:34 AM

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a US Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit accusing the social media app of collecting data on children in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

Paytm revises ESOP framework, links future vesting more closely to performance, stock option pool remains unchanged

IANS | August 21, 2026 8:17 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The board of One 97 Communications, which operates mobile payments brand Paytm, has proposed changes to its employee stock option framework that would link future ESOP vesting more closely to performance, while keeping the overall stock option pool unchanged, reinforcing a greater focus on performance-based employee incentives.