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Bengaluru, Oct 5 (IANS) India’s fintech sector saw a 68 per cent surge in funding in the July-September period (Q3) from the previous quarter, as the country became the fourth-highest funded fintech startup ecosystem globally, a report showed on Thursday. Overall, the country is the third largest startup ecosystem globally with nearly 1 lakh startups, behind the US and China.No new unicorns were created in Q3, while it saw 7 acquisitions and 2 IPOs. Bengaluru led the funding in the fintech space, followed by Mumbai and Noida, according to the report by Tracxn, the leading market intelligence platform.Peak XV Partners,…

Talking about his character Sanjeev, the actor said: “Sanjeev is a very family-oriented person, he loves his family a lot, and he can do anything to protect his family. I feel the same for my family too. Sanjeev is a very soft and calm person and so am I.”Prateikadded: “Basically, we didn’t plan anything, everything is happening organically. I mean showing chemistry on screen or making reels together, it’s all happening organically, and I am loving the response from the fans.”“Audience really like our Jodi and they have also named us ‘SANSINI’ (Sanjeev and Hansini together) so many fan edits…

Amp lets users to conduct their own live programme, where callers can join and request to speak, reports CNBC.”We’ve made the difficult decision to close Amp. We learned a lot about how live music communities interact in the process, which we are bringing to bear as we build new fan experiences at scale in Amazon Music,” an Amazon spokesperson was quoted as saying.The service debuted in March 2022, amid a frenzy surrounding the audio-only social app Clubhouse and as firms like Meta, Spotify, and X (formerly Twitter), put out live audio features.Amazon has signed up big-name artists like Nicki Minaj,…

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Delhi government minister and AAP leader Atishi said since the last 15 months, the ED and CBI have deployed more than 500 officers to investigate the case.She said that these officers have carried out searches at thousands of locations, but found no evidence of any corruption.”They have not been able to produce any evidence in the court. They raided Manish Sisodia’s office and residence and found nothing. But the BJP needs no evidence. Without any proof of corruption, Sisodia was arrested. Now the story is being repeated with Sanjay Singh,” the…

In contrast, the risk of long Covid in people with pre-existing conditions was only 1.8 times higher among people with an average nightly sleep duration.These analyses were adjusted for potential confounders including sex, age, body mass index, vaccination status, and ethnicity.“Habitual short nighttime sleep duration exacerbated the risk of long Covid in individuals with pre-existing conditions,” said Frances Chung, Professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.“Based on its proven adjuvant role in immunity, habitual sleep duration may alter the risk for developing long Covid,” he added.Long Covid was defined as having a history of Covid-19…

England head into the tournament as double world champions in white-ball cricket – winning Men’s ODI World Cup on home soil in 2019 under Eoin Morgan’s captaincy and clinching the T20 World Cup title in 2022 under Buttler’s leadership. Their quest to win three white-ball titles starts by facing New Zealand, in what is a re-match of the 2019 finale.”We want to play aggressive cricket, take the game on and push the boundaries of what we’re capable of as players and as a team. We play in a style that people like watching. We risk losing to try and win…

The union is expected to give a Facebook Live update on Friday on its bargaining with the Big Three to its members. It is however, unclear if it plans to expand the strike then.Meanwhile, Ford Motor Co.has asked 350 workers at its Livonia Transmission Plant and 50 at the Sterling Heights Axle Plant not to report to work on Thursday, according to a statement sent by company spokesperson Dan Barbossa. The layoffs are a result of the expansion of the strike to Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant last week, which produces Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and Police Interceptor SUVs.Ever since the…

Sindhu lost to her old nemesis He Bingjiao of China in straight games, 16-21, 12-21 in a quarterfinal clash, thus failing to win any medal in the Asian Games as India had failed to win a medal in the Team competition too. Sindhu won two medals in the 2018 edition in Indonesia, silver in women’s singles and bronze in Team competition.”It’s hard that I lost but then I am getting there, feels good. It should have been a bit more (closer). I made a few mistakes, that’s what I felt. Overall, it’s been a good game. You know that you…

Rushal will be seen playing a negative lead, Diljeet. The actor said in seven years of his career inthe TV business he is playing a lead and is grateful.Rushal said: “I’m excited to join the cast of Parineeti. I’ll be seen playing the role of Diljeet, a negative lead role. My entry in the show will increase the entertainment content and the audience will enjoy new twists and turns.”“I did a grey shaded role before in ‘Tu Aashiqui’, and after that I was mostly essaying roles in supernatural shows. So after a long time I’m shooting for a family drama…

The actor, who is now being seen in theNetflix series ‘Choona’, spoke candidly about his role in it, the character roles he has been doing over the years and a mistake he regrets making in his acting career.Talking about a mistake he made in his acting career, he said, “I want to tell all the young actors of today that one should enjoy the image of a chocolate boy in their prime youth. Don’t try to rush towards mature roles. Enjoy this phase as much because it will never come back. You will automatically move towards mature roles in your…