B2B e-commerce startup Udaan has raised $340 million in a Series E funding round led by UK-based M&G and with participation from existing investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners and DST Global. The round included a combination of fresh equity investment and conversion of existing debt (convertible notes) into equity. The company plans to use […]
Harsh Goenka, Chairman of RPG Enterprises, has ignited a conversation on the contentious issue of a 70-hour workweek, calling for a dialogue between Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and Bollywood personality Orry Awatramani. In a recent tweet, Goenka expressed his interest in seeing a conversation between the two figures, each representing distinct perspectives on the […]
The remarkable success story of Falguni Nayar serves as an inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs. Going public with Nykaa, a prominent beauty and lifestyle retail company she founded in 2012, Falguni Nayar became India’s wealthiest self-made female entrepreneur after her company’s IPO in November 2021. Currently, she holds the #88 spot on Forbes’ India’s 100 Richest […]
Artificial Intelligence is reaching every branch of the sector including the medical sector. Recently, scientists developed an AI that can detect the outcome of the most dreadful disease, cancer, in a body by just studying tissue samples. This AI can also give you personalised treatment strategies. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications. […]
In a rare incident, a team of doctors from Bengaluru successfully removed a live botfly larva from the subcutaneous layer of the scalp in a 26-year-old patient who works for an NGO in the field of wildlife conservation. The surgery, performed under local anesthesia, involved a careful incision of the scalp skin to extract the […]
How the campaign rocks: In the delicate dance between art and science within advertising, Acko’s ad for its platinum health plan emerges as a compelling demonstration of seamless integration. The teams at Acko and the agency have beautifully blended charm with effectiveness, never losing sight of the primary objective behind advertising. Enlisting Raju Hirani, the […]
India has firmly dismissed the recent statement from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) regarding the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370. The official spokesperson of the Ministry of external Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi, in response to media queries stated that India rejects the OIC’s statement as both uninformed and malicious. MEA Response “India […]
Mass immigration to Canada will keep a lid on inflationary pressures in the long run, but has also strained housing markets and helped to drive rent inflation to a 40-year high, says a Bank of Canada official. Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle said a record-high influx of newcomers has added workers to tight labor markets and […]
Tata Motors, one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer has announced a revision in prices. The CV maker has announced a hike of 3 percent on its vehicles starting January 2024.
It has been a cracker of a year for cricket and numbers rightly prove so. From the Asia Cup to the ICC Cricket World Cup, not only audiences dashed these sporting tourneys, but even advertisers cashed in on the fever. In fact, the game-changing off-pitch moment was Disney+Hotstar’s strategy to allow free viewing of the […]