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Sequoia Capital, KKR Led ByteDance Funding Round Valuing at $180 Bn

Amrita ChakravortyDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

US venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and global investment firm KKR & Co. lead in ByteDance’s latest funding round, valuing the Chinese tech giant and TikTok owner at $180 billion, said two people...

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US Expert Committee Recommends Approval of Pfizer Vaccine

Amrita ChakravortyDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

On Thursday, an expert committee convened by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted heavily recommending the approval of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use.The committee includes independent...

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Time Names Joe Biden, Kamala Harris as Person of Year, 2020

Amrita ChakravortyDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year” for their election victory over President Donald Trump, Time...

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Crosses Rs 1 Crore Mark on Day 1

adminDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has opened to decent numbers in India despite the covid-19 situation. The film that is the first big tent-pole release in Indian...

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France Plans To Push Investment Ties With South India

adminDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

Ambassador of France to India, Emmanuel Lenain will pay an official visit to Chennai, on December 7 to 8, aimed at strengthening economic and investment cooperation.France...

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US Budget Deficit up 25.1% in First 2 Months of Budget Year

Amrita ChakravortyDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

The US government’s deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1 percent higher than the same period a year ago as...

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Gates Foundation Pledges Additional $250 Mn to Battle Against COVID-19

Amrita ChakravortyDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced that it will commit an additional $250 million to support the development of low-cost COVID-19 vaccines and treatment...

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IPL Beats Coronavirus as India’s Most-Searched In 2020 On Google

adminDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

More Indians searched for cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) this year than coronavirus, which came second, according to 2020 search trends data released by Google. India...

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Army Reaches Out to 350 Families With Ration, Medical Kits in J&K

adminDecember 14, 2020December 16, 2020

December 14, 2020December 16, 2020

The Indian Army on Wednesday distributed ration and medical kits among 350 families living in remote and snow-hit mountainous areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. The...

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Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George Bush & Bill Clinton Vow to Vaccinated in Public

Amrita ChakravortyDecember 4, 2020December 4, 2020

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

Former US presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush, and Bill Clinton as well as Joe Biden, US President-elect said that they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus...

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Sequoia Capital, KKR Led ByteDance Funding Round Valuing at $180 Bn

US Expert Committee Recommends Approval of Pfizer Vaccine

Time Names Joe Biden, Kamala Harris as Person of Year, 2020

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Crosses Rs 1 Crore Mark on Day 1

France Plans To Push Investment Ties With South India

US Budget Deficit up 25.1% in First 2 Months of Budget Year

Gates Foundation Pledges Additional $250 Mn to Battle Against COVID-19

IPL Beats Coronavirus as India’s Most-Searched In 2020 On Google

Army Reaches Out to 350 Families With Ration, Medical Kits in J&K

Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George Bush & Bill Clinton Vow to Vaccinated in Public

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