BENGALURU: Homegrown AI startup Sarvam has raised $234 million in a funding round led by HCLTech and Bessemer Venture Partners, catapulting its valuation to $1.5 billion and making it one of India’s newest AI unicorns.The round also saw participation from existing investors Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners. As part of the transaction, HCLTech invested…
Ameesha Patel revealed how her family history shaped her emotional connection to ‘Gadar’ as the film completes 25 years. The actor said both sides of her family carried direct links to Partition and India’s freedom struggle, making Sakina’s story deeply personal. Her maternal family had roots in Lahore and Karachi, while her paternal grandparents played…
The wait for the UP BEd JEE Result 2026 may soon be over. Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, which conducted the Uttar Pradesh Bachelor of Education Joint Entrance Examination (UP BEd JEE), is expected to declare the results on June 16, 2026.The announcement will mark the completion of the evaluation process for the entrance examination that was…
India vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI in Lucknow (Image: X) India will look to wrap up the three-match ODI series when they face Afghanistan in the second ODI at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on June 17. Shubman Gill’s side leads 1-0 after a comfortable seven-wicket win in the rain-shortened opener, where Gill starred with an unbeaten 84…
Honda Cars India appears to be gearing up for the first major update to the Honda Elevate, as a heavily camouflaged test mule of the compact SUV has been spotted on public roads for the first time. Launched in India in 2023, the Elevate has remained largely unchanged since its debut, making this the first…
David Eagleman (Image: Wikipedia) There is something slightly unsettling in the way David Eagleman puts this idea. It does not sound like a dramatic statement at first, more like a passing observation, but it stays in the mind longer than expected. The thought is simple enough on the surface. People do not just exist as…
A TRAI assessment reveals inconsistent mobile network performance on Delhi-NCR’s Metro and Namo Bharat corridors, impacting commuters’ daily digital lives. (AI image) Uninterrupted connectivity is becoming as essential to urban mobility as trains and roads as work, payments and entertainment move online. The modern Indian city commuter carries more than a smartphone. He carries his…
Mumbai: The city police’s crime branch has arrested self-proclaimed social media influencer Randeep Singh Gujral for allegedly trying to extort money from paneer vendor Amandeep Behl by claiming insects were found in his product. Police said Gujral created a defamatory video against Behl, who runs Punjabi Paneer in Mulund West, and claimed links with govt…
Water comes to Seetha Lakshmi’s village, Vedalai, in drought-prone Ramanathapuram, just once a week through the panchayat pipeline Water comes to Seetha Lakshmi’s village, Vedalai, in drought-prone Ramanathapuram, just once a week through the panchayat pipeline. “This is the only water we get here in the village. I manage to fill a few pots which…
BJP leader Abhishek Das lodged a complaint against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, alleging his involvement in an illegal soil extraction and pilferage racket. KOLKATA: A BJP leader from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district has lodged a complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee. He alleged Banerjee’s involvement in an illegal soil extraction and…
