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On Aamir Khan's Birthday: Revisiting His Decision To Star In Lagaan

At a time when most stars were wearing branded t-shirts and jackets, Aamir Khan had no qualms in wearing a white dhoti, and keeping himself barechest.

Mar 14, 2021

Post-Brexit UK Overtakes India To Become 4th Most Favoured Investment Destination: Report

The top three - the United States, China and Germany - were unchanged from the previous year's PwC survey, while Britain and India swapped positions.

Mar 12, 2021

PM launches Maitri Setu between Tripura and Bangladesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the eastern and northeastern regions of India, along with Bangladesh, are being developed as a trade corridor.

Mar 9, 2021

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Singapore's Temasek allots $500 million for impact investing in LeapFrog tie-up

Singapore's Temasek Holdings is committing $500 million to a partnership with private equity firm LeapFrog Investments, in what both companies said was the largest ever commitment to an impact investor.

Mar 9, 2021

Dream of Sonar Bangla will be fulfilled: PM Modi at BJP's mega rally in Kolkata

Preparing a roadmap for the upcoming state Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government has shattered the expectations of people in West Bengal.

Mar 7, 2021

Sputnik V could be India's 3rd Covid vax: Experts

To cater to the vaccination process of the world's largest democracy, it would be pertinent to bring in safer and more effective vaccines from other countries.

Mar 4, 2021

Banning TikTok a boon for India's startup industry; 4 unicorns in 8 months [details]

Following the ban of TikTok in India, the short video entertainment space was up for grabs and many Indian startups seized the opportunity just at the right time.

Mar 4, 2021

Women Emerge as Key Homebuyers, 71% Want Ready Homes: ANAROCK Survey

For 62% women, Indian real estate is the preferred investment asset class for investment; in contrast, 54% men chose it over the stock market, FDs & gold.

Mar 3, 2021

IIM Bangalore placements beat COVID blues; 435 students get 481 offers from Accenture, TCS, others

Of the 165 offers by consulting firms in IIM-B campus selection, Accenture led with 45 offers followed by Bain & Company with 25.

Mar 1, 2021

Abs of a boxer: Rahul Gandhi's fishing picture goes viral; netizens ask his fitness secret

A photo of Rahul Gandhi which appeared to have been taken shortly after he jumped into the ocean for a swim with fishermen in Kerala, has gone viral. In the photo, the outline of abs could be faintly seen through his shirt.

Feb 27, 2021

Ratan Tata to exit Lenskart after 5 years; what it means [details]

Ratan Tata is reportedly exiting from Lenskart, a company he had invested around Rs 10 lakh in 2016. Read on for details.

Feb 27, 2021

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Bosch is spending ₹800cr to upgrade state-of-the-art B'luru campus; what's new [details]

The campus, when ready, will host around 10,000 engineers, the second-highest number of its employees in the world. Currently, the Bengaluru campus accommodates 3,000 software engineers.

Feb 24, 2021

Sequoia exits Quick Ride; takes a hefty hit, leaves with half of total investment

Sequoia Capital India reportedly exited from the Bengaluru-based car and bike pooling platform Quick Ride with just 40-50 percent of what it had invested. Details here.

Feb 24, 2021

BharatPe now valued at $922 million; gives 80x returns to investors, nears unicorn goal [details]

The Series D funding led by Coatue Management puts BharatPe's valuation at $922 million. Most recently, the startup raised $108 million (over Rs 786 crore).

Feb 23, 2021

Zomato raises Rs 1,800cr from five investors; now valued at $5.4 billion

The new valuation marks an increase from $3.9 billion valuation of Zomato in December.