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Mayank Kumar, cofounder of edtech company Upgrad and Ayush Mathur, formerly president, Europe at hospitality and traveltech firm OYO have come together as cofounders to launch BorderPlus, a talent mobility platform dedicated to connecting blue-collar workers with global opportunities.

Vivek Mohindra, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Dell Technologies

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Heal in India' as a mantra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Modi made the remarks while virtually laying the foundation for a new Central Ayurveda Research Institute building in Rohini, terming it as «Ayurveda's next big leap».

HMPV cases rise in China, concerns have emerged about the virus’ continued threat and the lack of targeted treatments.

«What started off as a pure FMCG consumer staples kind of a segment until about two to three years ago, today caters to multiple categories. We have seen how quick commerce has disrupted the BPC category,» says Karan Taurani, Senior VP, Elara Securities. Tell us now with Blinkit's 10-minute ambulance service and now BB Now, as we know it, they are venturing into delivering prescription drugs. How do you assess the future of quick commerce in healthcare because the important bit is it could be game changing, it could be something that where they are spreading themselves too thin and this could be at an early stage of evolution. How do you see it? Karan Taurani: So, if you look at the quick commerce business segment, it does have a very big demand for verticals which are impulse nature in terms of consumer buying. So, medicine that way is more of a planned purchase category. Nonetheless, this is one more category which is very important because it is a very high frequency driver. Consumers would require medicines maybe on a weekly basis or a fortnightly basis.

holistic healthcare system, Trinamool National General Secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a programme ‘Sebaashray’, a doorstep medical health camp facility designed to provide holistic healthcare services to residents of his Parliamentary Constituency.

Nilesh Shah, MD & CEO, Envision Capital.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty ended 98.11 points at 23742.9, while the BSE Sensex closed 368.4 points up at 78507.41.

Stocks that rallied over 10% included, 3i Infotech(14.82%), Hindprakash Ind(14.60%), Confidence Futuristic Energetech(13.75%), Megastar Foods(13.00%), Vishal Fabrics(12.30%), Duncan Engineering (12.19%), Strides Shasun (11.13%), Aravali Sec Fin(10.00%) and MIRC Electronic(10.00%).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: What do the iPhone and Indian stocks have in common? Quite a few things. For starters, both are in fashion to own, no matter what their prices are.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : Peak XV Partners-backed health-tech firm Pristyn Care is in early talks to raise up to $100 million from new and existing investors in a largely primary round, three people close to the development told Mint. "It is likely to be between $50-100 million that will materialize sometime in the first half of next year," one of the people said. The person added that the company, whose valuation is yet to be decided, plans to use the proceeds for its expansion.

“With the continued momentum in the markets, we now project that equity raised through IPOs will cross Rs 2 lakh crore in the year 2025 as mentioned in our Calendar year report,” says Mahavir Lunawat, MD, Pantomath Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Lunawat said: “In 2025, sectors like Consumer Technology, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Electric Vehicles, Healthcare, Logistics, new-age tech startups and Manufacturing are set to dominate IPO activity, driven by favorable market conditions and policy support,” Edited excerpts: How has the Indian IPO market managed to outperform global markets, especially those in the US, Japan, and China?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Out of the Nifty-50 constituents, an alarming 19 companies are yet to publicly state a target year for becoming net-zero emitters or carbon neutral. Another 20 companies have publicly announced a net-zero target and 11 have committed to a carbon neutral target year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Auto repair from your car insurer and fire extinguishers courtesy your home insurer? Not outlandish ideas, but part of the government's plans to allow insurance companies to sell related products and services.

Trustwell Hospitals plans to become a 250-bed hospital with the addition of 100 new beds. The facility, run by a group of veteran healthcare professionals, is investing Rs 25 crore on the expansion which will add 150 new jobs, the hospital management said. The hospital is also planning two new units in South Bengaluru.

Reliance Industries (RIL) on Saturday announced the acquisition of technology-led oncology platform Karkinos Healthcare for ₹375 crore, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (RSBVL), in an all-cash deal.

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has acquired technology-driven and oncology-focused healthcare platform Karkinos for Rs 375 crore, the firm said on Saturday. Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (RSBVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mumbai-listed India's most valuable company, completed the acquisition of Karkinos Healthcare Pvt Ltd with allotment of requisite shares, the firm said in a stock exchange filing. Karkinos was incorporated in India on July 24, 2020, and is in the business of providing technology-driven innovative solutions for the early detection, diagnosis, and management of cancer. It had a turnover of about Rs 22 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal.