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okada, and boda boda. They are transforming mobility in Africa. Behind the rise is a story of supply and demand.

Volt VC, a micro venture capital (VC) firm, announced the launch of its inaugural fund on Wednesday. The Volt VC Fund-1 aims to raise a corpus of Rs 45 crore to invest in around 20-25 consumer-centric startups at the pre-seed stage across various sectors, with a particular focus on direct-to-consumer (D2C), business-to-consumer (B2C), and business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) models. “In India, lately we have seen a good number of pre-seed and seed funds coming in, but several of them have ticket sizes of between Rs 4 crore and Rs 10 crore. However, many of these startups don’t have the appetite to take in that much money. So, there was a need for someone to enter with a smaller ticket for a smaller stake,” Param Patel, the general partner of the fund told ET.

Macs between April and June on enterprise deals, Mint reported on 3 August. Overall PC sales in India rose 7% year-on-year to 3.39 million units during the period.

117, the world's oldest person passed away and shared a heartbreaking farewell note. After French nun Lucile Randon passed away in January of last year at the age of 118, Maria Branyas Morera, a Spanish retiree, was awarded and felicitated with the amazing title of being the oldest living person in the world. Maria Branyas Morera, who survived two pandemics and two world wars, died peacefully and without pain in her sleep, just as she had desired. She gave great pieces of advice and will always be remembered for her kindness, as quoted in a report by The Sun.

Kamala Harris attracted attention for her outfit choice rather than her beliefs. Reminiscent of former President Barack Obama's famous fashion moment, the Vice President showed up in a tan suit with a white top. Obama, who typically wore navy or black suits, caused a stir in 2014 when he showed up for a press conference on ISIS wearing a similar tan suit—a decision that some felt was unsuitable for such a serious event, as per the reports of The U.S Sun.

A high-profile spat between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis over reopening an Illinois factory complex has made its way into the race for U.S. president and could bring a strike against the automaker

BMW is recalling more than 720,000 vehicles due to an issue with the water pump’s electrical connector that could potentially lead to a fire

Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S. regulators with failing to disclose personal loans worth billions of dollars that were secured using securities of Icahn Enterprises as collateral

British tech magnate Mike Lynch and several other people are missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said

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The actor, in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, offered a glimpse into what fans can expect from these new installments, highlighting the connection between the prequel and the forthcoming sequel. Hall expressed his enthusiasm about the new scripts, stating, «The scripts they've executed are fantastic. I can't wait, like as a fan, to watch it, and as an actor, to spend time seeing real footage of things that I've sort of tried to imagine for myself when I imagine what Dexter's early days [were like], now I'm going to have this technicolor version of his memories to refer to. And I think it will help inform my experience of whatever comes next in the other series”, as quoted in a report by Movieweb.

U.S. stocks climbed, and Wall Street pulled closer to its record heights following its roller coaster of a summer

audit affiliates of top professional services firms after the regulator fined BSR & Associates LLP, a KPMG affiliate, ₹10 crore and banned two of its auditors for alleged lapses in audit of Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL) where the audit firm had relied on subsidiary auditors while preparing consolidated audit reports. All audit firms have multiple audits where the firms rely on subsidiary auditors' work when preparing consolidated audit reports for parent companies. In the CDEL case, BSR & Associates had relied on the work of auditors of its subsidiaries while auditing the parent company.

Federal Reserve officials have said they’re increasingly confident that they’ve nearly tamed inflation

Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts are searching for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and ...

U.S. stocks are hanging near their record levels following their eight-day winning streak

Prince Andrew's private security contract is going to expire this fall, and it is apparently not being renewed by King Charles III. Due to the lack of a replacement detail, this decision leaves the Duke of York without security. Following the prince's loss of police protection in 2022, The Sun on Sunday disclosed that King Charles has been paying Andrew's security expenses at Royal Lodge. The annual cost to the monarch of this security agreement is close to $4 million, as per the reports of Yahoo entertainment. There seems to be uncertainty about Prince Andrew's stay at Royal Lodge. Andrew paid almost $9 million for extensive modifications to the home, which was formerly owned by the Queen Mother, after he bought it in 2003. The annual maintenance expenditures are expected to be $503,000, while Andrew only pays roughly $337,000 in rent. At almost $37 million, the Royal Lodge is considered valuable. The property lease is arranged so that upon Andrew's passing, it will only be transferred to his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Also Read: Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are stuck in space

Police divers have resumed searching for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank off Sicily

Tens of thousands of customers are still without power across Puerto Rico, a week after Ernesto swiped the U.S. territory as a tropical storm

Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor costs, according to two new surveys

To be visited during the summer of “overtourism” in 2024 means traffic jams, water problems and high housing prices