MUMBAI: Nearly three years after splitting from its Silicon Valley parent Sequoia Capital, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia) has raised $1.3 billion for a clutch of funds to bet on startup founders building in India and the broader APAC region. The capital will be deployed across three funds–India seed, India…
One of the most commonly asked household questions is can I wash heavy blankets at home? Including comforters and woolen throws, among others. Can these items be washed in a washing machine, and if so, how to do it safely. It is a fact that heavy blankets collect oils and sweat over time. Timely cleaning…
India found itself directly referenced in a landmark US Supreme Court judgment limiting presidential tariff authority, after justices examined how tariffs imposed under emergency powers were used as tools of foreign policy– including pressure linked to Russian oil imports.The ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)…
MUMBAI: Mumbai on Friday recorded its fifth highest Air Quality Index (AQI) of February at 130, categorised as ‘moderate’ by the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app.This was recorded in the evening based on data collected from various monitoring stations across the city, the CPCB-run official AQI monitoring application showed.Earlier this month, AQI had touched…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has finally started acting against officials who were seen to be responsible for last Dec flight fiasco. The airline on Friday appointed Captain Rohit Rikhye as the head of its operations control centre (OCC), removing Jason Herter from the position. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had in its report on…
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The Pakistan government has overturned the two-year ban imposed on national hockey team captain Ammad Shakeel Butt, calling the action taken by the country’s hockey federation “illegal and unconstitutional”.The ban had been announced by Tariq Bugti shortly before he stepped down as president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation. Butt had criticised the federation over mismanagement…
Thousands of US businesses scored a major victory after the US Supreme Court struck down emergency tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. However, while companies welcomed the decision, the process of getting refunds worth billions of dollars is expected to be slow and complex.In a landmark ruling with global economic implications, the court said Trump…
Australia celebrate after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Australia ended their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign with a big win over Oman, but the victory came too late to change their fate. They were already out of the tournament after losing to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, so this match was…
Nasa on Friday set March 6 as the earliest possible launch date for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to fly around the Moon in more than five decades.Senior Nasa official Lori Glaze said additional work at the launch pad and a full dress rehearsal must still be completed before the agency can lock in…