Zepto raises $350 million from domestic investors
MUMBAI: Zepto has raised a fresh funding of $350 million from a clutch of domestic investors led by Motilal Oswal’s private wealth division at a flat valuation of $5 billion, taking its total fund count for the year to over $1 billion. This marks the third fund-raise by the quick commerce startup this year as […]
Ex-Temple guard in federal point-shaving inquiry
Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel ESPN College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. David Purdum Close David Purdum ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Nov 21, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Federal authorities are investigating whether former Temple men’s basketball player Hysier Miller bet on his […]
Army probes alleged torture of detained civilians in Kishtwar
JAMMU: The Army has launched an inquiry into allegations of torturing four civilians detained for questioning in connection with recent terrorist attacks, including the killing of a JCO and two village defence guards (VDGs), in Kishtwar district of J&K’s Jammu division.The detained men — Sajad Ahmad, Abdul Kabir, Mushtaq Ahmad, and Mehraj-ud-Din, all residents of […]
Ukraine says Russia struck it with ‘new’ missile; claims of ICBM launch disputed
Ukraine said Russia fired a new kind of missile at the city of Dnipro on Thursday and while there was debate over what kind, it appeared to be a nuclear-capable weapon that carried multiple warheads, in a further escalation of the 33-month-old war. Kyiv said Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a weapon designed […]
Weird laws in Massachusetts including a $20 fine, possible jail time for frightening a pigeon
Laws on pigeon frightening, milk cart vandalization and belting the national anthem are all present in the state of Massachusetts. The 1780 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the oldest functioning written constitution in the world, according to Mass.gov. The historical document was drafted by John Adams. Scanning through laws in Massachusetts, you are […]
Briton Simone White dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos
Squire Patton Boggs Simone White was holidaying in south-east Asia A British lawyer has died after a suspected methanol poisoning that is thought to have killed four others in Laos, south-east Asia. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was among a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in the tourist town […]
Sleep disorder drug can benefit patients of laryngeal dystonia: study
Representational image of a child getting her throat checked by a medical official. — Unsplash/file Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat a sleep disorder can benefit people with laryngeal dystonia (LD) — a neurological condition that makes the voice of a person sound hoarse and strained due to spasming of vocal cords. BBC […]
Fake-alcohol deaths highlight SE Asia's methanol problem
Getty Images Towns like Vang Vieng in Laos – where the fatal poisonings took place – are known stops on the backpacking trail through South East Asia Suspected methanol poisoning from tainted drinks has reportedly killed five tourists in a Laos holiday town in the past fortnight. A British woman, an Australian woman, a US […]