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The BharatPe Saga: How an astutely run business venture came apart
New Delhi : Coming from middle-class families, Ashneer Grover and wife Madhuri Jain Grover together built an astute business profile with a net worth of at least Rs 21,300 crore, before a heated and abusive telephone call with a Kotak…
A ‘bad precedent’: BharatPe episode surprises startup capital Bengaluru
Bengaluru : The BharatPe episode, which shocked the startup industry, has startled Bengaluru, known as the startup capital of India.The incident has also rang alarm bells among many startups, which are going easy on financial discipline.…
175 nations commit to develop legally binding pact on plastic pollution by 2024
Nairobi : Heads of state, ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) on Wednesday in Nairobi to end plastic pollution and forge an international…
66.91% total loss caused by Mallya, Nirav Modi, Choksi returned to banks, SC told
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that 66.91 per cent of the total loss caused to various banks -- due to fraud committed by fugitives Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi -- has been returned back to them…
Apps, website and social media accounts linked to banned organization Sikhs For Justice blocked
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has ordered blocking of apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based “Punjab Politics TV” having close links with Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), an organization that has been…
Your bravery will continue to inspire us: India pays tribute to 2019 Pulwama victims
New Delhi : Paying homage to the 40 killed Central Reserve Police Force personnel in one of the deadliest terror attacks on the security forces in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said their bravery and supreme sacrifice motivates every…
New planet detected around star closest to the Sun
Berlin : A team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System.Proxima Centauri is the…
Original Make in India champion Rahul Bajaj no more; funeral on Sunday
Pune (Maharashtra) : Renowned industrialist Rahul Bajaj the doyen of the Bajaj Group, who made his two-wheelers a household name with the catchy slogan 'Hamara Bajaj' passed away in Pune following a prolonged illness.A former Chairman of…
Gautam Adani becomes Asia’s richest person
New Delhi : The Indian coal mining tycoon Gautam Adani has become Asia's richest person thanks to a push into green energy that has boosted his fortune to $88.5bn, The Guardian reported.Adani has overtaken fellow countryman Mukesh Ambani to…
India gets 2 new Ramsar sites on World Wetlands Day
New Delhi/Gurugram : Two new Ramsar sites were announced and a 'National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas' was released on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2022 here on Wednesday.With the announcement of Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat…