MUMBAI: Four early investors in Billionbrains Garage Ventures that operates the leading fintech platform Groww, are together selling 4.3% stake worth about $500 million (close to Rs 4,800 crore) in the recently-listed company. Peak XV, Sequoia, Y Combinator and Ribbit, the selling shareholders, have mandated Kotak Securities and JP Morgan India to sell the shares…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated DK Shivakumar for taking oath as the chief minister of Karnataka on Wednesday. He assured that the Centre would work closely with the state government for people’s welfare.“Congratulations to Shri DK Shivakumar for taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Best wishes for his tenure. The…
Shehbaz Sharif (File photo) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said he had spoken with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian after Islamabad’s attempt to broker a second round of talks between the United States and Iran fell through.“Pakistan remains committed to serve as an honest and sincere facilitator—working tirelessly to advance durable peace and lasting…
BENGALURU: Homegrown AI startup Sarvam has raised $234 million in a funding round led by HCLTech and Bessemer Venture Partners, catapulting its valuation to $1.5 billion and making it one of India’s newest AI unicorns.The round also saw participation from existing investors Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners. As part of the transaction, HCLTech invested…
A board meeting of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, concluded in Mumbai on Tuesday amid reports of discussions around leadership and concerns over the performance of some group businesses, PTI reported.Directors, including Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, arrived at the group’s headquarters, Bombay House, in the morning and left in the…
Aryan Khan recently attended his best friend’s wedding and ended up stealing the spotlight after turning a joota churai ceremony into a hilarious mini battle.A video shared by the wedding planners captured Shah Rukh Khan‘s son fiercely guarding the groom’s shoe, nearly falling in the process but refusing to let go, leaving the internet amused….
BENGALURU: A 42-year-old man was murdered by his friend after consuming alcohol near Kick Bunk Bar in RK Township Layout in Yarandahalli near Bommasandra on the night of March 25. The accused, identified as Basudev Mallick, 30, had stuffed the body in a plastic gunny bag and escaped. The deceased was identified as Sunil Nayak,…
KOLKATA: The mother of the trainee doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in 2024 has sparked a sharp political controversy as a BJP candidate after a purported campaign video surfaced in which she is heard threatening to throw Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee into “the gutter and thrash her”. TMC has filed a…
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, rose 4.1% in the 12 months through May, up from 3.8% in April, data released by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Thursday. US inflation accelerated above the 4% mark for the first time in three years in…
Kareena Kapoor Khan marked May 25 with birthday posts for two people close to her: brother-in-law Kunal Kemmu and longtime friend Karan Johar. The actor shared unseen pictures with both of them on her social media account and added warm notes for each. Her post for Kunal featured a family moment with Saif Ali Khan…
