Jewellery retailer Bluestone is negotiating an investment of about Rs 830 crore ($100 million) from Peak XV Partners, Steadview Capital and Think Investments, people aware of the matter said. This pre-IPO (initial public offering) round will be a mix of share sale by early backers and fresh capital infusion that is expected to value the…
Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Tuesday. While BSE Sensex moved above 77,150 levels, Nifty50 crossed 23,500 for the first time. At 9:19 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 77,150.55, up 158 points or 0.20%. Nifty50 was at 23,523.50, up 58 points or 0.25%.The Indian…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today for the first time after being re-elected as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. During his visit, he will participate in a PM Kisan Samman Sammelan and release the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme. He will then…
Star batter looks for net gains at the Kensington Oval practice arena after meagre returns in the US leg of the tournamentBRIDGETOWN: There’s a tip for the Virat Kohli fans. If you really love watching the man bat, try getting into one of India’s net sessions. And if it’s from 45 yards just behind the…
NEW DELHI: The Czech Republic Police released footage on Monday showing the extradition of Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national accused of being involved in a foiled attempt to assassinate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Pannun, to the United States.The police shared a video on X (previously known as Twitter), stating, “The foreigner is suspected in the US…
South Korean forces fired warning shots after North Korean troops breached the heavily guarded military demarcation line close to the border on Tuesday, according to a report from the Yonhap news agency which cited information from the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.“Dozens of North Korean troops invaded the Military Demarcation Line today… (and) retreated northwards…
President Joe Biden as he arrives for a campaign event with former President Barack Obama (AP photo) A Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin, California, during President Joe Biden‘s visit to the state for a high-profile fundraiser. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 15, shortly after 9:30pm, while President Biden attended a…
NEW DELHI: Nicholas Pooran etched his name in the record books by playing his part in the most expensive over in T20I cricket history. In the final Group C match of the T20 World Cup against Afghanistan at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia, Pooran unleashed a brutal assault on Afghan bowler Azmatullah Omarzai,…
Google DeepMind researchers have developed an AI-powered model, called video-to-audio (V2A), that can generate audio and dialogues for videos. This development is a significant step towards creating fully audiovisual experiences using AI. How Google’s V2A AI model works The video-to-audio (V2A) AI tech can work well with videos that are generated by AI models, such…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre and the railway ministry during her visit to the train accident site, criticizing Centre for only doing beautification work and not focusing on passenger amenities. “Railways have become totally parentless. You can see the railway minister only at inaugurations. So many talking points and beautifications…
