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- Business
40 Indian startups secure over $787 million in funding this week
New Delhi: In a significant week for the Indian startup ecosystem, nearly 40 startups secured more than $787 million in funding as the economy remained resilient amid the geo-political conditions. These deals…
- India
‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Tear gas, water cannon used against farmers
Chandigarh: Haryana security personnel fired teargas shells and used a water cannon to disperse a group of protesting farmers from heading towards Delhi at the Shambhu border point on Saturday. A few…
- India
Google Trends 2024: India’s top searches in sports, entertainment, and more
As an eventful 2024 comes to an end let’s take a look at what India took the most interest in according to Google Trends. Sports had the most attention this year with…
- India
Replica of Constitution vandalised in Maha’s Parbhani: Collector’s office attacked
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Violent protests took place in central Maharashtra’s Parbhani city on Wednesday, December 11, after an individual tore a replica of the Indian Constitution placed in front of the BR Ambedkar…
- India
UCC’s aim to promote harmony, secularism: Allahabad HC Judge
Prayagraj: The main aim of the Uniform Civil Code is to promote social harmony, gender equality and secularism, Allahabad High Court Judge Dr Shekhar Yadav has said at a VHP function. The…
- Offbeat
Watch: Son alerts mother filming reel, helps save toddler from busy road
A woman narrowly avoided a tragic incident while making an Instagram reel after her young son alerted her to their toddler daughter sprinting toward a busy road filled with speeding cars. The…
- Business
Sanjay Malhotra appointed as the 26th RBI Governor
New Delhi: The government on Monday appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared Malhotra’s name, who has…
- Delhi
40 Delhi schools get bomb threat mail, sender demands USD 30K
New Delhi: Around 40 schools in Delhi received a bomb threat mail Monday morning with the sender demanding USD 30,000, prompting a multi-agency search of the premises but “nothing suspicious was found”,…
- Delhi
Fire in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden restaurant with more than 20 people inside
New Delhi: A fire broke out in a restaurant in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden market on Monday, forcing several students of an institute to jump off the building to save their lives,…
- News
Rupee drops 8 paise to close at 84.74 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 84.74 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, dragged down by fresh foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in domestic equities. Forex…
- India
Indian embassy in Syria remains operational amid conflict
The Indian embassy in Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, is still functioning and in regular contact with Indian nationals, according to sources. All Indians in Syria are reported to be safe,…
- India
Maha: Shiv Sena firm on Home portfolio, cabinet clarity by Dec 8, says sources
Mumbai: Amid intense discussions among Mahayuti allies over the distribution of portfolios and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s insistence on the Home Ministry, the clarity on the composition of the council of ministers…
- India
Maha: Ajit Pawar given clean chit in Rs 1,000 cr Benami properties case
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Maharashtra’s newly-elect deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has been cleared of properties worth Rs 1,000 crore associated with him and his family in a benami case…
- India
‘ISKCON centre in Bangladesh burnt down,’ claims Radharaman Das
Kolkata: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Saturday alleged that its centre in Dhaka district in neighbouring Bangladesh was burnt down earlier in the day. Iskcon Kolkata vice president Radharamn…
- India
Woman dies after getting stuck in lift minutes after giving birth in Meerut
Just minutes after giving birth, a 28-year-old woman died after being trapped in a lift in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased, Akanksha Mavi, gave birth to a baby girl. Reports suggest she…
