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LightFury Games, a gaming startup launched by Karan Shroff, former chief marketing officer of Unacademy, has secured $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Blume Ventures, Mixi and Gemba Capital. Other investors such as Cred founder Kunal Shah and Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal also participated in the round. The startup plans to utilise the new capital to develop AAA games in India and will initially focus on mobile gaming before expanding to other platforms, including consoles.

Vodafone Idea (VI), which has been plagued by losses and subscriber erosion, is coming up with a follow-on public offer (FPO) on April 18. The Rs 18,000 crore share sale is expected to attract some marquee investors including GQG Partners, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, AustralianSuper, Fidelity among others.

Ram Navami and all the segments will stay shut. However, the multi commodity exchange (MCX) will function as usual in the second session. Since it’s also a settlement holiday, the commodity account balance on April 17 will not include the credits from profits from trades or positions in the commodity derivatives on April 16 and credits from exiting option positions on April 16.

University of Southern California, citing safety concerns and passions around the latest Middle East conflict, has canceled its valedictorian speech from a Muslim student who said she was being silenced by anti-Palestinian hatred for her views on human rights. USC Provost Andrew Guzman said in a statement on Monday that the decision to scrub the traditional valedictorian address at next month's graduation had «nothing to do with freedom of speech» and was simply aimed at protecting campus security.

A new national survey paints a fresh picture of economic stress among American women over the age of 25, with growing concerns about affording health care and retirement expenses.

It's results season for US banks and afterCiti, JPMorgan and Goldman, today we have Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. 

Morgan Stanley's new CEO Ted Pick has a reputation for fragrant phrasing, and speaking today he used it to strong effect in the bank's investor call to accompany itsfirst quarter results.  

The federal budget released on Tuesday did not contain a general tax rate increase for the wealthy, but the government did announce that the capital gains inclusion rate will be going up and it amended the draft alternative minimum tax rules in response to concerns of the charitable sector.

Canada’s finance minister has asked former central bank governor Stephen Poloz to examine ways to entice its pension funds to invest more in the country.

Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP strives to win hearts of the people of Jammu and Kashmir as the party is in no hurry to see lotus bloom in the valley. Shah, while addressing an election rally in Jammu Lok Sabha constituency to campaign for BJP candidate Jugal Kishore, said that the regional parties are propagating the perception that BJP is out to occupy Kashmir, which is not correct. He added that assembly elections in J&K would be held within the Supreme Court deadline of September this year. «We are not among the occupiers, we are among those who win hearts. You don't have to worry. I want to tell the electorate of the valley that BJP has no urgency. When we get your love, lotus will bloom in the valley on its own as well,» said Shah.

Chhattisgarh police have said. Three security personnel, including those from the Border Security Forces (BSF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG), suffered injuries in the gun battle. A large number of weapons were recovered from the spot, the state police said. «An encounter broke out between security forces and the Naxals. So far, 29 bodies of Naxals have been recovered from an encounter site in Chhotebethiya of Kanker. A large number of weapons have been recovered. Three jawans have been injured. A search operation is underway. This is one of the biggest anti-Naxal operations in the area. The operation was launched after information of the presence of senior Naxals Shankar, Lalita and Raju was received by the security forces,» said Inspector General of Police (Bastar) PP Sundarraj. All three are believed to have been killed in the encounter. After the anti-Naxal operations, Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister and home minister Vijay Sharma said, «The government is ready to talk and find a solution to the Naxal problem. One cannot imagine there are places in the Naxal stronghold where there is no water or electricity supply.» He lauded the security forces for the operation and said this has nothing to do with the upcoming polls.

Gold prices likely to go up to $3,000 an ounce: Citi Report Additionally, Monday's data revealed that U.S. retail sales had surpassed expectations for March. Concurrently, 10-year Treasury yields had risen for the second consecutive day, diminishing the attractiveness of non-yielding bullion.

Elon Musk's satellite venture Starlink is under process, and the government is examining the security aspects, according to sources. The FDI and financial aspects are in sync with the requirements and conditions, sources said, adding that the ownership 'declaration' has also been received from Starlink.

CIBIL score in the long-term calls for consistent effort and responsible financial habits. These are some of the key strategies which we list out here. Thirty one-year-old Ashish Mehra recently discovered that his CIBIL score is only 590, so he asked around the ways to push his CIBIL score higher.

Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the country’s powerful national security adviser

intercepted a suspicious dhow on Monday and apprehended 940 Kg narcotics from it. The operation, executed with precision by the ship's specialist boarding teams and MARCOs (Marine Commandos), resulted in the confiscation of a staggering 940 kilograms of contraband narcotics. The seized drugs, indicative of illicit trafficking activities in the region, are being disposed of in accordance with the established procedures outlined in the CMF (Combined Maritime Forces) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

ALSO READ: Watch: Shah Rukh Khan arrives in Kolkata amid heavy security to cheer for KKR in IPL 2024 match against LSG He reached Kolkata ahead of the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 14. SRK has been regularly visiting cricket grounds to support his team this.

UPSC CSE Result 2023 Declared: Aditya Srivastava, the topper of the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2023, hails from Lucknow and completed his schooling at City Montessori School (CMS), Aliganj branch in Lucknow. He had also topped in his 12th class by obtaining 95 per cent. He cleared the UPSC CSE 2023 with electrical engineering as an optional subject.

TEL AVIV—Israel’s military has long followed a clear policy: When enemies hit us, we strike back so hard they won’t do it again. That deterrence is no longer working. Iran, after launching a massive missile-and-drone attack on Israel over the weekend, is threatening to strike again if Israel retaliates.

Ramkumar, a retired school principal hailing from this port city, and his family came to know about the proud achievement of their son Siddharth through the television news. Siddharth Ramkumar is the all-India fourth rankholder and state topper in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2023. He is currently undergoing IPS training in Hyderabad after securing 121 rank in the civil services exam last year, the family said.

The stock price for Donald Trump’s social media company is sliding again