Rapido looks to raise $500 million funding as Swiggy exits stake Bengaluru-based ride-hailing startup Rapido is finalising a $500-550 million (Rs 4,500-5,000 crore) funding round, combining primary and secondary deals, while Swiggy exits its stake in the company.The move comes as Rapido expands its ride-hailing operations and scales its food delivery platform, Ownly. The primary…
Rajat Bedi makes a comeback after a decade in Aryan Khan’s debut show, ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood,’ portraying a struggling actor. He shares screen space with Shah Rukh Khan, who plays himself, in a humorous scene where Rajat’s character playfully forgets SRK’s name. Rajat praises Shah Rukh’s generosity and Aryan’s supportive direction during the filming…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, along with his teammates Varun Chakravarthy, centre, and Hardik Pandya speaks with Varun Chakravarthy (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Indian cricket stars Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, and Abhishek Sharma have maintained their top positions in the ICC T20 rankings released on Wednesday.Chakravarthy has strengthened his position as the leading bowler, gaining 14…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party now considers Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar a “burden” ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Addressing a press conference after the Congress Working Committee in Patna, Kharge said that internal conflict within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was not out in in the…
Silicon Valley braces for Donald Trump’s H-1B fee hike The Trump administration’s sharp increase in visa fees for H-1B workers has triggered concern among US technology companies, with many considering moving more jobs overseas — the very outcome the policy aimed to prevent.US President Donald Trump announced on Friday a steep $100,000 levy for new…
Varun Dhawan’s upcoming film, ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’, is set to hit theatres on October 2, 2025, alongside Rishabh Shetty’s highly anticipated ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’. With both films releasing on the same day, fans wondered if Varun was losing sleep over this clash. Fan asks if Varun fears Kantara During a #Varunsays session on…
NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee on Wednesday slammed the Centre’s foreign policy, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘huglomacy’ has backfired and left India diplomatically isolated, unable to secure its national interests. Congress top brass met in Patna for the party’s first post-Independence Working Committee meeting in Bihar, and resolutions were adopted at the meeting.The…
PhonePe plans $1.5 billion IPO PhonePe Limited filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) late Tuesday night, taking the confidential route.The company confirmed the development and said the filings were made in accordance with the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, reported ET.PhonePe…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has written a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation demanding a judicial probe into the June 12 crash of Air India Flight AI 171, alleging that the officials are prematurely pushing a “pilot error” narrative.In its letter to the civil aviation minister, dated September 22, the…
Shaheen Afridi (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi was at his lethal best in his team’s do-or-die Super Four clash against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, picking up three crucial wickets in a must-win encounter that kept Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 hopes alive.After the match, a reporter asked Shaheen…