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Edtech startup Creative Galileo raises $2.5 mn in seed funding

The round was led by Kalaari Capital with an investment of $2.1 mn and remaining from well-known angels, such as Harish Bahl, Shashin Shah, Jinesh Patel, Atul Nishar, Ashwin Puri and Giridhar Malpani.

UK GDP grew 0.4% in Aug as Covid curbs continue to ease

The UK's GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.4 per cent monthly in August as Covid-19 restrictions continued to ease across the country, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Dell unveils new telecom software, solutions to boost 5G in India

Dell Technologies has introduced new telecom software, solutions and services to help communications service providers accelerate their open, cloud-native network deployments

Union FM Sitharaman meets US CEOs, asks them to invest in India

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FCMBG) Meeting under G20 in Washington DC.

TikTok emerges as most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for Sep

Short video platform TikTok emerged as the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for September 2021 with more than 59 million installs.

KKR's Dinesh Karthik reprimanded for breach of IPL Code of Conduct

IPL has reprimanded KKR wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik for breaching IPL code of conduct during his team's Qualifier 2 match against Delhi Capitals in Sharjah.

US Fed could start tapering asset purchases in mid-Nov or mid-Dec

US Federal Reserve officials broadly agreed last month central bank could start tapering asset purchases in mid-November or mid-December, according to the minutes of the Fed's recent policy meeting.

Blinken warns of 'other options' if diplomacy fails on Iran nuke issue

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned that the US would turn to 'other options' if diplomacy fails to curb Iran's nuclear programme, saying 'time is running short'.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 239 mn, deaths surged to 4.87 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 239 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.87 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.53 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

World Steel Association elects JSW Steel's Sajjan Jindal as Chairman

The World Steel Association on Wednesday said that it has elected JSW Steel Chairman and Managing Director Sajjan Jindal as its Chairmanfor the 2021-22 period

Covid cases rise again in Kerala, total positivity rate over 12%

After dropping for a few days, Kerala's daily Covid case tally again went up on Wednesday, with 11,079 cases after 89,995 samples were tested, and the test positivity rate also rose to 12.31 per cent

Snapchat suffers outage, users can't post or send messages

Popular social media app Snapchat went down globally on Wednesday evening and several users were unable to post story updates or send messages

Court summons Netflix and its officials in a criminal case filed by Sahara

Court of Special Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow issued summons to Netflix India Director Abhishek Nag, documentary director Nick Read, and Netflix Producer Reva Sharma, directing their appeara

Samsung enables Galaxy smartphone users in India to donate through SGG app

Samsung has updated its Samsung Global Goals (SGG) app that will empower Galaxy smartphone users in India to donate

Carl Pei's Nothing raises $50 mn, announces partnership with Qualcomm

London-based consumer technology brand Nothing on Wednesday announced that it has raised $50 million from strategic and private investors, and collaborated with Qualcomm to power its upcoming products

Congress seniors call Karnataka unit chief Shivakumar a 'collection agent'

The incident took place on the sidelines of a press conference organised at the Congress headquarters in Bengaluru

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin seeks KCR's support for demand to abolish NEET

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has sought the support of his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao for the demand to abolish NEET, the national exam for admission to medical courses.

Goa independent MLA extends support to Trinamool Congress

Goa's independent MLA Prasad Gaonkar on Wednesday extended his support to the Trinamool Congress

ASUS to pick e-waste from your doorstep in India sans any charge

According to the United Nations, each person on the planet will produce on average 7.6 kg of e-waste in 2021

Delhi to soon get QR-based driving licenses, registration certificates

In a step towards digitisation of the system, Delhi Transport Department will soon issue QR based Smart cards for driving licenses and registration certificates