Ervin Tu, president and chief investment officer, Prosus. Image: Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Prosus considering 2025 listing of fintech unit PayU: TechCrunch Prosus, which just made a handsome return on its investment in Swiggy at the food delivery startup’s IPO, is planning a 2025 listing of PayU, its payments and fintech company in India, TechCrunch reported … Read more
By Dr Monalisa Sahu, Consultant Infectious Diseases, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) affects millions worldwide, yet with the advancements in science, there are now effective methods to prevent its spread. Prevention is critical to control and ultimately eliminate HIV, and understanding these methods is essential for everyone. Key HIV prevention strategies that can … Read more
Image: Shutterstock 1. Bebest Automotive Electronics Country: China Category: Manufacturing & Energy Year Founded: 2021 CEO: Liu Xiaohui Founded by a team of scientists from China’s Tsinghua University, Shanghai-based Bebest Automotive Electronics makes smart chassis braking, steering and suspension systems for vehicles to respond faster to road conditions. Bebest, which says it aims to compete … Read more
Shirdi/Kolhapur: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of spreading lies that Rahul Gandhi is against reservations. Modi and Shah are scared of Rahul Gandhi because he wants a caste census to be conducted, she alleged while canvassing for MVA for the November … Read more
ASCI’s Annual Complaint Report for 2023-24, released earlier this year, highlighted that about 85 percent of the ad violations were found on digital media, of which 42 percent were accounted for by band communication on Instagram, followed by 30 percent on websites and 17 percent on Facebook. Image: Shutterstock The word ‘startup’ conjures images of … Read more
Chandigarh: Sukhbir Singh Badal, who had been declared ‘tankhaiya’ (guilty of religious misconduct) by the Akal Takht, tendered his resignation on Saturday as the Shiromani Akali Dal president, a position he held since 2008.Badal’s resignation paves the way for the election of the new party chief. The resignation of Badal (62), who is the son … Read more
India’s ambitious vision of becoming the world’s third-largest economy by 2027 and a fully developed nation by 2047 hinges on the strength of its small businesses. At the heart of this transformation are micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which contribute ~30% to the nation’s GDP and are anchoring the economy with employment and exports. … Read more
Hyundai Motor Company has named José Muñoz as its new president and CEO. Image: Mandel NGAN / AFP Lenovo planning more factories outside China: Reuters Lenovo Group is planning to expand manufacturing outside China as a hedge against the stiff tariffs against Chinese imports that President-elect Donald Trump may impose, Reuters reported earlier today, citing … Read more
The US alone spent 2.31 trillion dollars between 2001-2022 on the war in Afghanistan. About 200,000 combatants and civilians died during this period. About another 200,000 were maimed and injured. This is how it all panned out. The United States invasion of Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, to knock out the Al Qaeda commenced on October … Read more
Ravneet Gill, Founder, New Horizons Alliance (NHA) Ravneet Gill has been a banker for 34 years, holding top positions in the country with Deutsche Bank and Yes Bank. But, in 2020, he switched tracks and set up New Horizons Alliance (NHA), a startup that dabbles in a number of sports programmes. Recently, it operated as … Read more