Author: Starvision Desk

The fundraise brought in new investors, with the StepStone Group leading the round.US-based Goodwater Capital joined the round as a new investor. Existing investors like Nexus Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital, Lachy Groom and more, doubled down in Zepto with meaningful follow-on investments.Founded in July 2021, Zepto said it plans to go public in the next 2-3 years.“This business is about execution and we are succeeding because our execution is strong. We are in this to build a generational company and it truly feels like this is just the beginning,” said Aadit Palicha, Co-founder and CEO of Zepto.This fundraise in…

As part of its poll strategy, the grand-old party continues to poach and corner the loyalists of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in Madhya Pradesh.The latest move has been aimed at Scindia loyalist Govind Singh Rajput — one among the 22 MLAs who had switched over to the BJP in March 2020.Giving a tough competition to Rajput in his Assembly constituency – Surkhi in Sagar district, the Congress on Thursday pitted one of the most powerful local Brahmin leaders Neeraj Sharma.Sharma, a wealthy contractor and private bus operator in addition to being a big farmer, reportedly led the motorcade of over…

The court also directed the jail authorities to produce the Minister before the court on August 28 for a physical hearing. Senthil Balaji was arrested by the ED on June 14 in connection with a job scam in 2015. Presently, he is undergoing treatment at a private hospital following a heart bypass surgery.State Governor R.N. Ravi had dismissed Senthil Balaji from the council of ministers following his arrest. But Chief Minister Stalin attacked the Governor over the move and said that he had no power to dismiss him. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had also condemned Senthil Balaji’s arrest, questioning the…

Over the years, tropical cyclones have ravaged the coastlines of not only the Indian subcontinent, but the whole of southern Asia, Australia, and the tropical regions of the Americas, to name a few.To date, the mechanisms behind the formation and propagation of these weather extremes and their interactions with the neighbouring weather systems lack a sound understanding and are active areas of research and debate among meteorologists worldwide.In the research, the team aimed to understand what happens when two tropical cyclones, in the same hemisphere, are close to each other.In this case, as one cyclone starts affecting the other and…

In a short hearing, a bench comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and M.M. Sundresh initially expressed its disinclination to extend Jain’s interim bail beyond September 5 and said the former Delhi minister will have to surrender thereafter.However, on persuasion by Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for Jain, the bench ordered extension till September 1.Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for ED, reiterated his request for Jain’s medical evaluation to be carried out by a panel of doctors from AIIMS.The Supreme Court on May 26 had granted interim bail to Jain for six weeks, which was later extended from time…

This strategic move is a part of the party’s groundwork for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha election.The campaign’s primary focus revolves around two pivotal aspects: enlisting new voters onto the voter roster and aiding existing voters in rectifying any inaccuracies in the electoral list.The curtain was raised on this campaign by none other than the Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.Hailing from the Ghatlodia region in Ahmedabad, which also happens to be his state assembly constituency, Patel marked the campaign’s inauguration.Meanwhile, State BJP Chief C. R. Patil took the reins of the campaign’s launch in the Choryasi constituency situated in Surat.As…

Prannoy, the hero of India’s triumph in the Thomas Cup last year, defeated the 2021 champion from Singapore 21-18, 15-21, 21-19 in a hard-fought encounter on Thursday.Speaking to BWF website after his grueling win, the ninth-seed Indian said he executed shots that are typically outside of his usual repertoire, which constituted the only difference in the game.”I wasn’t brave enough in a lot of areas, but towards the end I convinced myself that it was okay to lose, but not okay to not try, so that’s why towards the end I played some shots that I usually don’t play, and…

Experiments published in the open access journal PLOS Biology show that phytosterols supplements were able to act in place of the lost cholesterol and prevent sensory dysfunction in mice.Sensory cells in the inner ear called outer hair cells (OHCs) amplify sounds by changing their length.As people age, these cells lose their ability to stretch in response to sound, preventing sound amplification and leading to age-related hearing loss.Because cholesterol is a key player in the stretch response, and because brain cholesterol has recently been shown to decrease with age, researchers hypothesise that hearing loss might be related to loss of cholesterol…

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved financial assistance for CWG medalist Tejaswin Shankar, towards procurement of a landing pit for pole vault here Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for his preparation towards the upcoming Asian Games. “Tejaswin, who qualified for the High Jump and Decathlon events of the Asian Games 2022, will exclusively be using the pole vault pit till the Asian Games next month and post the event, the pit can be used by all practising athletes at the JLN Stadium.”The Landing Pit (10m x 6.8m x 81), Rain…

Hobart, Aug 25 (IANS) After the Adelaide Strikers announced that Tim Paine will be joining the side for the upcoming BBL season as an assistant coach, the former Australian Test captain believes his time with the Strikers is taking him out of his comfort zone and learning new things in a fresh set-up will set him up well for future.Paine, who played 35 Tests for Australia and captained them in 23 of those games, retired from all forms of cricket at the end of the previous domestic season. Since then, he’s jumped into coaching stints, as a part-time coach of…