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San Francisco, Aug 29 (IANS) Leading venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya’s investment firm Social Capital tried to sell its stake worth $312 million in hundreds of startups, the media reported.According to a report in The Information, citing sources, Sri Lankan-born Palihapitiya tried to sell stakes in hundreds of young companies in June this year.“It’s not clear what prompted Social Capital to want to sell its stakes in the 258 companies,” the report mentioned.The stakes for sale were worth $312 million in total based on the valuations at which the companies last raised money.It is, however, also not clear if the VC…

The reports said that Geetika Srivastava, currently joint secretary (Indo-Pacific) in the Ministry of External Affairs, is likely to hold the post, which may make her the first woman diplomat to do so.Srivastava is a 2005 batch IFS officer, and has served in the Indian embassy in China between 2007 and 2009.The Indian and Pakistani missions in Islamabad and New Delhi have not been headed by high commissioners since August 2019, when Pakistan downgraded the diplomatic relations, after abrogation of Article 370 and restructuring of J&K into two union territories by India.–IANSans/dpb

Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu greeted people on Telugu Language Day. He called for preservation of Telugu language and culture by drawing inspiration from Gidugu Ramamurthy.Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer greeted all Telugu people on Telugu Language Day. He said that Telugu is one of the sweetest and beautiful languages, widely spoken in the country and the world.Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy also greeted people on the occasion.He noted that Ramamurthy is the foremost among the modern Telugu linguists. He was a great person who brought Telugu language to the common people through his movement and made…

Shahid took to Instagram, where he posted a gamut of pictures. In the first photo, he is seen getting ready. The second image has him getting his turban fixed. Another picture shows Shahid posing with his father Pankaj Kapoor.The actor is seen dressed in a black kurta paired with a cream coloured turban. While his actor-father Pankaj Kapoor is sporting a vest coat paired with white shirt and a turban.”Dad always says ghar pe Shaadi hogi to pag paega na,” Shahid captioned the image.The actor did not share the details about why or when he donned this look.Fans couldn’t stop…

The incident took place on Monday when the Class 10 student was returning home with his cousin sister, who is also a Class 9 student in the same school. The victim and the accused students had reportedly clashed in the school over some dispute but the matter was settled by the teachers. It was when the victim was returning home with his cousin sister, the accused allegedly passed comments and harassed his sister. When he protested, the accused thrashed him, leading to his death. A senior police official said rumours of harassment were falsely spread and that the incident was…

She shared that she recently suffered an injury and had to undergo an operation but “doesn’t care” about the sales of her new single ‘Single Soon’ and instead insisted she is “happy” just creating music with those closest to her, reports aceshowbiz.com.Writing in the comments section of a promotional post for her new single, she wrote: “Broke my hand and had surgery. I don’t care about selling anything. I’m just happy to make music with my friends.”Gomez did not elaborate any further on her injuries.The song is about plotting how to break up with an ex. However, the former Disney…

High levels of Lipoprotein(a), is similar to LDL cholesterol, sometimes called ‘bad cholesterol’, but is more sticky, increasing risk of blockages and blood clots in arteries. It impacts one in five people globally with no approved treatment currently on the market.The first human trial led by Monash University in Australia demonstrated the success of Muvalaplin.The first oral drug ever developed to target Lp(a) effectively lowered its levels by up to 65 per cent. It works by disrupting the ability for Lp(a) to form in the body.The findings were presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam and also…

A bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and J.B. Pardiwala allowed a period of four weeks for filing of rejoinder affidavit in the matter.Earlier, the top court had stayed criminal proceedings against Kejriwal for his controversial remark that “God will not forgive you if you vote for BJP (Joh Bhajapa (BJP) ko vote dega use khuda bhi maaf nahin karega)” during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.The Supreme Court had orally remarked that there can be no appeal for votes on the basis of religion.The special leave petition filed by Kejriwal challenged the Allahabad High Court declining to entertain his plea for…

The tech giant will remove five features with the launch of Edge version 117 (v117), which is currently in beta. It will remove the following features — Math Solver, Picture Dictionary, Citations, Grammar Tools, and Kids Mode. Microsoft explained that the features would be removed in order to “improve end-user experience” and “simplify” the overflow menus. “To improve end-user experience and simplify the More tools menu, the following features are being deprecated: Math Solver, Picture Dictionary, Citations, Grammar Tools, and Kids Mode,” Microsoft said in a beta channel release note. The deprecation of a feature means that Microsoft will no…

The ‘Rishtey Special’ episode of the show saw Harsha Verma getting her chance to sit on the hot seat. She is a devoted teacher hailing from Bhopal.Welcoming Harsha on the hot seat, Big B said: “She is from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. I am the son-in-law of the same state.”He then asked her: “Who did you bring as your companion? I believe your daughter and husband.”The actor then asked her: “Do you need a tissue?”, to which Harsha nodded and tried to take a tissue from the box kept in front of her.Amitabh said: “Hold on! You don’t do anything. This…