Byju Raveendran, the founder of what was once India’s biggest start-up, Byju’s, said he overestimated the growth potential of his education-technology company which is now “worth zero” as it faces insolvency, but remains hopeful of rescuing it. Byju’s, which operates in more than 21 countries, became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering online education...
Bitcoin bulls are setting their sights again on the record highs reached in March with optimism building around riskier assets and the looming US elections. “After six months of price consolidation this year, the stage is set for a perfect storm in favor of Bitcoin and other crypto assets,” wrote Blockforce Capital’s Brett Munster. He...
Billionaire Elon Musk appreciated Centre’s hint over preferring allocation route for satellite spectrum on Tuesday, hours after Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia indicated that the Centre does not plan to opt for the auction route. The development followed a day after Musk had criticised the auction plan sought by industrialist Mukesh Ambani, labelling it as “unprecedented”. At an...
The Special Cell of Delhi Police, probing a Rs 5,600 crore drug seizure case, has recovered cocaine worth Rs 10 crore from Punjab’s Amritsar and apprehended a man, officials on Sunday said. The accused was planning to flee the country. A Toyota Fortuner car was also recovered from his possession during the raid at a...
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and the Nifty managed to log gains of around 7 per cent for the quarter ended September 2024, despite recording their worst single-day fall in two months on Monday. This was the sixth straight quarterly gain for the domestic equity markets, the longest gaining streak in three years. Between June 2020...
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 1:17pm, carrying Nasa astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov to the ISS. The mission, Crew-9, features two empty seats intended to return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded on the ISS for months due to issues with their Boeingdesigned...
The BSE benchmark Sensex hit its fresh all-time high level in early trade on Friday amid heavy buying in IT stocks and a rally in global markets. The BSE Sensex climbed 119.38 points to reach a record peak of 85,955.50 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up 34.5 points to 26,250.55. From the 30...
Hyundai Motor India has secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its initial public offering (IPO), according to two insiders familiar with the matter, Reuters reported. The South Korean automaker is expected to raise $3 billion, with a company valuation of approximately $20 billion, sources previously told Reuters. This would...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has fined Jai Anmol Ambani, son of industrialist Anil Ambani, ₹1 crore for failing to exercise due diligence while approving general purpose corporate loans (GPCLs) in the Reliance Home Finance case. It also imposed a fine of ₹15 lakh on Krishnan Gopalakrishnan, the former chief risk officer of Reliance Home Finance, for...
JSW MG Motor India today announced the full price list of the recently launched MG Windsor in the domestic market. The Windsor EV is priced at Rs. 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom) excluding the battery rental as under the BaaS program, customers will have to pay Rs. 3.5 per km. With everything considered, MG has priced the...