Author: Priyanka Chauhan

New Delhi: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Thursday appealed to the Twitter community to stick together after being alarmed by the rapid surge in popularity of Instagram Threads, which reached 30 million users within no time. “Whether you’re here to watch history unfold, discover real-time information all over the world, share your opinions, or learn about others — on Twitter, you can be real,” Yaccarino posted on Twitter. “You built the Twitter community. And that’s irreplaceable. This is your public square,” she added. Concurrently, Meta’s Twitter rival Threads amassed more than 3 crore (30 million) users in just 12 hours,…

New Delhi: Polymer-based profiles manufacturer Kaka Industries is looking to raise Rs 21.23 crore through its initial share sale offer that opens for public subscription on July 10. The initial public offering (IPO) is scheduled to conclude on July 12. The shares of the company will be listed on BSE SME, a platform for small and medium enterprises, the company said in a statement. The company will issue 36,60,000 equity shares through the offer. A total of 17,32,000 equity shares (Rs 10,04,56,000) are reserved for QIB, 5,22,000 Rs 3,02,76,000) for NII and 12,14,000 shares (Rs 7,04,12,000) for RII. 1,92,000 equity shares…

New Delhi: PrepInsta, India’s number one and most visited website for placement preparation and a rising Ed-tech brand, has announced Mr Ashish Mishra’s promotion to the Chief Growth Officer role. Ashish’s strong educational foundation and passion for Content Marketing have played an instrumental role in driving PrepInsta’s expansion and overall growth. Ashish Mishra has been an integral part of the PrepInsta team for the past four years, joining in June 2019 as a Content Developer and swiftly progressing to the position of Content Development Manager in 2021. As a Content Developer, Ashish led the creation of over 5,000 pages, demonstrating…

New Delhi: Mistry.Store, India’s leading tech-enabled platform for building materials, has announced the introduction of Buildi, an AI-powered assistant tailored specifically for interior home building professionals in the country. Buildi aims to revolutionize the work processes and streamline daily activities with a simplified and efficient experience for over 1.5 lakh home-building professionals in the country. Buildi’s core objective is to enhance the productivity and efficiency of professionals by providing customized marketing communication solutions and assisting them in identifying business growth opportunities. By harnessing the power of AI, Mistry.Store is revolutionizing the building materials sector, transforming the way professionals operate from customer…

Noida: To provide a better culinary experience to prospective F&B business entrepreneurs and aspirants, Gurugram-based F&B consultancy firm CYK Hospitalities recently launched an R&D kitchen in UdyogVihar in Gurugram. The state-of-the-art R&D kitchen will enable existing and prospective clients by offering a space to experiment, refine, and perfect their creations; the R&D kitchen will help them achieve their culinary visions. The kitchen aims to cultivate a dynamic community where people from various culinary backgrounds can meet and exchange ideas. To foster culinary innovation, the goal is to facilitate cutting-edge research and development. The Gurugram-based kitchen has five chefs with expertise in…

Gujarat: InsideFPV, Drone Manufacturer, has raised Rs 2.75 Crores in a Seed Round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funds will be utilised for product development, marketing and research.     The funds will be utilised for Product Development, Marketing and Research     Recently, InsideFPV Drones have been procured by the Indian Army and a few other ongoing drone trials      Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) has so far invested over INR 550 Cr across 170+ deals Currently, the company aims to capture the consumer drone space, followed by agricultural and defence space in the coming quarters. Their drones are compact, robust and…

New Delhi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said that its buildings and factories fast business, which is part of the construction vertical, had obtained an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) order in Mumbai for the development of an office building using composite steel construction technology, it said in a regulatory filing. The engineering major stated that it had won a ‘significant’ order from a multinational corporation for the development of office space in Mumbai with a built-up area of 14.85 lakh sqft, valued at between Rs 1000 crore to Rs 2500 crore. According to the company, large orders are worth Rs 2500…

Chennai: MGM Healthcare, a multi-speciality quaternary care hospital in the heart of Chennai, is proud to announce the successful completion of a high-risk bilateral lung transplantation procedure on the oldest patient in Asia. Leading the complex surgery was Dr K.R. Balakrishnan, Director – Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support, & consultant cardiothoracic and vascular Surgeon MGM Healthcare, Dr. Suresh Rao KG, Co-Director, Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support &Consultant Cardio-pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at MGM Healthcare and Dr. Apar Jindal, Clinical Director & Consultant, Department of Lung Transplant & Interventional Pulmonology, MGM…

New Delhi: The career-tech platform, Internshala, has released its Hiring Trends Report for 2023, providing valuable insights into the fresher job market. According to the report, March witnessed the highest number of fresher job postings, experiencing a significant surge of 395% compared to the base month of June 2022.  The report highlights that the months of April and May also recorded strong demand for freshers, with 377% and 360%, respectively. Moreover, the months of November, December, and January exhibited substantial growth, with December and January reaching their peak at 304% and 325%, respectively. The year concluded with a high number of fresher job postings in February, with a significant…

New Delhi: Giva, a brand of silver jewellery-focused brand, Giva has raised Rs 200 crore in its Series B funding round. PremjiInvest, the family office investment arm of Wipro Ltd founder-chairman Azim Premji, led the round. The round also comprised a secondary swap of shares worth Rs 70 crore, which means the total investment brought in by investors in this round stood at Rs 270 crore (around $33 million), as per the reports. Alteria Capital, A91 Partners and Aditya Birla Ventures; these existing investors also participated in the funding round. Giva plans to deploy the capital to expand its omnichannel presence…