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Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India

Google Play Store: A decade-long journey

ShareChat closes $520-million round at $5-billion valuation

Sharechat in advance talks with Google, Temasek to close $300 million funding

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Mohalla Tech, parent co of ShareChat, raises $145m at a valuation of $2.9b

Investment led by Singapore state investor Temasek, Moore Strategic Ventures and Mirae-Naver Asia Growth Fund

ShareChat raises $145 mn from Temasek, others at near $3 bn valuation

The funding signals a growing fascination for Indian content-sharing apps, becoming popular ever since the banning of Chinese apps following an India-

Mohalla Tech, parent company of ShareChat & Moj, raises $502 million in Series E round

Enters Unicorn Club with a valuation of $2.1 billion

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

Q1 FY23: OMCs bleed due to marketing losses

Prices of motor fuels were kept at levels equivalent to $75-80 per barrel of crude

Bharti Airtel Q1: Inline results and stable operating metrics

Results reflect consistent progress made in recent quarters

IRB beats estimates in Q1FY23, but the stock is expensive

The company is trading at a one year forward P/E of 26.6 times against its historical average (5 year average) of 11.8 times

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up