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MUMBAI: Payments infrastructure startup Juspay has raised a fresh $50 million in funding from new investor WestBridge Capital at a valuation of $1.2 billion, becoming the first unicorn of the year. The investment includes a mix of primary and secondary transactions, the company said in a statement on Friday. In a secondary deal, a firm’s…
The combined market capitalisation of three of India’s ten most valuable listed companies rose by Rs 75,855.43 crore in the holiday-shortened week, with State Bank of India (SBI) and Infosys leading the gains, even as the broader equity market remained largely flat.During the week, the benchmark indices showed limited movement. The BSE Sensex slipped marginally…
Bollywood often celebrates glamour, success, and box-office numbers, but behind the spotlight lie struggles that rarely make it into public conversations. In an exclusive interview with ETimes, Alexx O’Nell—an American-born actor and musician who has built a prolific, nearly two-decade-long career across Indian cinema in languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, and Malayalam—speaks candidly about loneliness,…
Seven of India’s top ten companies experienced a combined market capitalization loss of Rs 35,439.36 crore in a holiday-shortened week, despite the broader market index closing higher. SBI, Reliance Industries, and Bajaj Finance saw the steepest declines, while HDFC Bank, Infosys, and Bharti Airtel posted gains. Source link
The year 2025 marked a decisive turning point for global travel. International tourist arrivals crossed 1.1 billion in the first nine months of the year, growing 5% year-on-year and exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to UN Tourism. Yet, the most meaningful change was not numerical — it was behavioural.Travellers were no longer simply returning to international…
Four peddlers, one consumer arrested in Telangana drug bust HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) arrested four people, including three alleged drug peddlers, for their involvement in a drug network.H-NEW officials said the accused — Ummidi Immanuel, an event manager from Kondapur; Sushmitha Devi, a software professional at a prominent firm; and G Sai…
The combined market capitalisation of six of India’s ten most-valued companies rose by Rs 75,256.97 crore over the past week, even as the broader equity market closed lower. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys led the gains among the top firms. During the week, the BSE benchmark index slipped 338.3 points, or 0.39 per cent….
MUMBAI: ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co that closed its blockbuster IPO on Tuesday, listed on Friday at 20% premium over its IPO price and closed the session as the most-valued fund house in India. The stock on BSE listed at Rs 2,606 compared to its IPO price of Rs 2,165. It closed the session at…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again cautioned that many artificial intelligence companies with very-high valuations will not survive in what he described as a “hyper competitive” industry. As reported by CNBC, speaking at the Abu Dhabi Finance Week in an interview with CNBC’s Tanya Bryer, Gates said that the investors should brace themselves for…
MUMBAI: Balaji Wafers plans to IPO the business in about five years or so as it gears up to get General Atlantic on board as an investor, said founder and MD Chandubhai Virani.The American private equity (PE) firm is acquiring a 7% stake in the Rajkot-based snacks company, valuing it at around Rs 35,000 crore,…
