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At $16.5 bn, Byju's most valuable startup in India after raising $350 mn

As per CB Insights data, as of June 2021, Byju's is the 11th most valuable startup in the world

Joe Biden congratulates Israel's new PM Naftali Bennett over phone call

US President Joe Biden on has offered congratulations to Naftali Bennett after he was sworn in as Israel's new Prime Minister

Karnataka unlock update: State readies to partly open up 19 districts

As the pandemic's second wave wanes, Karnataka is reading to partly unlock from Monday in 19 districts where the test positivity rate has fallen below 5 per cent, an official said

Britain coronavirus update: UK reports another 7,490 coronavirus cases

Britain reported another 7,490 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,565,813, according to official figures released on Sunday

G7 pledges 870 mn Covid vaccine doses, half to be delivered by 2021-end

Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines directly, at least half of which are to be delivered by the end of 2021

YouTube Music adds 'Replay Mix' for most played songs

Google-owned YouTube Music has added "Replay Mix" for several users that include their most commonly played songs from the past few weeks.

T'gana farmers to get Rs 7,509 cr investment support from June 15

Telangana government will provide Rs 7,509 crore as investment support to over 63 lakh farmers for cultivation during Kharif season under Rythu Bandhu scheme.

Tesla downgrades range of brand new Model S Long Range

Tesla has downgraded the range of its brand new Model S Long Range, which also happens to be Tesla's longest-range electric car, just a few days after launching the vehicle.

Rs 7,622 cr released under Samagra Shiksha scheme: Nishank

The Union Ministry of Education has released Rs 7,622 crore so far in 2021-22 to the States and UTs under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

New Zealand win 2nd Test, clinch series in England after 22 years

New Zealand defeated England by eight wickets in the second Test and won the two-match series 1-0, their first series triumph in England in 22 years. The win pushed NZ to No.1 spot in Test rankings.

CAIT fully geared up to fight Amazon, Flipkart

Over five years, Amazon, Flipkart and many other foreign-funded e-commerce companies have indulged in unethical business practices with an objective of taking control of e-commerce, retail business.

Bengal govt seeks unutilised funds for Mamata's dream projects

For CM Mamata Banerjee's project of giving credit cards to students, Cyclone Yaas restoration and reconstruction work, state Finance department has asked all the departments to refund unutilised funds

Exim Bank sees India's Q1 merchandise exports at $87.2bn

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has projected India's total merchandise exports for the first quarter of FY22 to reach $87.2 billion.

TN notifies Renault Nissan industrial dispute arbitration

The Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd and its workers union have created a history by going in for an arbitration to settle wage revision and other aspects, said a union official.

NTPC invites EoI for Hydrogen Fuel Cell based pilot projects

State-run NTPC has floated a global Expression of Interest (EoI) to set up two projects, standalone fuel-cell based backup power system, standalone fuel-cell based microgrid system at NTPC premises.

Retail investors can look forward to big IPOs raising Rs 1.12 trillion

Retail investors will get a chance to participate in good quality IPOs as several important names including LIC are on the upcoming IPOs list to raise as much as Rs 1.12 lakh crore.

States/UTs to get over 4L Covid vaccine doses in next 3 days

More than four lakh (4,48,760) vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States and the Union Territories (UTs) within the next 3 days.

India begins 'Extension of Hospitals' project to fight Covid

To plug a major health infrastructure gap in India's fight against Covid-19, especially in rural areas and smaller towns, India has started project 'Extension of Hospitals' in various states.

Goa extends Covid-induced curfew with some relaxations till June 21

The Goa government on Saturday extended the ongoing Covid-induced curfew till June 21

Rajasthan announces financial package for kids orphaned by Covid-19

The Rajasthan government on Saturday announced a financial relief package for the children who lost their parents to the Covid pandemic, fixing an amount Rs 2,500 per month for them till they turn 18