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Indian Cricketer Rinku Singh Invests ₹1.9 Crore in BeastLife, Becomes Brand Ambassador for Fast-Growing Sports Nutrition Company

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BeastLife, a rising star in India’s sports nutrition industry, has announced a major milestone with Indian cricketer Rinku Singh investing ₹1.9 crore in the company. Alongside this investment, Singh has also joined as the official brand ambassador, strengthening BeastLife’s mission to deliver clean, science-backed supplements to Indian athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Rinku Singh Partners with … Read more

JioHotstar Surpasses 200 Million Subscribers: Becomes India’s Largest OTT Platform

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JioHotstar, the newly merged over-the-top (OTT) platform born from the union of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar, has created a massive wave in the Indian streaming market. Within just two months of its launch on February 14, the platform has crossed 200 million paying subscribers, making it the third-largest streaming platform globally, only behind Netflix and … Read more

Piyush Goyal Unveils ₹10,000 Crore DeepTech Fund; Pushes for Indigenous Innovation and Startup Support

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Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced a major move to strengthen India’s deep-tech startup ecosystem by allocating a significant portion of the newly approved ₹10,000 crore second Fund of Funds for seed funding. The initiative is aimed at nurturing early-stage startups working in AI, robotics, biotech, quantum computing, and other emerging … Read more

Delhivery Strikes Landmark ₹1,407 Cr Deal to Acquire Ecom Express

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New Delhi, April 5, 2025 – In one of the biggest power plays the Indian logistics industry has seen in recent years, Delhivery Ltd. has announced its decision to acquire rival logistics player Ecom Express Ltd. in a massive ₹1,407 crore all-cash deal. With this bold move, Delhivery is not just expanding its footprint—it’s redrawing … Read more

Ice Cream, Quick Commerce & India’s Startup Syndrome: Piyush Goyal Drops a Truth Bomb at Startup Mahakumbh

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New Delhi — At the grand Startup Mahakumbh 2025, where India’s brightest entrepreneurs gathered to celebrate innovation, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal took the stage — not with a congratulatory speech, but with a cold, hard “reality check.” “I have a lot of nice things I could talk about,” he began, “but I have … Read more

PhysicsWallah in Final Talks to Acquire Drishti IAS for ₹2,500–3,000 Crore

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New Delhi | April 2025 — India’s leading edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah (PW) is reportedly in advanced stages of acquiring Drishti IAS, a premier Hindi-medium civil services coaching institute. The deal, valued between ₹2,500 and ₹3,000 crore, would mark one of the most significant acquisitions in India’s test-prep space to date. Strategic Move Ahead of IPO … Read more

The Studio Ghibli AI Trend: A Deep Dive into the Viral Controversy

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Recently, social media has been flooded with AI-generated images mimicking the iconic style of Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio behind classics like Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl’s Moving Castle. This trend was fueled by OpenAI’s latest image-generation tool, powered by GPT-4o, which allows users to transform personal photos, memes, and historical moments into Ghibli-style artworks.

In recent week, the internet has been flooded with AI-generated images inspired by the whimsical and painterly style of Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese animation studio behind classics like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro. This viral trend, sparked by OpenAI’s GPT-4o image generator, allowed users to reimagine internet memes, famous photographs, and even personal … Read more

India Exempts Import Duties on EV Battery and Mobile Phone Components to Boost Domestic Manufacturing

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New Delhi, March 25, 2025 –In a landmark decision aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing, the Indian government has exempted import duties on 35 essential capital goods used to produce Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries and 28 items required for mobile phone manufacturing. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the policy shift while presenting the Finance Bill 2025, … Read more

Facebook and Instagram Face Widespread Outage as Millions of Users Report Issues

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On March 25, 2025, millions of users experienced a major disruption across Facebook and Instagram. Although the platforms’ basic content (feeds, profiles, stories) remained accessible for many, core interactive features—especially Instagram’s comment functionality and Facebook’s login process—suffered significant failures. Here’s a detailed timeline of the outage with precise timestamps: Timeline of Events 9:00 AM ET … Read more