New Delhi: Riding on overall economic growth, Indian startups raised more than $395 million in at least 20 deals this week, a massive about 350 per cent jump from $113 million secured last week in 22 deals. Hospitality and travel-tech company Oyo led the funding...
New Delhi: The initial public offering (IPO) season has warmed up and at least 25 companies, already approved by the market regulator SEBI, are planning to enter the market to raise about Rs 22,000 crore in the coming few weeks, analysts said Friday. Despite the...
Peshawar: Pakistan's health ministry said Friday it has identified the first case of a new mpox variant that might be more easily transmitted, days after the World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency. The case, in a man who had...
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India Friday, successfully orbited two satellites with its new rocket – Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). On its third and final developmental flight, the SSLV-D3 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-08 (EOS-08) weighing about 175.5 kg, and SR-0 satellite belonging to...
New Delhi: Tech giant Google Thursday celebrated India's 78th Independence Day with a doodle that showcases the country’s iconic architecture. The doodle, created by freelance art director, illustrator and animator Vrinda Zaveri features doors and windows to display India’s rich architectural heritage. The doors and...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the verdict of the insolvency appellate tribunal, NCLAT, approving Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement of edtech major Byju's with the BCCI. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also stayed the NCLAT verdict setting aside the insolvency...
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Wednesday announced the launch of 'Swiggy UPI', integrating National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) digital payments solution to deliver faster in-app experience for customers. Users can now complete UPI transactions without leaving the Swiggy app, reducing the...
New Delhi: The Competition Commission has recalled the investigation report in the case related to alleged anti-competitive practices of technology major Apple to protect the "legal rights of all parties involved". The rare move by the regulator has come amid concerns raised by Apple that...
New Delhi: All Indian salt and sugar brands, whether big or small, packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics, according to a study published Tuesday. The study, titled "Microplastics in Salt and Sugar" and conducted by the environmental research organisation Toxics Link, tested 10 types of salt...
New Delhi: India's industrial production slowed to a five-month low of 4.2 per cent in June 2024, mainly due to poor performance of the manufacturing sector, though power and mining sectors continue to perform well, as per official data released Monday. The factory output growth,...
The memories of the deadly al-Qaeda strikes on 9/11 on iconic US building complexes are still alive even after several...
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Violence erupted in Kathmandu 8 September as thousands of young Nepalese took to the streets and clashed with security forces,...
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 7 September announced his resignation, a move that could usher in a period of...
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As someone who prefers India as a pluralist and secular society, I have my problems with this government as many...
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