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New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Gurugram-based D2C makeup brand Belora Cosmetics, which dreamt to become a Rs 500 crore brand in the next couple of years, is reportedly shutting down its operations amid severe funding crunch and not being able to raise fresh funds.Founded in 2019 by Ainara and Akaljyot Kaur, the company raised funds from Peak XV Partners’ Surge, DSG Ventures and a few angel investors. However, it has failed to either “raise follow-on capital or attract potential buyers”, reports Entrackr, citing sources. “Belora tried to raise capital from new and existing investors including Surge but the efforts didn’t…

On Tuesday, Kriti was bestowed with the National Award for the ‘Best Actress’ at the 69th National Awards held in New Delhi, for her performance in ‘Mimi’.The actress was in the national capital on Wednesday for the promotion of ‘Ganapath’, along with the lead star Tiger Shroff. She looked gorgeous in a white short-sleeved dress, and completed the look with matching thigh high boots.Kriti left her short hair open, and opted for a minimal makeup look – glossy lips and kohl-rimmed eyes.Talking about her preparations for her role, Kriti said: “Nothing is really easy when you are doing it for…

The farmers lamented about the deterioration of the harvested paddy crop due to the strike.“The farmers of Punjab have already endured substantial hardships, including the recent floods that afflicted the region. After three-long months, they continue to grapple with adversities,” said Warring.Assessing the situation at a marketing yard, he said, “Contrary to the claims made by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government that paddy procurement is on track, the ground reality is starkly different. The purported progress on paper doesn’t align with the stark reality of paddy crops decaying in mandis.”The strike by rice millers, protesting against Food Corporation of…

Kohli has a total of three catches through three matches for India – two less than tournament leaders for non-wicket-keepers Matt Henry of New Zealand and Australia veteran David Warner – but his impact out on the field reaches much further than that, ICC reports.The India dynamo is high on the list of runs saved and pressure ratings through three matches for all teams at the event and his total of 22.30 points sees him sit on top overall for fielding impact at the World Cup.Kohli’s closest challengers are a pair of fellow veterans, with former England captain Joe Root…

Seeing so many wrappers and slips at the garbage in Bajaj Nagar area, people out on their morning walk stopped and reported the matter to the police. Reacting to the episode, BJP spokesperson Laxmikant Bhardwaj said: “Wrappers used to cover bundles of notes and hundreds of transaction slips have been found in the garbage heap outside the education complex. This shows that a large number of notes came from somewhere and their slips were torn and thrown there.” He alleged that near the place where the slips were thrown and where the slips were found in a heap, there is…

In his letter Ahmad said that India, which has always stood with the Palestinian people, must mediate the problems currently experienced by the Middle East and intervene for a lasting solution.His letter came soon after a phone conversation with the Palestinian Mufti, Sheikh Muhammad Hussain. The Grand Mufti emphasised on India’s dedication to the principles of justice, fairness, non-alignment and global unity, as recently reiterated during India’s G20 presidency with the theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, making it a natural candidate to facilitate peace negotiations.He said that India, throughout its history, has stood as a beacon of…

The fourth agriculture road map was launched in Patna by the President Draupadi Murmu to enhance the production of food grains in the state on Wednesday. It will remains till 2028 and the Bihar government has sanctioned Rs 1 lakh 62 thousands crore for the purpose. “I request you to inspect the fourth agriculture road map of Bihar and point out the loopholes to the ministry officials,” Kumar said. Replying to Nitish Kumar, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said: “I want the farmers of Bihar to become kings. I also want to suggest the Chief Minister that if the farmers of the…

The school management had sent the students to a nearby excursion area for the race where Ishan fainted after running. The teachers immediately took him to PBM Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Doctors say that student died due to a heart attack. His father Ashok Kumar Khatri has lodged a complaint in this regard at Sadar police station. Police officials said that Ishan, resident of Vallabh Garden, used to study in a private school located in Sardulganj here. A walking path for senior citizens has been set up some distance from the school and a competition was being organised…

AR enhances conversations with friends, fuels self-expression and creativity, and brings experiences and education into new dimensions.“We’ve teamed up with edtech company Inspirit, backed by researchers at Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, to bring augmented reality into classrooms to help students better grasp STEM concepts,” the company said in a statement.Since the beginning of Snap’s pilot with Stride, Inc., it uncovered tremendous results.About 85 per cent of students agreed that incorporating AR into their lessons aids with memory and retention, and nearly half displayed a notable increase in engagement.With custom-built Lenses brought into an easy to use mobile application…

Scientists at the Technical University of Berlin in Germany investigated whether humans are more likely to relax, letting their colleagues (robots) do the work instead, in a process called social loafing, when they work with robots.“Working together can motivate people to perform well but it can also lead to a loss of motivation because the individual contribution is not as visible,” said first author Dietlind Helene Cymek, from the varsity.“We were interested in whether we could also find such motivational effects when the team partner is a robot,” she added, in the paper published in the Frontiers in Robotics and…