SoftBank Group Corp. leads venture investment round in India education startup Unacademy, increasing its valuation to $ 1.45 billion as online learning increases during the coronavirus pandemic. Investors in the $ 150 million funding include existing backers Facebook Inc. and Sequoia Capital, while SoftBank’s money comes from Vision Fund 2, …
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SoftBank Group Corp. is leading a venture investment round in India education startup Unacademy, increasing its valuation to $ 1.45 billion as online learning surges during the coronavirus pandemic. Investors in the $ 150 million financing include existing backers Facebook Inc. and Sequoia Capital, while SoftBank’s money comes from Vision …
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The union cabinet approved Mission Karmayogi, a skills development program, for its civil servants on Wednesday, which it said will help them in the future. “This is the biggest human resource development reform in the government,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told a news conference on the cabinet decisions. At the …
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A showdown is at stake Wednesday at the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology chaired by Shashi Tharoor of Congress, where Members of Parliament (MPs) will hear the allegations made by Rupert Murdoch-owned publication The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ) in recent reports against the social media …
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Our fundamental thesis is a strong recovery in the world economy over the next year, in which cyclicals will perform well. We would be very interested in base metals, materials and cement stocks, says the market expert. Great uncertainty was raised with the Supreme Court’s verdict on AGR fees and …
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The 8 gigawatt solar power contract that Adani Green Energy won from the government in June has propelled it to become the world’s largest solar developer by capacity. According to a ranking by the renewable energy consultancy Mercom Capital Group, Adani Green is currently the world’s leading solar developer with …
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Here is a list of the top ten stocks that may appear in the news on Wednesday: Telecommunications companies: Operators must make an advance payment of 10% of the total fees before March 31. Thereafter, they must pay the balance in equal annual installments for 10 years at an interest …
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PM Modi WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a key speech at the third leadership summit of US Partnerships & Strategy Forum India (USISPF) on Thursday, organizers announced Tuesday. “We are honored that Prime Minister Modi has taken the time to address the annual USISPF event. It signifies the …
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A file photo of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (AFP) Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there are multiple cases where Facebook has been used by radical elements “whose sole aim is to destroy social order.” News18.com Last update: September 1, 2020 11:30 PM IST FOLLOW US: The Union’s Information Technology …
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A handful of dozens of experimental Covid-19 vaccines in human trials have reached the last and biggest hurdle: seeking the necessary proof that they actually work, as a U.S. advisory panel suggested a way to ration Tuesday. limited first doses once a vaccine wins. approval. AstraZeneca announced Monday that its …
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