BENGALURU: Fintech unicorns PhonePe and Razorpay have transitioned into public limited companies, signalling a step forward in their long-term plans to go public in India.The recent regulatory filings showed that PhonePe approved its conversion on April 3. The process includes changing the company’s name from PhonePe Private Limited to PhonePe Limited, though it still awaits…
Trump’s US funding cuts trigger layoffs and shutdowns at Harvard public health school The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is undergoing significant financial strain as it begins laying off employees and downsizing operations in response to deep funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration. These cuts include the withdrawal of more than $2 billion…
World’s first sperm race in Los Angeles brings male fertility into public spotlight In a groundbreaking fusion of science, spectacle, and public health messaging, a group of young entrepreneurs has announced the launch of the world’s first-ever sperm race, set to take place in Los Angeles on April 25. Organized by a startup called Sperm…
NEW DELHI: Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday said that it suspended 2.9 million advertiser accounts in India and removed 247.4 million ads in 2024 for violating its ad policies.“In India, 247.4 million ads were removed and 2.9 million advertiser accounts were suspended,” the Company said in a report.Globally, Google has suspended more than 39.2 million advertiser…
Law enforcement officers approach pro-Palestinian protesters as they congregate at MLK Plaza at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Fla. (AP, File) Florida’s public universities are moving to empower campus police with new immigration enforcement powers by seeking agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This shift is a significant policy change for…
NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday pardoned her nephew Akash Anand and re-inducted him into the party after he publicly apologised for being “under the … influence” of his father-in-law.In a social media post on X, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati said a decision has been taken “to give one more…
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has commenced the public theory examinations for Class 10 and 12 for the April 2025 session. The exams will be held in the afternoon shift from April 1 to May 19, 2025, across various centres in India and overseas. While the examination in Indian centres will begin at…
Screengrab from the video shared by A NEW DELHI: BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Tuesday shared video of alleged confrontation between two Trinamool Congress MPs engaged in a heated exchange at the Election Commission headquarters on April 4.The incident reportedly took place on April 4, at the Election Commission headquarters, where TMC MPs…
As entrances go, this one was both unexpected and welcome. That much was clear from the thunderous applause and cheers on Sunday as Pope Francis made his first public appearance since leaving a Rome hospital two weeks ago. Francis arrived, unannounced, on the dais in St. Peter’s Square near the end of a Mass that…
The Trump administration has a new directive for U.S. public schools: Cut D.E.I. programs or face federal funding cuts. Dana Goldstein, who covers education for The New York Times, describes what programs might be targeted by the directive, which is already being challenged in court. Source link