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Let the Game begin playing Housie Quiz on Smartphones!!
MUMBAI: During difficult times like now where people self-isolate because they are responsible or because they know that others are not! Well, all cope with this with the best of their abilities. Be it working from home or having a virtual workout or simply reading bestsellers on outbreaks and predictions, people resort to all means to spend their time doing what makes them happy. The silver lining now is the time we are getting to spend with our family. How do we make this count? Fill it up with activities that bind us together, makae it fun and cherished. One such activity to definitely do right now is playing Housie Quiz. Whether you do it with the whole family or play solo. Download the Housie Quiz App from the app store for some happy nostalgia
India’s smartphone revolution has led to the rapid adoption of online gaming across all age-groups. Observing the shift in business dynamic, Raj Kundra brings to the country, ‘Housie Quiz’ mobile app for smartphone users. The captivating game has been produced by his company – Viaan Gaming Private Limited. The ever-popular game has returned in a brand new avatar matching steps with the new-age audience. Housie is a simple yet incredibly exciting game that has a strong emotional connection with Indians. The exciting thing about the game is you have the opportunity to earn real cash by playing Housie Quiz with instant cash-out features. The app is available on android and IOS and can be downloaded directly from the Housie Quiz website. The gamer can purchase up to two tickets that cost INR 25 each and play Housie via the live streaming feed every day at 8 pm or play from a choice of multiple randomly generated number games during the day. The twist in Housie Quiz is that after every number a question pops up on your screen and if you answer it correctly you get the number if it’s in your ticket but if you answer incorrectly the number turns red preventing you from winning the full house however you could still win lines & corners if there are no red answers. Housie Quiz offers instant cash out up to INR 9,999 for winners directed to their Paytm account and withdrawals over INR 9,999 are sent to the nominated bank account or Paytm within 24 hours on completion of KYC.
To help you have a swell time in these strange days, with popular demand and overwhelming response, we will have Housie games on the app, every hour on the hour, from Friday 20th March, 11 am to 11 pm so 12 games a day. That’s not all! To bring in more excitement the Sunday afternoon 1 pm game has high stakes where you stand a chance to win INR 1,50,000. So what are you thinking? Let the games begin! Housie Quiz has partnered with a national broadcaster and will be airing on national television for snowball Sundays where the prizes will go into Lakhs from 29th March 2020.
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Jio Financial Services posts Rs 1,560 crore FY26 profit
Revenue rises to Rs 3,513 crore as investments and lending scale up.
MUMBAI: If money makes the world go round, Jio Financial Services Limited is quietly spinning a much bigger wheel. The Reliance-backed financial arm reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,560.9 crore for FY26, slightly lower than Rs 1,612.6 crore in FY25, even as revenue growth gathered pace.
Total revenue from operations rose sharply to Rs 3,513.3 crore in FY26 from Rs 2,042.9 crore a year earlier, driven largely by a surge in interest income, which more than doubled to Rs 1,901.9 crore from Rs 852.5 crore. Fee and commission income also saw a significant jump to Rs 597 crore, compared to Rs 155.2 crore in FY25, reflecting expanding financial services activity.
For the March quarter, profit stood at Rs 272.2 crore, broadly flat compared to Rs 269 crore in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue from operations climbed to Rs 1,018.5 crore, up from Rs 493.2 crore year-on-year, signalling steady momentum in core income streams.
Expenses, however, moved in tandem with growth. Total costs nearly quadrupled to Rs 1,982.9 crore in FY26 from Rs 524.8 crore in FY25, with finance costs alone rising to Rs 745.1 crore from just Rs 7.7 crore a year earlier, reflecting increased borrowing and scale of operations. Employee expenses also grew to Rs 387.3 crore, while other expenses expanded to Rs 755 crore.
Profit before tax stood at Rs 1,911.7 crore for the year, slightly below Rs 1,946.9 crore in FY25. After accounting for a total tax outgo of Rs 350.8 crore, the company reported its final net profit figure.
Beyond the income statement, the balance sheet tells a story of rapid expansion. Total assets surged to Rs 1,63,497 crore as of March 31, 2026, up from Rs 1,33,510 crore a year earlier. Investments alone stood at Rs 1,33,088.7 crore, underscoring the company’s strong focus on treasury and financial asset growth.
However, the year also saw sharp volatility in other comprehensive income, which swung to a loss of Rs 16,028.3 crore, largely driven by fair value changes in equity instruments. This dragged total comprehensive income for FY26 to a negative Rs 15,756.1 crore, compared to a positive Rs 14,870 crore in FY25.
On the capital front, the company’s paid-up equity share capital remained steady at Rs 6,353.1 crore, with other equity rising to Rs 1,27,500.5 crore.
The numbers reflect a business in transition scaling rapidly across lending, investments and fee-based services, but also navigating the volatility that comes with mark-to-market movements in financial assets. In other words, while the top line is accelerating, the fine print still carries a few swings.
