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Cash flow mgmt solutions startup Credflow raises $2.1 mn

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Cash flow management solutions startup Credflow has raised USD 2.1 million (around Rs 15.2 crore) in a seed funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners, Omidyar Network India and Flourish Ventures. Small business-focused Credflow will be investing the fund to develop its platform, strengthen technology capabilities, build new products and expand the customer base, it said on Wednesday, adding that angel investor Nitin Gupta, who founded Uni.money, also participated in the round. The SaaS-based platform helps small businesses manage their finances by providing a dashboard of pending amounts by customers,…

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Access to professional education no government largesse, says SC

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Access to professional education is not a governmental largesse and state has an affirmative obligation to facilitate its reach at all levels, the Supreme Court has said. This obligation assumes far greater importance for students whose background imposes formidable obstacles on their path to access quality education, the apex court said. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah made these observations in a verdict on separate pleas filed by two students from Ladakh who were not admitted to MBBS degree course in medical colleges here despite…

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Bollywood star Ranveer Singh is set to headline the Hindi adaptation of Tamil blockbuster “Anniyan”, to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shankar who also helmed the original.

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The 2005 psychological action thriller featured South star Vikram in the lead and chronicled the story of a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder- working as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night. The adaptation, billed as a pan-India project, will be produced by Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios. Singh, 35, said he is blessed to be a part of the “spectacular cinematic vision” of Shankar, known for directing blockbusters like Rajinikanth’s “Enthiran”, “2.0” and “Sivaji The Boss”. The “Gully Boy” actor described the filmmaker as a…

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Ranveer Singh to collaborate with Shankar for Hindi adaptation of ‘Anniyan’

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Bollywood star Ranveer Singh is set to headline the Hindi adaptation of Tamil blockbuster “Anniyan”, to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shankar who also helmed the original. The 2005 psychological action thriller featured South star Vikram in the lead and chronicled the story of a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder- working as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night. The adaptation, billed as a pan-India project, will be produced by Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios. Singh, 35, said he is blessed to be a part of…

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Neymar calls PSG “home” amid contract extension talks

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Striker Neymar called Paris Saint-Germain his “home” after the team’s 1-0 defeat against Bayern Munich, which was still enough for the French club to advance to the Champions League semifinal. The Brazilian is currently negotiating a contract extension. “I don’t think this is even a topic anymore, I obviously feel very comfortable, at home at PSG,” Neymar told TNT Sports Brazil after the match at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. “I feel happier than before.” Neymar’s tone is very different from less than two years ago, when Barcelona officials…

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COVID-19: Record rise in daily cases in India, active cases surpass 12-lakh mark

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India hit a new coronavirus infection record with 1,68,912?new cases, the highest single-day rise so far, taking the total tally of cases to?1,35,27,717, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday The national COVID-19 recovery rate has fallen below 90 per cent The active cases have surpassed?the 12-lakh mark, while the?death toll increased to?1,70,179?with 904 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18,?2020, the data updated at 8 am showed Registering a steady increase for the 33rd day in row, the active cases have increased to?12,01,009?comprising 8.88?per cent…

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Tokyo adopts tougher virus rules, starts vaccinating elders

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Tokyo adopted tougher measures against the coronavirus Monday as it struggles to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Olympics in a country where less than 1 per cent of people have been vaccinated. Japan started its vaccination drive with medical workers and expanded Monday to older residents, with the first shots being given in about 120 selected places around the country. The tougher COVID-19 rules, just three weeks after a state of emergency ended in the capital, allow Tokyo’s governor to mandate shorter opening…

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Innovative India must capture all segments of financial market to fuel growth: IMF

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India is on the right track and is innovating on the policy side, including on digital identity and payments, but it also needs to capture all the segments of the financial market and institutions to make sure that every piece fits together like a puzzle to fuel growth in the country, according to a top IMF official. The goal is to have an economy and a financial system that can absorb shocks. ..Balance sheets can be better managed, Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) can be better managed, Tobias Adrian, Director of the…

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SC rejects plea against dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier ‘Viraat’

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The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea of a private firm seeking preservation of India’s decommissioned aircraft carrier ‘Viraat’ and its conversion into a museum. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian took note of the fact that the Ministry of Defence has refused to accept the representation of private firm Envitech Marine Consultants Pvt Ltd that the decommissioned aircraft carrier be preserved. “You cannot do this. The (Bombay) high court had allowed you to give representation to the government. You…

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Documentary on Osho Rajneesh’s former aide Ma Anand Sheela to premiere on Netflix in April

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Ma Anand Sheela, who shot to global fame with the documentary “Wild Wild Country” on controversial spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh, will be back to the screen in “Searching for Sheela’”, scheduled to release on Netflix on April 22. Sheela was a crucial figure in helping Rajneesh establish Rajneeshpuram, a utopian city for his followers in rural Oregon, which functioned between 1981 to 1985. She was also the primary perpetrator of the 1984 Rajneesh bioterror attack in Oregon, US. Post the attack she fled to Europe as a fugitive accused of…

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