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Debt at Vedanta Resources cut by $4.7 billion: Anil Agarwal

Vedanta’s Agarwal says the company has delivered its highest-ever EBITDA of ₹Rs 20,639 crore in the first half of the current fiscal year




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India’s gaming industry soars to $3.8 billion, set to reach $9.2 billion by FY29: Report

The report, developed in collaboration with Google and Deloitte, shows that India is the world’s second-largest mobile gaming market, recording 15.2 billion downloads




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Raghu Vamsi Group acquires UK-based PMC Group for 7.7 million pounds

It will also invest 2 million pounds towards working capital.




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Wheelocity secures $15 million to transform e-commerce in semi-urban India 

Originally a B2B platform, Wheelocity has transitioned to a B2C model, now serving over 1 million households across 3,500 towns and villages




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Women Of My Billion Review

Women Of My Billion is stark and disturbing, but at the end of it Srishti Bakshi is still able to say, 'My India is not beyond repair', observes Deepa Gahlot.




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Development lenders set $120 billion climate finance goal for poorer countries

The new figure is a more than 60% increase on what the group of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) had funnelled to poorer nations last year




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Person-centered politics [electronic resource] : a personalist approach to political philosophy / Eamonn Gerard O'Higgins ; foreword by Rocco Buttiglione.

Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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India’s foreign exchange reserves may be within striking distance of $700 billion mark

The reserves perked up in the reporting week as foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold holdings were up by $2.057 billion and $726 million, respectively.




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India’s forex reserves to surge beyond $750 billion by March 2025

 In the week ending September 27, 2024, the reserves reached an all-time high of $704.885 billion.




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India’s forex reserves fall by $3.7 billion to $701.18 billion

The decline was primarily due to a decrease in foreign currency assets by $3.511 billion, now at $612.643 billion.




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India’s forex reserves dip below $700 billion after staying above that level for two weeks

The reserves shrunk by $10.746 billion during the reporting week to stand at $690.43 billion as on October 11, 2024




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Ten million ways to give Test cricket the boost it needs

With the ICC set to slightly even out the balance between the haves of the game (India, England, Australia) and the have-nots (the rest) there might be hope of keeping Test cricket alive.




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India’s IT spending set to hit $160 billion by 2025, fuelled by software and GenAI investments

Alongside, software spending in India is projected to record the highest annual growth rate, increasing by 17 per cent% in 2025




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India’s path to a $70-billion gaming industry: GDAI President

Sridhar Muppidi, President of the Game Developers Association of India discusses gaming industry landscape, its potential, and challenges




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In A First, Modi Govt Sanctions First All-Women Reserve Battalion For CISF

On Monday, the Union Home Ministry approved the establishment of a dedicated women’s unit within the force, termed the “reserve battalion,” with an authorized strength of 1,025 personnel under the leadership of a senior commandant.




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Smartphones sales declined during first phase of festive season but value crosses $3.2 billion

The festive season contributes 20%-25% of annual smartphone sales




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Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump

Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summertime quarter




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IPL’s business value rises to $16.4 billion in 2024, CSK most valuable franchise

The report highlights the league’s global appeal, strategic initiatives, and engagement with fans




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Lionel Messi: Inter Miami will be ‘my last club’

Lionel Messi confirms Inter Miami will be his final club, focusing on enjoying the last chapter of his career




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The Olympics: Beyond fun and games, a billion-dollar business with political overtones

The International Olympic Committee is a major business entity, generating $7.6 billion in the recent four-year cycle primarily through broadcast rights and sponsorships




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Budget 2024: Khelo India gets lion's share of Budget allocation for sports

Khelo India assigned ₹900 crore of the overall allocation of ₹3,442.32 crore for sports development




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MPL parent M-League’s revenue rises 22% to $130 million in FY24

Gaming company also recorded FY24 adjusted EBITDA of $0.2 million




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M2 crypto exchange reveals security incident involving $13.7 million

M2 crypto exchange said there had been a “cybersecurity incident involving $13.7 million, which was swiftly responded to”




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Robot AI startup Physical Intelligence raises $400 million from Bezos, OpenAI

Physical Intelligence, a startup that is developing foundational software for robots, said on Monday it has raised $400 million in early-stage funding from Amazon's Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and others




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Today’s top tech news: Meta struggles to contain hate speech; OpenAI looks to become for-profit; Robot AI startup raises $400 million 




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South Korea fines Meta about $15 million over collection of user data

South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers without a legal basis




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Perplexity raising new funds at $9 billion valuation, source says

Perplexity is raising new investment that would value the search startup at $9 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday




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Bengaluru-based robotics startup CynLr raises $10 million

Back in 2022, the visual robotics platform had raised $4.5 million




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Nvidia surpasses $3.6 trillion market value after Trump win

Shares of Nvidia rallied to a record high on Thursday, making the chipmaker the first company in history to surpass a stock market value of $3.6 trillion as Wall Street extended a rally sparked by Donald Trump's return




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Amazon.com mulls new multi-billion dollar investment in Anthropic: Report

Amazon is in talks for its second multi-billion dollar investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, the Information reported on Thursday




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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for $1.3 million

A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching $1,320,000




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Amazon to invest $1.3 billion in Italy data centre business

Amazon's computing unit AWS on Thursday said it planned to invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Italy over the next five years




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FTX sues Binance and its former CEO for $1.8 billion

FTX was one of the largest cryptocurrency firms in the world before it collapsed in late 2022




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Netflix's ad-supported tier hits 70 million users

Netflix said on Tuesday its ad-supported tier had reached 70 million monthly active users globally, nearly doubling from about six months earlier




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Autophagy-focused Casma Therapeutics debuts with $58.5 million from Third Rock

The biotech will first tackle lysosomal storage disorders




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Synthorx raises $63 million to make synthetic proteins from an expanded genetic code




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Janssen to pay up to $1 billion for BeneVir




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NuMat raises $12.4 million to commercialize MOFs




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Takeda finally snags Shire in $62 billion deal

If successful, the transaction could spur more M&A among major drug firms




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Ecovia Renewables raises $1 million, partners with Seppic




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Axiom Exergy raises $7.6 million for chill battery




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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Celgene to pay Evotec $65 million in cancer drug pact




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Kronos Bio launches with $18 million




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Cortexyme raises $76 million to test bacterial protease inhibitor in Alzheimer’s




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DuPont commits $400 million to Tyvek expansion




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Fly feed firm raises $105 million




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Broad could receive $125 million in sponsored research agreement with Editas




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WuXi invests $60 million in Massachusetts