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Indian Startups Raise $240 Million In A Week, This City Leads In Funding Deals

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New Delhi: During the week, 30 Indian startups secured a total of $240.85 million in funding including five growth-stage investments and 20 early-stage rounds. Bengaluru emerged as the leader in startup funding, with 12 deals secured during the week. It was followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, and Patna. Among business sectors, e-commerce startups received the…

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Benjamin Netanyahu leaves for Washington looking to deepen ties with U.S. President Donald Trump

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to leave Israel on Sunday (February 1, 2025) for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, looking to strengthen ties with Washington after tensions with the previous White House administration over the war in Gaza. Netanyahu suggests Israel might…

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No Indian In List As Tim Southee Predicts Top Two Batters Of Champions Trophy 2025

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Tim Southee in action© AFP Former New Zealand cricketer Tim Southee predicted compatriot Kane Williamson and Australian left-hander Travis Head to be the top run-getter in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, starting from February 19. Southee was talking in a video posted by the ICC. In the video by ICC, Southee said about…

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India macro fundamentals strong, rupee not depreciating against any currency other than U.S. dollar, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi, on February 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 2, 2025) rejected criticism over the slide of the Indian rupee, saying it has depreciated only against a strengthening U.S. dollar but remained stable against all…

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Two-Tier Test Format Likely Before India’s Tour Of England: Report

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When Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final, it will mark the end of the current format, which is set to be relaunched as a two-tier system ahead of India’s tour of England later this summer. In a bid to create a “fairer competition”, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)…

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Budget Focus On Bihar, Delhi Polls? N Sitharaman Cites Abraham Lincoln

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New Delhi: Countering the Opposition’s charge that the Centre has extended big Budget gifts to Bihar with an eye on the upcoming Assembly polls, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has questioned if a state with such a high population density and rich history does not deserve a good international airport. The Finance Minister spoke to NDTV’s…

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Mexican Influencer, 27, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest After Liposuction Procedure

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Mexican social media influencer Denisse Reyes, 27, died from complications following a liposuction procedure at an unauthorised clinic in Chiapas, Mexico. According to the New York Post, Ms Reyes had undergone the common cosmetic surgery on January 26 at the San Pablo Medical Clinic in Tuxtla Gutierrez, where she was administered intravenous medication by Dr…

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Customs Benefit To Tesla, Harley To Counter Trump Tariff? N Sitharaman Says…

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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Centre has introduced custom duty rationalisation to ensure the Indian economy becomes aatmanirbhar (self-reliant). Ms Sitharaman was responding to NDTV’s Sanjay Pugalia on whether the budgetary announcement of reducing custom duty for many automobiles, which will benefit companies like Tesla and Harley Davidson, is a signal amid…

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Budget is by the people, for the people, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 2, 2025) described the Union Budget as “by the people, for the people, of the people”, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fully…

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Canadian PM Trudeau’s Emotional Message To Americans After Trump Tariffs

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Ottawa: After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on almost everything imported from Canada, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a reminder to Americans that his country has been at their side in the “darkest hours” — be it Iran hostage crisis and war in Afghanistan, or…

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