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Why ED froze Rs 192 crore of WinZO assets: Alleged bot gaming, withdrawals, and overseas funds

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, has frozen assets worth around Rs 192 crore belonging to Zo Games Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned Indian subsidiary of WinZO Pvt Ltd, following search operations conducted under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In a statement, the ED said the assets were classified as Proceeds of Crime (POC) and frozen in the form of bank balances, fixed deposits and mutual funds under Section 17(1A) of the PMLA. The action followed a search carried out on December 30, 2025, at the premises of the accounting firm linked to WinZO Pvt Ltd, which operates an online real money gaming platform through its WinZO app. The agency said the latest searches build on earlier search and seizure operations conducted on November 18, 2025, at the company’s offices and at the residential premises of one of its directors. Based on evidence gathered during the searches and subsequent investigation, the ED alleged that WinZO was engaged in decepti...

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Forex reserves jump $3.293 billion to $696.61 billion

For the week ended December 26, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, increased by $184 million to $559.612 billion, the data released by the central bank showed

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Union Bank of India Q3 Update | Gross advances rise 7.13%; RAM advances up 11.49%

Domestic advances grew 7.42% year-on-year to ₹9,80,643 crore in the December quarter, up from ₹9,12,927 crore last year. Sequentially, domestic advances increased 4.07% from ₹9,42,273 crore. Shares of Union Bank of India Ltd ended at ₹157, up by ₹3.42, or 2.23%, on the BSE today, January 2.

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Avenue Supermarts Q3 Updates: Standalone revenue jumps 13% YoY to Rs 17,613 crore

Avenue Supermarts, operator of DMart, posted a 13% YoY increase in standalone Q3 revenue to Rs 17,613 crore, while its store count rose to 442. The provisional update reflects steady growth momentum for the retail chain, supported by continued expansion and consistent improvement in revenue across its operations.