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Flipkart to turn off PhonePe, digital payments business esteemed at $5.5 billion

5Dec

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Flipkart to turn off PhonePe, digital payments business esteemed at $5.5 billion

Walmart Inc-controlled Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart said on Thursday it was incompletely turning off PhonePe in a move pointed toward augmenting the digital payments platform's access to funding to fuel its development. PhonePe will bring $700 million up in essential capital, Bengaluru-based Flipkart said in an explanation. "Recognizing the momentum that has been achieved, as well as PhonePe’s significant growth potential, Flipkart’s Board determined that this was the right time to partially spin-off PhonePe so it can access dedicated capital to fund its long-term ambitions over the next three to four years," Flipkart said. The funds will be collected at a post-cash valuation of $5.5 billion from existing Flipkart speculators drove by Walmart, the assertion said. Flipkart will ke...

National wrestling championships pushed to January a week ago

28Nov

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Sports

National wrestling championships pushed to January a week ago

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has deferred the following month's national title to January 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar revealed to PTI that the prevailing conditions have constrained them to push the Nationals by at any rate a month. “The situation is far from ideal. It is not possible to conduct Nationals. We will try to host the championships towards the end of January next year,” said Tomar. It implies the following year will see two public titles. “We have done that in the past too when circumstances dictated such a step,” Tomar said. The current year's titles were scheduled to be held in Gonda, UP from December 18-20 yet Tomar said if there are more intrigued states, they should think about changing the venue. Th...

Russia says India to provide 100 million doses of Sputnik antibody

27Nov

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World

Russia says India to provide 100 million doses of Sputnik antibody

One of the engineers of Russia's Sputnik V Covid immunization reported on Friday that India-based drugmaker Hetero will deliver in excess of 100 million dosages of the punch. “Hetero, one of India’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies, have agreed to produce in India over 100 million doses per year of the world’s first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection – Sputnik V,” the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement, adding that production was expected to start in early 2021. Recently, Russia said break results from the Sputnik V clinical preliminaries indicated the antibody was 95 percent compelling, like other global immunization producers that have likewise distributed test outcomes demonstrating adequacy paces of 90% and higher. Russia...

Russell Wilson outmaneuvers Kyler Murray as Seattle Seahawks beat Cardinals to lead NFC West

20Nov

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Sports

Russell Wilson outmaneuvers Kyler Murray as Seattle Seahawks beat Cardinals to lead NFC West

Carlos Hyde scrambled for a season-high 79 yards and a score and Russell Wilson tossed two scoring passes as the Seattle Seahawks broke a three-path tie on the NFC West with a 28-21 triumph against the meeting Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. The Seahawks (7-3) moved a half-game in front of the Los Angeles Rams (6-3), who play Monday at Tampa Bay, and a game in front of the Cardinals (6-4). Hyde was back in action subsequent to missing three games because of a hamstring injury. The Seahawks' league-most noticeably awful safeguard restricted the Cardinals' top-ranked offense to 314 yards, more than 100 underneath their normal (425.5). Arizona increased only 57 yards hurrying subsequent to entering with an alliance best normal of 168.9 per game. The Cardinals arrived at Seattle...

17Nov

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Entertainment

Election Commission of India names Sonu Sood as the state icon of Punjab

Sonu Sood has procured the moniker of Messiah of travelers for his respectable signals towards abandoned transient workers, students, a circus troupe, patients, paramedics, frontline laborers and the poor and has arisen as a source of motivation for some the nation over. Furthermore, presently, the actor has now added another feather to his cap. Sonu has been selected as the state icon for Punjab by the Election Commission of India. This accomplishment has left the helpful passionate who was born and raised in Moga, a small town in Punjab. Talking about it, he says, "I am overwhelmed and extremely grateful for this honour. Having been born in Punjab, this appointment means so much to me, emotionally. I am happy to have made my state proud of me and I am motivated to keep working har...

Wipro’s Azim Premji gave Rs 22 Crore a day in 2020, becomes “Most Generous” Indian

11Nov

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Business

Wipro’s Azim Premji gave Rs 22 Crore a day in 2020, becomes “Most Generous” Indian

Wipro's Founder Chairman Azim Premji and his family have topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 with commitment of Rs 7,904 crore. The report counted Premji's gift at Rs 22 crore for each day. The Founder Chairman of HCL Technologies, Shiv Nadar, and his family positioned second, trailed by most extravagant Indian Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), in the third spot. Nadar and his family contributed Rs 795 crore for admirable missions while Ambani and family's commitments remained at Rs 458 crore. Rishad Premiji, Azim Prenji's child took to twitter to share his dad's philosophy on weath after he was named the "most generous" India. "My father has always believed that he was a trustee of his wealth and never its owner," wrote Rishad Premji. "...

PM Narendra Modi to lead the Indian delegation at the virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on November 10: ME

7Nov

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World

PM Narendra Modi to lead the Indian delegation at the virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on November 10: ME

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are required to meet face-to-face virtually at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on November 10. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said Modi will lead the Indian delegation at the summit. "The prime minister will lead the Indian delegation to the 20th summit of the SCO council of heads of state which will be held in the virtual format on Nov 10. The meeting will be chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin," MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said. India has been focusing on growing its participation with the SCO, an eight-country regional grouping, that represents around 42 percent of the world's population and 20% of the global GDP. The Chinese delegation at the summit ...

Australia will be top picks yet Team India’s confidence could have an effect, says Wasim Akram

7Nov

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Sports

Australia will be top picks yet Team India’s confidence could have an effect, says Wasim Akram

The final stages of IPL 2020 are in progress in UAE and following that, Team India would soon fly down to Australia for the tour beginning on November 27. The Test series will be that as it may, start on December 17 in Adelaide which will be a Day-Night issue. The 4 Tests will finish up with the last match beginning on January 15 at the Gabba in Brisbane. While India were the winners when they lasted visited Australia in 2018, this time is required to be significant all the more challenging. Tim Paine's Australia have Steve Smith and David Warner back and furthermore have a specific Marnus Labuschagne who has proven himself, in a year's time, to be sheer match-winner. Besides, the ascent of Pat Cummins as the world's best quick bowler is an absolute advantage for the hosts. "I think...

Telangana continues registration of properties after the launch of the Dharani portal

4Nov

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World

Telangana continues registration of properties after the launch of the Dharani portal

The registration of properties continued in Telangana on Monday in the wake of having been halted in the first week of September. With the launch of the Dharani portal on October 29 by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the registration of properties was formally continued. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar launched the services of Dharani at the Shamshabad Tahsildar office. On the first day up until this point, 946 people paid the fee for registration and another 888 farmers booked slots on the Dharani portal for registering their properties on a later date. Property owners can book a slot on the portal subsequent to paying Rs 200 at Mee Seva Centers. The registration of properties began in 570 mandals across Telangana, barring Hyderabad. The registration of non-agriculture prope...

All educational institutions to stay shut in Odisha till Nov 30

31Oct

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All educational institutions to stay shut in Odisha till Nov 30

All educational institutions will stay shut in Odisha till November 30 and classes for 9th to 12th standards will return from November 16, said the Odisha government on Saturday. “In pursuance of the revised guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GoI) vide Order dated September 30 to re-open more activities in areas outside Containment Zones and to extend the lockdown in Containment Zones up to October 31 for containment of COVID-19 and read with Order dated October 27, the State Government do hereby direct that guidelines shall be in force in the State of Odisha,” an Order by the state government stated. “All academic institutions will remain closed till Nov 30, 2020. However, the classes of 9th and 12th standards in schools under the control/superi...