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The number of unicorns — companies worth over USD 1 billion — in the country has declined for the first time in four years to 67, a report said on Tuesday. The country, however, maintained the tag of being the third biggest hub for unicorns across the world, according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024. Grappling with a slew of issues, edtech company Byju’s, which was valued at over USD 22 billion a year back, dropped off from the list, meaning it is worth less than USD 1 billion at present. The drop in valuation for Byju’s made it…
The response by Hamas to proposals for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal at talks in Cairo has so far been “less than encouraging,” the White House said Tuesday. “We’ve seen the public statements from Hamas that have been, shall we say, less than encouraging,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said, adding however that mediator Qatar had not received a final answer yet from the group.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Original Source
Two people, including an Indian-origin man, were killed in a shooting in Canada’s south Edmonton on Monday, Canada-based CTV News Edmonton reported. The Indian-origin man has been identified as Buta Singh Gill, the owner of Edmonton-based Gill Built Homes. In a press release, Edmonton police said that Southwest Branch patrol officers responded to the report of a shooting in the area of Cavanagh Boulevard Southwest and Cherniak Way Southwest. It said that the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is investigating the death of two men in southwest Edmonton. Edmonton police said, “At approximately 12:00 p.m. today, Monday, Apr. 8, 2024, Southwest…
The Israeli army said early Wednesday it had carried out bombardments on positions of the Lebanese group Hezbollah in Syria in a bid to thwart its “entrenchment” in the country. While fighting Hamas militants in Gaza, Israel has repeatedly said it was also ready to confront Hezbollah and has stepped up strikes, including in Syria, in recent weeks. An Israeli Defence Force statement said the army had “struck military infrastructure that based on precise intelligence was used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization on the Syrian front.” The military released a video of a strike against a building. צה”ל תקף לפני…
At least 12 passengers were killed and 14 injured after a bus overturned and rolled over into a ditch in the Kumhari area of the Durg district, an official said. The incident took place at 8.30 pm on Tuesday, the official informed Sharing details of the incident, Durg Collector Richa Prakash Choudhary said 12 passengers were killed and 14 grievously hurt after the bus, packed with workers, fell into a ditch in Durg. “The bus carrying labourers fell into a ditch near Kumhari around 8.30 pm, resulting in the deaths of approximately 12 individuals while 14 others were injured and…
Union Minister Hardeep Puri has labelled Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal “shameless” for continuing in the post despite his arrest in the alleged liquor policy scam, which has roiled the Aam Aadmi Party, and the opposition INDIA bloc, weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. While the AAP alleged a political conspiracy to destroy AAP governments in Delhi and Punjab, the BJP said the ruling party in the national capital “stands exposed” and that Mr Kejriwal is the “kingpin”. The sharp attack came shortly after the Delhi High Court quashed a petition by Mr Kejriwal challenging his arrest on March…
In a sign that even those practising the law are not immune to scamsters, a lawyer from Bengaluru was not just duped of over 14 lakh but also made to strip on video for a “narcotics test”. The nude videos of the woman were then used to try and extort an additional Rs 10 lakh from her, after which she finally lodged a police complaint. The recording of the 29-year-old was made after she was practically held hostage for nearly two days, with her video camera or microphone on at all times, by people claiming to be from the Mumbai…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik took a hilarious dig at former England skipper Nasser Hussain while jokingly stating that he was the only one who wanted Karthik out of India’s squad during last year’s World Cup. The veteran batter has been soaring high in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He played an unbeaten knock of 28 runs from just 10 balls against Punjab Kings which was laced with three fours and two sixes and scored at a strike rate of 280 which guided RCB to victory. Hussain hailed Karthik for his terrific batting skills and even tipped…
A record loss for senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, a record victory for the BJP and the fall of the Congress’s last citadel, Chhindwara — former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan appeared more than confident about his party’s performance in the coming Lok Sabha election. The BJP, he said, will win all 29 parliamentary seats in Madhya Pradesh. That includes Rajgarh, from where Digvijaya Singh is contesting, as well as Chhindwara, Kamal Nath’s constituency from where the Congress has fielded his son Nakul Nath. “Rajgarh has been breached, you have to see that Digvijay Singh ji will…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday sought support for his wife in the Lok Sabha polls and sent out a message to Baramati voters, telling them they have elected his uncle Sharad Pawar’s daughter three times, but now they should elect his daughter-in-law. Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate, is pitted against her sister-in-law and sitting Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, the daughter of Sharad Pawar, in the Baramati Lok Sabha seat in Pune district. Sule is the candidate of NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar). Baramati, from where Ajit Pawar is an MLA, is the home…